Cold river soap works

[Jaro1069]

tried spring select and had a waxy feeling on face after shaved and washed.. Anyone else experience that?

 

[CBLindsay]

I only used their soap once and it was a very old formula. The soap itself was a little waxy and had a low structure lather that felt somewhat waxy or like a moisturizer that didn’t quite soak in. I assumed that was their thing. I am not familiar with their current formula (but I could look it up) but I assume it’s one that’s intended to have a purposefully “moisturized” face feel.
If I were to guess they have added a good amount of butter to the soap to achieve that feel and what you are feel is that butter sitting on your skin. You might try applying the lather and rinsing with warmer water to see if you get a different feel. The trade off of course is a cool water rinse is les irritating than a warm or hot water rinse. So try the warm water rinse at night when you haven’t shaved. Another thing you might try is a nice high alcohol Aftershave to cut the waxy feel. Together the butter and Aftershave will work together for a great result.

 

[Jaro1069]

I only used their soap once and it was a very old formula. The soap itself was a little waxy and had a low structure lather that felt somewhat waxy or like a moisturizer that didn’t quite soak in. I assumed that was their thing. I am not familiar with their current formula (but I could look it up) but I assume it’s one that’s intended to have a purposefully “moisturized” face feel.
If I were to guess they have added a good amount of butter to the soap to achieve that feel and what you are feel is that butter sitting on your skin. You might try applying the lather and rinsing with warmer water to see if you get a different feel. The trade off of course is a cool water rinse is les irritating than a warm or hot water rinse. So try the warm water rinse at night when you haven’t shaved. Another thing you might try is a nice high alcohol Aftershave to cut the waxy feel. Together the butter and Aftershave will work together for a great result.

Sorry i didnt mention it but After the shave i used a warm towel to wipe my face and used. straight alcohol to wash my face off and thats how i discovered the waxy residue that clumped off my face.
Heres a shot of the ingredients label

And the front label

Thanks for the reply

 

[CBLindsay]

The butter content is definitely pretty high in that one, what you experienced is almost certainly residual "superfat" in the form of one or both of the listed butters. I won't pretend to know how they actually MADE the soap but based on the label it is clear they used plenty of butters, whether they added those butters during the cook and as part of the saponification process or after the cook (so they are still 'raw') or a mix of both is a matter of CRSW secrecy. I will say strictly from a chemistry perspective a butter that has been saponified (exposed to lye and turned to 'soap') there are parts of that butter that will remain in the soap as 'unsaponified solids' and those unsaponified solids are often considered desirable components because they produce a particular feel or effect. I include this information because the soap maker may choose to turn the butter to soap or leave it as a raw butter or both in order to achieve a particular outcome. Having said ALL of that about the butters listed in such high concentration, it is also very possible the waxy substance you encountered is as simple as the lanolin (a wax) added in a smaller amount. Kokum butter and Shea butter typically melt at skin temp and absorb well while lanolin is often apt to form a waxy (protective) layer on the skin.

 

[Jaro1069]

The butter content is definitely pretty high in that one, what you experienced is almost certainly residual "superfat" in the form of one or both of the listed butters. I won't pretend to know how they actually MADE the soap but based on the label it is clear they used plenty of butters, whether they added those butters during the cook and as part of the saponification process or after the cook (so they are still 'raw') or a mix of both is a matter of CRSW secrecy. I will say strictly from a chemistry perspective a butter that has been saponified (exposed to lye and turned to 'soap') there are parts of that butter that will remain in the soap as 'unsaponified solids' and those unsaponified solids are often considered desirable components because they produce a particular feel or effect. I include this information because the soap maker may choose to turn the butter to soap or leave it as a raw butter or both in order to achieve a particular outcome. Having said ALL of that about the butters listed in such high concentration, it is also very possible the waxy substance you encountered is as simple as the lanolin (a wax) added in a smaller amount. Kokum butter and Shea butter typically melt at skin temp and absorb well while lanolin is often apt to form a waxy (protective) layer on the skin.

thank you for all the great information. i appreciate it alot.

 

[Bogeyman]

Actually, you should be using a top notch facial cleanser after you shave and not leave any stearic acid residue on your face.

 

[Jaro1069]

thanks for the reply.. i will take it under consideration and plan my next course of action concerning this brand.