Tallow Shaving Soap

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After months of aggravating trial and error in developing the recipe and more months using it to systematically shave everything (yep. everything. for science. you're welcome), JKLM Farm Tallow Shaving Soap is finally ready to be unleashed upon the world!

Commercial shaving cream is psychotic. It's almost 100% synthetic chemicals. Half of the ingredients are preservatives, solvents, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and chemicals designed to trick your body into absorbing moisture since the other half of the ingredients, the surfactants, actively dry your skin out. Go take a look at your shaving cream right now. If you see any of this shit in the ingredients, run screaming:

Triethanolamine (TEA) - linked to hormone disruption and cancer.
Parfum (fragrance) - could be anything and are one of the most common allergens.
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) - Usually used as a laxative and can easily be contaminated with ethylene oxide and 1,4-dioxane during production (have a ball looking those up).
Palmitic Acid - Associated with causing dermatitis.
Isopentane - can cause headaches and nose/throat irritation, dry skin, dermatitis, and dizziness.
Glycols (propylene, butylene, and ethylene) - have been found to be a cause of dry skin, rashes, dermatitis and in high levels, blood/kidney disorders.
Sulfates - these are extremely harsh and corrosive chemicals that can cause dry skin, impaired hair growth, and rashes.
Polytetrafluoroethylene - Most commonly used to make teflon. It has been linked to osteoarthritis, breast cancer, early-onset menopause, and heart disease.
Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT) - In 1992, the Federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry rated toluene (the base of BHT) as the 37th most toxic chemical.
Methylchloroisothiazolinone - I have no idea, but fuck this word.

It doesn't need to be this way. Tallow naturally nourishes, naturally moisturizes, and is naturally compatible with the skin of whatever body part you happen to be shaving. The lather is rich and creamy, the razor rash and post-shave burning is minimal (though it takes a good razor to complete this equation), there are no fragrances to give you a headache or cancer or whatever, AND there's no need for aftershave to undo the damage caused by harsh shaving cream chemicals.

(This is going on forever. Anyone still actually reading this!?)

New to the realm of shaving soap? I was too! It's a big world full of silly hipsters and even sillier, niche paraphernalia. Spare yourself. Benefit from my research:

1. You want a Nylon Bristle brush. They're hypoallergenic, the fibers don't absorb water so less lather is needed to shave, and they dry out faster which means no mildew growth. They're also vegan (but you're looking at tallow soap, so...).
You want THIS nylon bristle brush because of the bomb-ass engraved logo on it which will absolutely let all of your friends know that you are much, much cooler than they are.

2. You'll need a small bowl. BUT NOT TOO SMALL! And your small-but-not-too-small bowl will need to be deep. BUT NOT TOO DEEP!!! For optimal lather formation, you need something at least 4 1/2" in diameter and around 2" deep. This seems to allow for optimal lather production and some fairly vigorous whipping without sending soap flying everywhere. You also want it to be lightweight to minimize fatigue while holding it and you want it to be something that won't shatter if dropped (you're shaving your who-knows-what. Let's not potentially throw sharp glass or ceramic projectiles into the mix).
THIS bowl just so happens to be 4 1/2" by 2", stainless steel, and weighs about 3 ounces.

How to use your new Tallow Shaving Soap (i thought i knew, but i had no idea...):

1. Wet soap and brush with warm water.
2. Load the Brush by swirling in soap 20ish times or whatever.
3. Add a bit of warm water to your lather bowl (1 or 2 teaspoons).
4. Begin swirling the loaded brush in the shaving bowl; slowly at first and faster as the water and soap form bubbles. These bubbles will start out large, but become smaller the more and faster you swirl forming a velvety, thick lather.
5. Lather up your unshorn bits.
6. Shave bits to desired hairlessness.

And finally: for whatever reason the perception seems to be that shaving soap is a men's skincare product. Well, 9 out of 10 dermatologists say fuck that. There's nothing gendered about a product that is gentle on your razor and even gentler on your skin by providing extra glide, lubrication, and protection from irritation/razor burn AND leaves your skin nourished, moisturized, and feeling ultra-smooth.

Alright. That should be all the information you need (and all the run-on sentences you can handle).

And, as always -
No Dyes
No Fragrances
No Chemicals
No Preservatives