Soap Scents

[MullersLaneFarm]

What are your favorite scents for a shave soap??

Do you prefer essential oils (EO) or fragrance oils (FO)?

Some I've seen listed on Shave Den are

Dragon's Blood I have this in an FO, the EO is so high priced!

Bay Rum I've noticed quite the variety of scent Bay Rum in my fragrance oil suppliers. Somewhere I have the EO mix for bay rum

Amber I usually think of this as a low note to combine with something else!

Almond Nice!

How about combo fragrances?? Or mints, patchouli??

You folks have really inspired me!

[Frankenface]

Some of my favorites are:
Mama Bear's Dragons Blood
Mayan Gold
Pearberry
Egyptian Musk
Colonel Conk Amber
Almond
Tabac

I really like the scent of Burt's Bees Bay Rum, but I wouldn't recommend that soap to anyone!
As far as EO versus FO, I really don't care. I haven't had any problems with either yet so I guess I don't have a preferrence, it's all just alphabet soup to me!
-Fred

[DragonBoy]

At least you need

Bay Rum
Something minty
Something Leather-ish
Woods and earth..

And a whole lot more I cant figure out just now ;)

[TraderJoe]

Bay Rum - Pimenta Racemosa EO is preferred :happy088

Pathchouli EO

I try to use essential oils over frag.

[MullersLaneFarm]

Thanks guys!

I've just whittled down my EO/FO selections (I was known as a scent slut).

Thankfully there are some EO I won't be without.

DragonBoy - I think MB carries some 'Dirt' soap! I had two different FOs - one was 'dirt', the other 'earth'. One smelled like fresh tilled garden dirt, the other was a 'greenier' forest dirt scent.

[DragonBoy]

DragonBoy - I think MB carries some 'Dirt' soap! I had two different FOs - one was 'dirt', the other 'earth'. One smelled like fresh tilled garden dirt, the other was a 'greenier' forest dirt scent.

They both sounds like great scents - can I have both please ;)

Do you have a E.T.A on you shaving soaps.. Wanna try...

[PottyDoctor]

Bay Rum and Lavender are two basics that I like. I also think a Lavender/Peppermint/Rosemary combo would be nice. And a combo scent using Tea Tree would be great as well. Leather and/or earthy scents are nice too.

Cyndi, will your shaving soaps include some which are made with lard or tallow and the fresh milk and cream? I certainly hope so, 'cause the bar of 100% Coconut Bath Soap is one of the most moisturizing bars I have ever used. A shaving soap with those moisturizing properties and super latherability would be a most unique skin conditioning shaving treat. ;)

[madmedic]

I would really love a Vetvier Soap. I have the creams.....but at heart I am a soap person!

[Baloosh]

I would SO buy several pucks of an orange/patchouli/menthol(mint) soap.

[Mama Bear]

I would SO buy several pucks of an orange/patchouli/menthol(mint) soap.

If anyone else wants this, I can make up a batch of this...::

[Baron]

I don't know what patchouli smells like... but sounds good to me! I love them all!

[Edcculus]

Some of my favorite scents are

Anything Bay Rum. For soap, I really like the Burts Bees scent, but the soap sucks. The Old Dominion (http://odsoap.com/id19.html) Bay Rum soap has a great smell.

Something piney. Giovanni's Tuscan Memories, QED Cedarwood/Pine EO

Lime/Lemon

I also LOVE the TOBS St. James scent

Throw in a good rose soap every once and a while too.

[crackstar]

I'm a big bay rum fan--the scent suits me to a T.

Jeff

[LX_Emergency]

Some of my personal favorites:

Bay rum with orange
Cedarwood and lemon
Orange patchouli (hmm...I'm beginning to see a citrus pattern here....never noticed that)
Myhrr
Amber with vanilla

Those are just the ones that I open and go:"aaaaaaahhhh" at.

[MullersLaneFarm]

Cyndi, will your shaving soaps include some which are made with lard or tallow and the fresh milk and cream? I certainly hope so, 'cause the bar of 100% Coconut Bath Soap is one of the most moisturizing bars I have ever used. A shaving soap with those moisturizing properties and super latherability would be a most unique skin conditioning shaving treat. ;)

Yes, all my soaps contain lard - it is such a moisturizing oil. Likewise, I use fresh, whole milk as the only liquid carrier of the lye. Sometimes, I add extra cream (if we're well stocked in butter and don't need the cream for that!)

That 100% coconut soap is actually a 115% coconut made just for MB - no other oils except coconut and superfatted at 15%. I'm pleased you are liking it. It's made exclusively for MB and can be bought only on her site

I planned on experimenting with new shave soap recipes yesterday, but my feet were cold so I knit myself a pair of socks .... I have high expectations from the new soaps (because you all have given me such great recommendations). The first test batches will not have a scent - I want to get a good recipe down. Some folks are swayed more by the scent and I want my testers to concentrate on the soap itself, and not the scent.

Maybe if I get snowed home tomorrow, I'll put up my test batches.

[Zachster]

I would really love a Vetvier Soap. I have the creams.....but at heart I am a soap person!

Honeybee makes Vetyver soap. I have a puck, but haven't gotten around to trying it yet.

