Pb Nettle n Neem V2

[Pbgoose]

This is an attempt at taming my Byron bad boy Nettle n Neem which the original was for serious hippy players only. The original was made on KOH only and had a healthy dose of Neem oil which happily dominated only allowing the scent to attempt a muffled cry from the background for a week or two and then was snuffed out. I still enjoy using the original occasionally as it's very creamy and slick, and also have some relatives that like it.
The time has come to try and civilise this soap but this soap is an individual and does not want to put on collar and tie preferring the hemp tee.
I've added NaOH to the base as the original is more of a heavy shaving cream than soap and reworked the base which I think was successful and won't be reworked much, if at all, in V3. The soap lathers well and produces a thick creamy lather which feels beautiful.
The scent though dosed much heavier than for the original is still struggling to come through and despite cutting the Neem dose by 2/3rds it is still dominating. I guess the question is can this soap be taught civility or will the process strip it of its essential character.
Ingredients: Stearic, Tallow (Beef), Olive Oil, Neem Oil, Coconut Oil, Castor Oil, Shea Butter, Apricot Kernel Oil, Lanolin, Hemp Oil, Jojoba Oil, Tussah Silk, Glycerine, Ground Nettle, KOH, NaOH, Filtered Water (RO).
Essential Oils: Cypress, Lavender, Frankincense, Ylang Ylang, Lemongrass, Gurjun Balsalm. Good luck finding them.

 

[SpeedyPC]

@Pbgoose do you have a website for all the soap list you've made??

 

[Greenpike]

And how to we get to play with the soap?

 

[Pbgoose]

@Pbgoose do you have a website for all the soap list you've made??

Not yet Speedy. Eventually I'd like to get a web site up and start selling but still got a lot of work to do. Love your work on the soap lists. You put some hours into that!

 

[Pbgoose]

And how to we get to play with the soap?

See PM

 

[SpeedyPC]

Love your work on the soap lists. You put some hours into that!

Tell me about while I'm still hunting for MOAR!!

 

[FluffyGroodle]

I still enjoy using the original occasionally as it's very creamy and slick

That looks quite slick as well...great job, mate!

 

[Pbgoose]

That looks quite slick as well...great job, mate!

Thanks, I think it's a nice base to use. I played around with it and added more EO (a lot more) to try and adjust the scent but it won't budge. It is what it is. It's a 'fall on your face and embrace the raw earth' kind of scent.
There won't be a V3. V2 has spoken.