Learn how to make a skin hydrating natural shaving soap for a smooth, eco-friendly shave — even if you have sensitive skin! A wonderful addition to your natural skin care routine, this homemade shaving soap recipe is made with skin conditioning shea butter and lanolin, a humectant, to help lock in moisture and aid in glide. Keep reading to learn how to craft your own lanolin shaving soap recipe, plus…
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Homemade Cold Process Glycerin Shaving Soap Recipe
This homemade cold process glycerin shaving soap recipe includes extra vegetable glycerin that’s added to the regular soapmaking oils during the soapmaking process. Typically this is usually only done for shaving soaps as the extra glycerin contributes to the bar’s humectant properties. As glycerin is naturally created as a byproduct of the saponification process, there’s already some level of glycerin in every bar of cold process soap. This glycerin shaving soap…
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Vanilla & Fig Homemade Shaving Soap Recipe
This simple homemade shaving soap recipe is great for beginner soapmakers still getting their feet wet. It combines some pretty basic oils along with lanolin and marshmallow root powder for that extra slip. It’s then scented with a dreamy vanilla and fig fragrance oil. Vanilla & Fig Homemade Shaving Soap Recipe © Rebecca’s Soap Delicatessen Ingredients: 13.5 oz. pomace olive oil 6.6 oz. sustainable palm oil 13 oz. 76°F melt…
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Natural Lanolin Shaving Soap Recipe
In my previous post I shared a natural homemade lanolin salve recipe and explained the benefits of using lanolin due to its moisturizing properties. As a natural humectant able to attract and retain water, it’s also valuable in soapmaking when creating natural shaving soaps. (Learn more about lanolin.) This natural lanolin shaving soap recipe combines natural moisturizing ingredients to help prevent skin from drying out even with repeated shavings while at…
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How to Make Shaving Soap in a Mug for DIY Father’s Day Gifts
Want to make a personalized gift for Dad on Father’s Day? Then try your hand at crafting a homemade shaving soap in a mug! This soapmaking project makes a great DIY Father’s Day gift that the kids can help create. Plus, it’s an easy way to learn how to make soap for beginners. DIY Shaving Soap in a Mug Ready to create a fabulous homemade gift for Dad? This shaving…