A very fine shave today. I did use my Jlocke98 preshave beard wash, and then the Omega Pro 29 (Model 10029), the “Baby Pro,” did a fine job of creating lather from Prairie Creations Spiced Rum tallow + lanolin shaving soap. I put the ingredients label where you can read it if you enlarge the photo. Prairie Creations has a wide product line, including custom shaving soaps. Take a look at her regular tallow + lanolin shaving soaps. Well worth trying. Here’s more information from her site:
This shaving soap is NOT a croap which is a very soft shaving soap. When it’s freshly made it is a little soft, but not so soft that it can’t be used when it arrives but as it ages it becomes rock hard as the excess liquid evaporates out.
Even though it technically is an artisan shaving soap it does NOT preform like most other artisan shaving soaps which are more of a glorified bath soap recipe. They believe if you add more castor oil and clay it makes it magically turn into shaving soap. I have formulated mine to preform like the commercial brands you may be familiar with that have excellent ratings. It will give you the dense lather needed to provide cushion and glide without dissipating during your shave. These are very important qualities. This shaving soap will require the use of a badger, boar or synthetic shaving brush to work this soap into the lather you desire.
This shaving soap is tallow based for you gentlemen (and ladies) that prefer that in your shaving soap. It also contains lanolin, unrefined shea butter and jojoba for extra moisturizing properties.
While other shaving soaps are made with water as the liquid I give you the choice between aloe vera (juice) or Blue Moon Beer as the liquid for your having soap. Other than the liquid used the rest of the recipe is exactly the same.
Aloe vera juice is the liquid form of aloe vera gel without the added ingredient that makes it a gel. It’s the pure form of what comes out of the aloe vera plant leaves. I don’t think I need to go into the benefits of what aloe can do for the skin as its well-known for its properties.
The beer I have selected to use is Blue Moon Beer! I wish I could make shaving soap with everyone’s favorite beer but it’s just not practical for me at this time. Some say that beer adds to the lather properties of the soap and I have to agree with that theory. Even my husband agrees as he prefers the shaving soaps made with beer. While the finished product doesn’t smell like beer you do need to know that it does have its own earthy type scent that which can morph some scents that are added into it. Shaving soap made with beer does have a natural brown color.
Ingredients listed in alphabetical order. The oils in this shaving soap are saponified by both sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
Liquids Used : Aloe Vera Juice OR Blue Moon Beer (one or the other)
Oils Used : Castor Oil, Jojoba, Lanolin, Tallow, Unrefined Shea butter
Other Ingredients Used : Glycerin, Kaolin Clay, Raw Silk Fibers, Sodium Lactate, Stearic Acid, Sugar, Tocopherols
Fragrance : Optional
I did three very nice passes with the DLC Weber head riding on a UFO handle. A good splash of Krampfert’s Finest Bay Rum, and the weekend beckons.
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