ETHOS Grooming Essentials A New Line

I just made and put up a new batch of Blood Orange Tallow Crème. I’ll note that this batch has a new Blood Orange I got from Italy and the supplier said this was distilled from the Blood Orange groves in Calabria which is famous for the the best in the world and this was from the 2023 yield of Blood Orange. All I can say is it smells amazing when compared side by side to the other Blood Orange I had from a US supplier. I immediately ordered more as I have plans on making this scent in the F Base as well moving forward.  

So after making the batch I put it in a big SS tub so my assistant and I could fill the jars and as I was carrying the very large tub of the crème I accidentally hit the side of a cart and the tub fell to the ground! Thank Goodness it fell straight down on its bottom but hit hard. About half the shave Crème went skyward and spilled on the concrete floor so I lost all that soap. I can’t lie I was really upset with myself not only for not having a good grip on the tub ( my hands were slippery) but also for rushing to get the tub to the bench were we fill the jars. So bottom line is the decent sized batch turned into a small batch. I had a pre - order for a few 7.5 oz jars which I filled which left me with even less 4.5 oz jars to put up on the website so if anyone who’s been waiting for this batch of the Blood Orange I wanted to share that there are not a whole lot of them. There’s definitely not enough to distribute to all my vendors so this batch will be available only on the ETHOS website. They will all get the F Base when I get it made which will not be soon as I have other scents scheduled before the Blood Orange. 

Also a note: This batch of the Blood Orange Essential Oil looks like the dark red fruit color which is totally different than the clear version I have from the US supplier and it obviously not only smelled a lot better but it had an effect on the color of the finished product and the photo is pretty darn close to what it looks like in person. 

Great shaves all. 

Frank 

Just ordered a tub of the Blood Orange cream. Looking forward to it.

I see that my friend but just a warning to you and anyone that is experiencing very hot weather. If a shave cream and I’m sure some soaps is stuck in a hot UPS or USPS truck for hours there’s a chance that it will turn to liquid. If it does please put it in the refrigerator not the freezer for about 30 minutes but leave the top on. Then put it in a cool area like the basement or if you have the air conditioner on near an outlet. The reason you don’t want to put it in the freezer is you want to avoid condensation as that kind of moisture will absolutely dull the scent strength. I know as I’ve tested it. 

So time for a story. 

A long time ago I had a shaving friend who was also a soap maker ( mostly bar soaps ) I was mentioning to him that at the time I had some shave soaps that were citrus soaps that I wish were stronger and if I could I’d add  some simple essential oils to them to bring up the scent and I actually tried putting one of them in a microwave which was a huge mistake as it burned the soap and gave it the weirdest texture. So in my talks to him he asked if I ever heard of “ The Dashboard Trick “ I’m like what’s that? He said if you want to melt a soap safely just pick a hot sunny day and put the jar of shave soap on the dashboard of your car, face the sun if possible and leave it until you get out of work and it will be liquid. I always remembered that and I use that theory to add my aroma blends in my shave soaps a lower than normal temperature. So I’m very familiar with this. 

I currently have 3 orders I’m holding for some customers who live in very high temperatures and the want to wait till things cool down a bit before shipping their order out. 

Just making people aware of this issue as it doesn’t matter what the brand it can happen. 


Oh and thanks primotenore for the order!

I just made and put up a new batch of Blood Orange Tallow Crème. I’ll note that this batch has a new Blood Orange I got from Italy and the supplier said this was distilled from the Blood Orange groves in Calabria which is famous for the the best in the world and this was from the 2023 yield of Blood Orange. All I can say is it smells amazing when compared side by side to the other Blood Orange I had from a US supplier. I immediately ordered more as I have plans on making this scent in the F Base as well moving forward.  

So after making the batch I put it in a big SS tub so my assistant and I could fill the jars and as I was carrying the very large tub of the crème I accidentally hit the side of a cart and the tub fell to the ground! Thank Goodness it fell straight down on its bottom but hit hard. About half the shave Crème went skyward and spilled on the concrete floor so I lost all that soap. I can’t lie I was really upset with myself not only for not having a good grip on the tub ( my hands were slippery) but also for rushing to get the tub to the bench were we fill the jars. So bottom line is the decent sized batch turned into a small batch. I had a pre - order for a few 7.5 oz jars which I filled which left me with even less 4.5 oz jars to put up on the website so if anyone who’s been waiting for this batch of the Blood Orange I wanted to share that there are not a whole lot of them. There’s definitely not enough to distribute to all my vendors so this batch will be available only on the ETHOS website. They will all get the F Base when I get it made which will not be soon as I have other scents scheduled before the Blood Orange. 