[qhsdoitall]

I'm still working on what "scent" I like best. For me, it's finding the right equipment, technique, pre-product/cream/soap/post product and worry about scent later. I have to say though from the ones, I have bought I have not found a bad scent yet. The ones I got from Mame Bear in essential oils are definitely pleasing. Bay Rum & Tangerine, Rosemary and Lime, Patchouli & Lavender.

[xChris]

I personally like using a bath soap that has the more base scents in it -- woods (sandalwood, patchouli) , amber, etc (vetiver). I can then layer up with my shaving soap and EdT using the "mid & top note" scents.

[PottyDoctor]

Yes, all my soaps contain lard - it is such a moisturizing oil. Likewise, I use fresh, whole milk as the only liquid carrier of the lye. Sometimes, I add extra cream (if we're well stocked in butter and don't need the cream for that!)

That 100% coconut soap is actually a 115% coconut made just for MB - no other oils except coconut and superfatted at 15%. I'm pleased you are liking it. It's made exclusively for MB and can be bought only on her site

I planned on experimenting with new shave soap recipes yesterday, but my feet were cold so I knit myself a pair of socks .... I have high expectations from the new soaps (because you all have given me such great recommendations). The first test batches will not have a scent - I want to get a good recipe down. Some folks are swayed more by the scent and I want my testers to concentrate on the soap itself, and not the scent.

Maybe if I get snowed home tomorrow, I'll put up my test batches.

I love the 115% Coconut as it's left me feeling moisturized right out of the shower. And I love the coconut scent as well. That would even make a great shave soap scent.

Very great approach in making the shave soap. In my book, a good shave soap must first produce a thick, rich, creamy, slick lather that is irritation free. The scent is indeed secondary. Best of luck in your latest venture in the soap business. I look forward to what may very well be the first tallow and cream based shave soap being made; at least I've not heard of any others with this base. There's plenty of goat milk shave soap producers, but I have found their products generally produce a thin, bubbly lather which I have been unable to use.

[MullersLaneFarm]

They both sounds like great scents - can I have both please ;)

Do you have a E.T.A on you shaving soaps.. Wanna try...

Thomas,
You'll have to get a hold of MB - she carries it! It's labeled 'dirt' soap but the fragrance oil is 'earth'. It is the one my son chose of the two.

The shaving soaps are yet to be produced and tested. When we have a winning combination, MB will be the only place they can be purchased, same as the coconut soap.

[TraderJoe]

Yes, all my soaps contain lard - it is such a moisturizing oil. Likewise, I use fresh, whole milk as the only liquid carrier of the lye. Sometimes, I add extra cream (if we're well stocked in butter and don't need the cream for that!)

That 100% coconut soap is actually a 115% coconut made just for MB - no other oils except coconut and superfatted at 15%. I'm pleased you are liking it. It's made exclusively for MB and can be bought only on her site


Need help understanding something....

If a soap is 100% or 115% coconut (or anything else), how is there "room" for lard/milk/etc.?

[Mama Bear]

Need help understanding something....

If a soap is 100% or 115% coconut (or anything else), how is there "room" for lard/milk/etc.?

This is a fair question and I can understand the confusion.. That refers to the oil portion only. When making soap you first will make a mixture of lye and liquid... most soapers use water, Cyndi uses fresh milk from her Jersey Cow and there are many soapers out there who use Goats Milk also.

Then you make a batch of your oils... different oils have different properties and good soapers are always looking for the perfect combination for conditioning, moisturizing, lathering etc...

Then you combine your oil mixture and your lye/liquid mixuture to make soap... Lard would be considered to be an oil by the way

When using 115% Coconut, it means that Cyndi is jusing only coconut oil and adding an extra 15% to her total weight of oils to superfat. This is not a typical recipe for Cyndi, it is a special one that she makes only for me because I LOVE my coconut soaps and can't find them in the US... Thank you Cyndi.

[Mama Bear]

Thomas,
You'll have to get a hold of MB - she carries it! It's labeled 'dirt' soap but the fragrance oil is 'earth'. It is the one my son chose of the two.

The shaving soaps are yet to be produced and tested. When we have a winning combination, MB will be the only place they can be purchased, same as the coconut soap.

Cyndi will be looking for 'official' testers for this soap gentlemen.. be aware that cold process soaps need to cure for 6 weeks after they have been made before they can be sold. This will give us plenty of time to put a list of guinea pigs, um, er testers..... :D together..

Being a tester means alot more then just getting a free shaving soap tho.. so be sure you want to spend the time giving Cyndi feedback before you commit... If there are special scents that you want that I carry, I can always get some of that off to Cyndi also... :D

[fuerein]

My favorite scents tend toward the more citrusy. Lime is great, I also like the Yuzu (an asian citrus) from Honeybee Sue, and the Medici soap from tryphon has a nice scent to it as well that is supposedly some type of european citrus scent.

[Smedley]

If anyone else wants this, I can make up a batch of this...::

Fire up the orange and patchouli and menthol! Put me in line! Send out the pre-orders! i.e. I want to buy some of it. :drool

[MullersLaneFarm]

I was not pleased at all with the 3 test batches I made this past weekend. So it is back to the drawing board this weekend. I'll be taking the shaving soap I make for home use and incorporating lanolin in one of the recipes.

As for the failed batches - I'll be milling these and trying to recover them for some purpose (waste not, want not)