Artisans without Lanolin?

Whatever you like...but let's get back to the subject (hint: stop distracting from it).

I believe that Hman was asking for some recommendations for soaps without lanolin, not your constant whining. I made some recommendations as did other members, how about you do the same and STOP derailing this thread.


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Actually someone made an observation and I asked a question about it. Post 52.

Usually, most people have strong feelings about important issues like politics, religion or climate change. Nero has his priorities firmly in place here, lanolin is the root of all evil and must be eradicated at all costs. ?


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I mean, of all the horrible things that are happening in the world right now, being annoyed about an ingredient in a soap is definitely right near the top of the list!

I'll have to try that - living in a dry climate I keep a tube of lip balm in the pocket of every coat/jacket I own.  You don't want to be without it or you just might split your lip.  Knuckle cracks are another problem, maybe it will work on those.  Johnson&Johnson used to make an excellent liquid band-aid product that sealed those cracks right up and allowed healing but, as often seems to happen with products I like, it was discontinued and none of the alternatives work.  I use crazy glue now.

Any suggestion on where to find pure lanolin?

The stuff I use is actually for soothing the nipples of breastfeeding mothers. The brand is Medela. In case you're curious, I didn't buy it, lol. My wife had it from when she was breastfeeding our daughter and suggested I try it when my lips were super chapped last winter. I would slather it on before going to bed and wake up with supple, healed skin. Stuff is great for that. Only one ingredient, 100% lanolin.

I'll have to look for that.  It would likely work on both lips and hands and I'd be willing to bet it smells better than some of the stuff I've been using on my hands when they get bad - Bag Balm and Udder Butter - the stuff smells awful but works pretty well.  I guess dairy cattle and their farmers aren't overly concerned about the scent

Connaught Shaving has Mitchell's Wool Fat Lanolin "M". I don't know if it's pure lanolin but I plan to pick some up the next time I order from them

EDIT: One of the issues that may be caused by the addition of a common ingredient like lanolin is incomplete conversion of lye + oil into soap, leaving some leftover lye (which people are sensitive to) or oil.

One easy way to see if it is lanolin that the OP is sensitive to is to get lanolin itself (it is available in lip balms and by itself as a skin care product) and apply it and see what happens.

Lanolin has a saponification value of around 0.075, meaning it's for all intents and purposes non-saponifiable. It won't affect the reaction between the lye and oils at all. It's an additive to soap, not an ingredient used to make soap.

Lanolin in its natural form is a sebum. It's a wax, not an oil. Its use and discovery originally comes from those working with sheep who noticed their hands would be softer after days of shearing and handling sheep. As someone who raises sheep for use in our sheep soaps, I can confirm that my hands are baby butt smooth after days we spend working the sheep.

That said, just like any other thing in life, it's not for everyone. Good thing there are a plethora of options for those looking for good shaving soaps, and we are all allowed to make our own decisions on which soaps we buy.

Thanks for that ezlovan.

Most of the soaps I've tried that have "leather" in the scent profile give me faceburn. Some coffee ones. Which is unfortunate, as those are two of my favorite scent components...I get mild irritation from PAA Spring-Heeled Jack, but I keep using it anyway...

By jimminy I think this maybe the issue for me as well. After testing the soaps again, it's the one with leather that gives the strongest reaction by far. The others do give a bit of a light tingle but tolerable.