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Black Shaving Soap, with Charcoal and Tea Tree Oil to Purify and Detox Men’s Skin

Gentlemen, if you shave the old fashion way, with soap and shaving brush, you will love to use this black, very mannish looking and woody smelling shaving soap.

black shaving soap

I admit, I often drop men’s needs in my blog, so I wanted to make it a little bit more balanced today

Even though I already wrote a post about a men cosmetic brand review with Bulldog skin care products, I know the balance is still tilting badly on the woman’s side…

 

The material you will need to realize your shaving soap

-An electronic weighing scale and or measuring spoons

measuring spoon and scale

– A small jar, I choose an aluminium jar with large lid, this is allowing to use the shaving brush directly in the jar. A recycled shoe polish box will be perfect.

-A soup blender

– 2 large bowls and 1 small

– a pair of protecting gloves and protecting glasses as well as long sleeves (this should remind you with your science classes isn’t it???)

here is my recipe for a 80 ml shaving soap :

A Coconut organic oil: 20 grams

A Castor oil: 30.4 grams

B caustic soda powder: 7.3 grams

B Mineral water: 14.7 grams

C Active vegetal charcoal: 0.2 grams or 2 DASH spoons

C Babassu vegetal oil: 2.5 grams

C vegetal glycerine: 1.8 grams (this will keep your skin hydrated ans soft, this will also soften your beard hair follicle)

C Tea tree essential oil: 30 drops

C Lavender essential oil: 20 drops.

C Pine essential oil: 10 drops

how to proceed to prepare your black shaving soap

Be very careful since you will handle caustic soda!!! Wear long sleeves, gloves and protecting glasses.

do not change the proportions nor the type of oil, since each oil has a specific saponification index.

If you want to change the proportions, please leave me a comment, I will give you the right proportions.

This being said, you will have a lot of fun!!!

mix all the “A” ingredients together

mix very carefully the “B” ingredients together

pour the A ingredients into the B mixture.

use your soup blender and mix for a few minutes, until your liquid turns creamy…thicker….

Once this is done, the saponification ( chemical reaction) is almost achieved. You can now add your charcoal and essential oils ( the C mix). The caustic soda has been neutralized and will not modify or distort your essential oils fragrances and cosmetic benefits anymore.

blend for 30 more seconds and pour into your jar.

Allow your soap to dry for 4 weeks. This is very important because during these 4 weeks, the saponification will end up its Chemical process.

After waiting sooooo long, ou will have the safest, chemical free, detoxifying, purifying and healing black shaving soap.

detox and purifying black shaving soap

This 4 weeks of setting will allow the reaction to be totally realized, the caustic part is then totally bonded with the vegetal oil to create a new substance which is no more caustic…at aaaaall, for example, for the olive oil soap, this substance is named sodium olivate ( like in authentic natural castile soap)…here thanks to our blend, we will obtain a blend of different sodiums…all natural…and safe.

No nasty chemicals!!! Only a sweet caress for your skin during your shaving, lasting all day long…and safe for environment too!!!

Maybe now you will be happy to shave?

man before shaving

Enjoy your healthy skin and be handsome naturally

Xx

France

 

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France Engels

The Spoiled Bee was created in 2017 by a mother/daughter combo who are passionate about home made natural cosmetics. After numerous travels to all corners of the globe, they have jointly accumulated a wealth of knowledge and first hand experiences in a wide variety of natural cosmetic and beauty ingredients. From the well-kept beauty secrets of the Pacific Islands to ancient French beauty remedies. We believe nature and beauty is not one size fits all and that is why The Spoiled Bee brings you only the very best of these natural ingredients to create your own custom made cosmetic at home. Ranging from skincare, haircare and mineral makeup ingredients to reusable accessories, we believe nature has provided us with everything we need to be naturally gorgeous! Free of any harsh chemicals, 100% cruelty free, never tested on animals, environmentally friendly and ethical, what more could you ask for? Through our blog and social medias pages, we will also aim to bring you the very best recipes and advice to help you and inspire you every step of the way. A little about our name, the Spoiled Bee comes from the desire of protecting our beautiful bees and of course spoiling them! Did you know scientists agree that if all bees were to disappear from the face of the earth, humanity only has about 4 years left to live due to the lack of pollination? That is why we have decided to offer among many other products and ingredients, a range of bee products which also happen to have amazing properties for your body, skin and hair. Now we know you are probably wondering how encouraging the commerce of bee products will help the bee population? Well, over the last few decades, bee products have unfortunately and often rightly been associated with harsh harvesting and mass production to keep up with the growing demand. We will never be doing that in a million (or trillion) years! We make sure that all our bee products are harvested in a sustainable and respectful manner by carefully selecting trusted bee keepers. All the hives are located in flowery fields and forests, away from all modern pollution and chemicals and the beekeepers always make sure our bees have more than enough honey left for winter. The more hives, the more the bee population of the world will thrive once again so please help us help them! Lots of Love The Spoiled Bee Team Xx

3 responses to “Black Shaving Soap, with Charcoal and Tea Tree Oil to Purify and Detox Men’s Skin”

  1. theoldfellowgoesrunning Avatar
    theoldfellowgoesrunning

    I have a shaving brush, but need to use it more often.

    It is really interesting reading about this saponification. I try to be careful with what I eat. I need to be more disciplined with what I put on my skin.

    I appreciate this site much France! 🙂

    ~Carl~

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    1. engelsfrance Avatar
      engelsfrance

      Thank you so much Carl for reading my post! If you are interrested to learn more about why it is important to select your skincare products, you could read my post about the chemicals entering into our bloodstream here: https://francesorganicbeautysecrets.com/?s=26 or also the 4 ways for chemicals to enter into your body here: https://francesorganicbeautysecrets.com/2014/10/22/4-ways-cosmetic-ingredients-will-get-through-your-skin/
      or even how much chemicals accumulate into our bodies here: https://francesorganicbeautysecrets.com/2014/03/31/5-pounds-of-toxic-chemicals-into-your-body-per-year/
      and last but not least 515 dangerous chemicals found in our daily skincare products here:

      515 Toxic Chemicals in Your Daily Cosmetics


      a lot of reading….just in case you are interrested… 🙂
      Take good care of yourself….and keep running…:)
      France

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    2. theoldfellowgoesrunning Avatar
      theoldfellowgoesrunning

      France, thank you so much for taking the time to do this. It really shows how passionate you are with the natural and organic. And wow, 515 dangerous chemicals is HUGE (and scary).

      It is 2:45 A.M., I need to get some sleep, but definitely will be following up on your links another time. 🙂

      Thank you so much! 🙂

      ~Carl~

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