Shaving Cream
© Rebecca Midkiff 2011
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Diego’s Shaving Soap with Patchouli and Orange
Our wonderful Pre-Milled Soap base consists of Saponified oils of Coconut and Palm and NOTHING ELSE.
This is a
very creamy soap that has a nice slip. It leaves the skin feeling very smooth and moisturized with no dry tight feeling. We use100% naturally based ingredients with no strong odour. This is not a formula that is sudsy or foams but it is an excellent cleanser that mixes with dirt and oils to leave a very clean surface.
Formula for 500 grams (approximately 3 cups)
| Ingredient |
% of total |
Volume |
Purpose |
| Pre-Milled Vegetable Soap Base |
175 grams | 1 cup | Surfactant |
| Distilled Water |
220 grams | 1 cup | Dilutant |
| Lactic Acid |
25 grams | 5 teaspooons | ph regulator, moisturizer, promotes cell turnover |
| Naturaguard |
5 grams | 1 teaspoon | emollient, preservative |
| Glycerin |
25 grams | 2 teaspoons | humectant |
| Jojoba Oil (or oil of choice) |
30 grams | 2 tablespoons | emollient |
| Conditioning Emulsifier |
20 grams | 4 tablespooons | emulsifier |
| Patchouli Oil |
5 grams | 1 teaspoon | fragrance, skin conditioner |
| Orange Oil |
5 grams | 1 teaspoon | fragrance, skin conditioner |
Instructions
- Place your distilled water in a pot and bring the water to a boil.
- Turn the burner off and add Conditioning Emulsifier, Lactic acid, Naturaguard™, glycerin and Jojoba oil.
- Stir ingredients.
- Measure out your Vegetable soap flakes into a mixing bowl. ( I used a stick blender with a bowl attachment. You can use a hand mixer if you like. Be careful it does not splash while mixing.
- Pour the got mixture over the soap flakes and blend till creamy (much like a pudding or frosting).
- Add your fragrance oils and blend in well.
- Put your soap into wide mouth containers and let it cool completely.
- Cap and store till ready to use.
How to use
- Wet skin and apply a small amount of cream. Massage in with the water and shave. You may add more water if needed as you go along.
- Rinse the soap off well.
- It would not be unusual to feel a tingling due to the amount of lactic acid in the formula. If you are not interested in skin rejuvenation you may use just 3% instead of 5%.
