Diego’s shaving soap recipe

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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%.

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