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Edward429451 · January 14, 2007, 07:42 PM

I made some felix lube. It was a little on the soft side for my liking so I easily hardened it up with the addition of some extra beeswax. Seems fine and at least as good as anything else I've tried.

Sounds too complicated? Ok it does, I'll give you that, it did to me too. That was before I actually made a batch though! What I found out after completing a batch is that while it "sounds complicated", it's really no more complicated than making an omlette. Can ya cook an omlette?

Sometimes people get on the net and over talk/anaylise things and I believe FWFL is one of those instances. It really is easy to do and is low impact on her kitchen. The soap doesn't smell THAT bad. I did subsitute extra virgin olive oil for the castor oil, so did not have to stir for 1/2 hour.

The most difficulty I had was gathering ingrediants. I'm totally stocked now though.

January 14, 2007, 07:42 PM	#8
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	I made some felix lube. It was a little on the soft side for my liking so I easily hardened it up with the addition of some extra beeswax. Seems fine and at least as good as anything else I've tried. Sounds too complicated? Ok it does, I'll give you that, it did to me too. That was before I actually made a batch though! What I found out after completing a batch is that while it "sounds complicated", it's really no more complicated than making an omlette. Can ya cook an omlette? Sometimes people get on the net and over talk/anaylise things and I believe FWFL is one of those instances. It really is easy to do and is low impact on her kitchen. The soap doesn't smell THAT bad. I did subsitute extra virgin olive oil for the castor oil, so did not have to stir for 1/2 hour. The most difficulty I had was gathering ingrediants. I'm totally stocked now though.