Teach Soap

I use Brambleberry's clear and white and love it. In the past I used SFIC low sweat base before and absolutely loved it. My only problem was that customers complained it didn't last long enough so I stopped using that base although creatively it was amazing to work with.

I have used the LCP base and didn't find it drying at all. Sometimes I add a touch of shea, sometimes nothing, but I actually like it a lot. And no one else has complained. I think it also lasts a long time, sometimes longer than my CP bars. It's interesting that you've had such a different experience with it.

Try using regular Clear and White and skip the LCP for now. The LCP is low sweat because it has considerably less liquid glycerin in it. This means that there is less liquid glycerin to draw moisture from the air (to prevent sweat) and also less liquid glycerin in the soap to help leave any moisture on your skin after the shower. =)

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Anne-Marie
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supplies: www.brambleberry.com

I love the LCP bases and don't find them at all drying. Neither does anyone else who's received my soaps made from them. Without exception they have loved the soaps. It's a fabulous base and fantastic in humid climates, where regular MP sweats like crazy and even looks greasy and gross in the humidity.

If someone else doesn't like LCP, by all means don't use it, but be aware that your experience isn't the same experience as many others.

Plus if you're shipping soaps made with non-low sweat bases into hot, high humidity climates, in all probability they're not going to look good upon arrival or afterward. I can tell you from personal experience how bad the soaps look in that type of climate without even being shipped in the heat on the backs of hot trucks.

Your choice; ( universal you) use whatever you like, but as a consumer I wouldn't be at all happy to receive soaps in the conditions I've seen.

Both the LCP white and clear are the only MP bases that I buy now and I couldn't be more pleased with them, along with the recurring positive feedback I get about soaps made from those bases. Positive comments include how creamy and bubbly the soaps are. I hope my experience helps those of you who may be having second thoughts about using LCP bases. I think they rock! And I'm picky.