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soapalchemist said:Welcome back Henk, it's good to have you with us again.
Absolutely! It might be interesting to hear Henk's opinions on the reformulate Palmolive stick thread.
soapalchemist said:Welcome back Henk, it's good to have you with us again.
henkverhaar said:Sir_eider said:Just check if they have olive oil in its composition : if so, discard them immediately. Most of artisan soaps claimed that they are suitable both for bath and shaving purposes, and that is not true: olive oil is a big enemy for a creamy lather.
Actually, not _quite_ true. The advise is, although incomplete, usually correct - most 'artisan' shaving soaps listing olive oil as one of their ingredients are worthless; but not necessarily because they were made with olive oil. I could make a decent, if soft, shaving soap with only olive oil. Thing is that 'using olive oil' usually indicates that whomever made the soap hasn't got a clue what _does_ define a shaving soap, so it generally IS a good indication that the soap will be hopeless. But there's always a theoretical possibility that someone out there would offer a shaving soap with olive oil that would in fact be a decent shaving soap. Although that is _not_ very likely...
Henk (crawling out from under his rock) ;-)
Edit - I notice that I have to severely update my avatar... the numbers have changed. Some for the better, some for the worse