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  Shaving soap - like a “hard paste” - not bar

  Posted by tinas on March 7, 2019 at 1:39 pm

  I like to make a wonderful shaving soap for my husband - not to hard like a bar, but more like a hard paste with lots of stearic acid (40%). Someone here that have experience with using both NaOH and KOH? What %?

  TimMcG replied 5 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies

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  ngarayeva001

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  March 7, 2019 at 7:15 pm

  35% NaOH 65% KOH. But you won’t achieve a “paste” with 40% of stearic acid. 

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  TimMcG

  Member

  March 11, 2019 at 3:52 am

  Check out SoapMakingForum’s Lye-Based Soap Forum section. There are several lengthy discussions on shaving soap. There is also a good video on YouTube from Kevin Devine on different NaOH/KOH ratios. 

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