dublon Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I just got asked from someone..an elderly lady..if I made pear soap. Apparently she has very delicate skin (she can't even wash with a face cloth), and she said that this soap was almost the only one that she could use. But now she can't find it anymore.I don't make CP yet....but do make M&P with goat's milk! Is there a recipe around that I could try??From what I can remember, there was Pears soap... an oval gylcerine bar..way back when. But I don't think that this is what she is looking for.She told me that when she was a girl, the soap was made from real pears.Would pouring some clear gylcerine and adding a pear FO cut it???I'm sorry if this might sound like a stupid question... and I have done a search, but haven't found what I'm looking for!Can someone help please??TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I would say by the sounds of it she wants CP soap and maybe not even scented w/ FO. The scent would only come from the actual pears used if she's that sensitive like you described. CP can be made that's so mild that a baby could use it, where as your M&P has additives that may bother her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dublon Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 Thank you for responding!!Oh darn!!! And I'm petrified of CP 'cause of the lye.... Plus the fact that it is really hard to find here in Canada....where I am anyways! I can only find the small cans of lye and they are really expensive... 10.00$ for one at Home Hardware!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca_IA Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 They still make and sell Pears soap. Here are the ingredients: Sodium Palmitate, Natural Rosin, Glycerine, Water, Sodium Cocoate, Rosemary Extract, Thyme Extract, Pears Fragrance EssenceMy previous next door neighbor is now 79 years old. For the first 2 years I made soap, she'd talk and talk and talk to me about this soap. I finally searched it out on the internet and bought some for her. Not saying it's any better than my soap, but for her, nostalgia means more than my soap ever will. Bought her 6 bars, wrapped them up and had her son seek them under her Christmas tree signed by Santa. I don't think the soap was very expensive at all, under 20 for the soap and shipping to me.I don't think they are MP bars. I think they are the kind of soap that has alcohol added to it and it makes it translucent. I believe the alcohol is not in the final bar, therefore not listed as an ingredient. Brambleberry use to sell a book on making transparent soaps, not sure if they still do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterBaker2 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 They do still make it and you can get it here. http://www.thesoapbar.com/pears.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 I've found all of the ingredients needed to make this soap but, I don't know what Rosin is. Anyone know what this? I would like to make this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carriegsxr6 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Pear's Soap is just a popular name brand soap from back in the day. I dont think it really had pears in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Pear's Soap is just a popular name brand soap from back in the day. I dont think it really had pears in it.I agree with Carrie - I had an elderly lady talk about Pear's Soap as well. At first I didn't know what she was talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazerina Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I think I have seen SOME sort of Rosin on the Glory Bee site.... let me see if I can get a link.....Lol, nevermind... it was Resin not Rosin. Back to square one I'm afraid, lol... I tried! Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 rosin is what violinists use on their bows...Sandra, you are considering doing MP right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysj Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 rosin is what violinists use on their bows...Sandra, you are considering doing MP right?Carebear,No I am going to try and make the translucent soap that looks like the Pears Soap using the oils listed above. I found a recipe for making CP transluscent and it looks like M&P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca_IA Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Camden Grey sells benzoin resin.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RosinRosin is a solid form of resin. In a book that I have, rosin is mentioned and later on in the book, it discusses using benzoin resin if the rosin is unavailable to the soapmaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlWithTheCurl Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 It is pine resin (colophony).You want it in powder form.http://www.beezneezapiary.com/catalog/SOAP_MAKING_SUPPLIES_frm.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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