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Love Dragons blood....but not much of it around
I've encountered it just the once, when I first came to traditional shaving and Sharon (Nanny's Silly Soaps) was making soaps.
Love Dragons blood....but not much of it around
Most soaps don't have preservatives. Salter's don't, but their creams do.@Ebberman @Bogeyman
I don’t need to use any preservative in my soaps. It’s dependent on the way it’s made. Generally speaking creams will need preservatives as they have a lower Ph. Most shaving soaps will have a higher Ph that does not allow mold to form. In addition water used in the process isn’t present in the finished product.
Creams need preservative due to lower Ph and amount of water present in finished product. If you look at some of the SOTD’s on TSR members use some very old soaps,1950’s and earlier, which are still going strong, with no mold.Most soaps don't have preservatives. Salter's don't, but their creams do.
I have never in all my years seen a bar of any soap with mould on it. Yet Dettol soap contains MI and MCI. Crazy.
I agree that creams are more likely to go off due to water content and lower ph, no argument.Creams need preservative due to lower Ph and amount of water present in finished product. If you look at some of the SOTD’s on TSR members use some very old soaps,1950’s and earlier, which are still going strong, with no mold.
Most people here don't, it would seem. You are not the only one to spell it Mold.Sorry, forgot y'all speak the Queen's English.
That's the one I have. I don't reach for it automatically as it is in one of those small jars she used when she started!I've encountered it just the once, when I first came to traditional shaving and Sharon (Nanny's Silly Soaps) was making soaps.
Without knowing exact formulations I wouldn’t know. It may be due to Lye ratio used and ingredient ratios that affect the Ph and hence the need for preservative or not. Clearly their challenge testing results confirm that they are not required.I agree that creams are more likely to go off due to water content and lower ph, no argument.
How do you account for Arko, Proraso and Simpsons cream plus five TOBS cream not having inhibitors, yet Salter does.
Interesting. I was expecting more of the same. I think I prefer the scent of the CRS - it seems to lack a lemon undertone that the DRH has.
...The performance seemed below that of the DRH soap. How? It's the same base. It didn't seem to offer quite the same level of protection...
New to me - I enjoyed it!