Bufflehead Soaps

chill31613 if you are a lover of citrus scent which one would I go for?

chill31613 if you are a lover of citrus scent which one would I go for?

Idle Hour was his citrus scent. Grapefruit and bergamot with a bit of spice. It was a bright, clean scent

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j-mt is a user here..maybe he can check in!

Would be excellent! Would really like to try some of his soaps with duck fat!!!

A few more uses and some time to collect thoughts and I plan on posting a review of Brouhaha. Very favorable initial experience though with a solid soap from Bufflehead.

My SAD is baaaaaaaack!!! Thank you all enablers!

I managed to snatch two tins of BH (Mannish Boy and Heirloom) on eBay, but after I received the soaps today, i found that the soap in one tin looked like it melted and solidified again during the transportation. However, the other soap came intact. When I contacted the seller, she responded that these soaps of limited editions were made without duck fat and that might be the reason. Could anybody comment on this, please?

Thank you,
Alex

I managed to snatch two tins of BH (Mannish Boy and Heirloom) on eBay, but after I received the soaps today, i found that the soap in one tin looked like it melted and solidified again during the transportation. However, the other soap came intact.  When I contacted the seller, she responded that these soaps of limited editions were made without duck fat and that might be the reason.  Could anybody comment on this, please?

Thank you,
Alex

Um - I'm pretty sure both (and all Bufflehead soaps) are made with duck fat.

However, I did notice some different colored layers in the soap.  The top layer would be a light-ish pink, and then a darker pink color underneath.  Is that what you're seeing?

There's a perfectly sound reason for this that he explained when someone asked on reddit a while back - I just don't recall.  But it's all good and still performed great.  Here's a pic I took after I scooped out a sample for someone (forgot which soap this was ... it was like 8 months ago):

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I'm still around. My wife and I are expecting our first child any day now and all of our attention has been focused on her.

That said, Bufflehead has always been a hobby of mine. I expect to have more stock once things quiet down after her birth.

I managed to snatch two tins of BH (Mannish Boy and Heirloom) on eBay, but after I received the soaps today, i found that the soap in one tin looked like it melted and solidified again during the transportation. However, the other soap came intact.  When I contacted the seller, she responded that these soaps of limited editions were made without duck fat and that might be the reason.  Could anybody comment on this, please?

Thank you,
Alex

I actually got an e-mail from the seller of that auction, but have yet to reply. Both of those soaps follow the exact same recipe. Were they sold as new? Mind posting some pictures?

Heat does have an affect on soap, but they generally return to their normal state after they've had the chance to cool to room temperature. Otherwise, it tends to be an issue from closing up the soap with excess water in the tin.

The different color layer is a result of pouring the hot processed soap into the tin. It's common with most all of them, but easily seen due to the color of mine.