Also a note: This batch of the Blood Orange Essential Oil looks like the dark red fruit color which is totally different than the clear version I have from the US supplier and it obviously not only smelled a lot better but it had an effect on the color of the finished product and the photo is pretty darn close to what it looks like in person. 

Great shaves all. 

Frank 

Just ordered a tub of the Blood Orange cream. Looking forward to it.

I see that my friend but just a warning to you and anyone that is experiencing very hot weather. If a shave cream and I’m sure some soaps is stuck in a hot UPS or USPS truck for hours there’s a chance that it will turn to liquid. If it does please put it in the refrigerator not the freezer for about 30 minutes but leave the top on. Then put it in a cool area like the basement or if you have the air conditioner on near an outlet. The reason you don’t want to put it in the freezer is you want to avoid condensation as that kind of moisture will absolutely dull the scent strength. I know as I’ve tested it. 

So time for a story. 

A long time ago I had a shaving friend who was also a soap maker ( mostly bar soaps ) I was mentioning to him that at the time I had some shave soaps that were citrus soaps that I wish were stronger and if I could I’d add  some simple essential oils to them to bring up the scent and I actually tried putting one of them in a microwave which was a huge mistake as it burned the soap and gave it the weirdest texture. So in my talks to him he asked if I ever heard of “ The Dashboard Trick “ I’m like what’s that? He said if you want to melt a soap safely just pick a hot sunny day and put the jar of shave soap on the dashboard of your car, face the sun if possible and leave it until you get out of work and it will be liquid. I always remembered that and I use that theory to add my aroma blends in my shave soaps a lower than normal temperature. So I’m very familiar with this. 

I currently have 3 orders I’m holding for some customers who live in very high temperatures and the want to wait till things cool down a bit before shipping their order out. 

Just making people aware of this issue as it doesn’t matter what the brand it can happen. 


Oh and thanks primotenore  for the order!

Frank,
Feel free to hold off on shipping mine. I would rather have an intact, quality shave cream, then a tub o' soup.

Just ordered a tub of the Blood Orange cream. Looking forward to it.

I see that my friend but just a warning to you and anyone that is experiencing very hot weather. If a shave cream and I’m sure some soaps is stuck in a hot UPS or USPS truck for hours there’s a chance that it will turn to liquid. If it does please put it in the refrigerator not the freezer for about 30 minutes but leave the top on. Then put it in a cool area like the basement or if you have the air conditioner on near an outlet. The reason you don’t want to put it in the freezer is you want to avoid condensation as that kind of moisture will absolutely dull the scent strength. I know as I’ve tested it. 

So time for a story. 

A long time ago I had a shaving friend who was also a soap maker ( mostly bar soaps ) I was mentioning to him that at the time I had some shave soaps that were citrus soaps that I wish were stronger and if I could I’d add  some simple essential oils to them to bring up the scent and I actually tried putting one of them in a microwave which was a huge mistake as it burned the soap and gave it the weirdest texture. So in my talks to him he asked if I ever heard of “ The Dashboard Trick “ I’m like what’s that? He said if you want to melt a soap safely just pick a hot sunny day and put the jar of shave soap on the dashboard of your car, face the sun if possible and leave it until you get out of work and it will be liquid. I always remembered that and I use that theory to add my aroma blends in my shave soaps a lower than normal temperature. So I’m very familiar with this. 

I currently have 3 orders I’m holding for some customers who live in very high temperatures and the want to wait till things cool down a bit before shipping their order out. 

Just making people aware of this issue as it doesn’t matter what the brand it can happen. 


Oh and thanks primotenore  for the order!

Frank,
Feel free to hold off on shipping mine. I would rather have an intact, quality shave cream, then a tub o' soup.

What are these 7 and 8's I see as a first number ?!?!

I've had a few inquiries on the Kailua Aroma Blend so I thought I'd just post up the ingredient list for the F Base Shave Soap which contains the Aroma blend. I will note this is not 100% Natural as many of my Aroma Blends are and I like to make people aware if they are not. The target aroma here would be impossible using all naturals Aromatics but with the future looking bright with more and more natural distillates being made who knows what the future will bring.  

Okay Dragonsbeard, it's been a month since you teased us with this one.  When do you think this will be released?

I see that my friend but just a warning to you and anyone that is experiencing very hot weather. If a shave cream and I’m sure some soaps is stuck in a hot UPS or USPS truck for hours there’s a chance that it will turn to liquid. If it does please put it in the refrigerator not the freezer for about 30 minutes but leave the top on. Then put it in a cool area like the basement or if you have the air conditioner on near an outlet. The reason you don’t want to put it in the freezer is you want to avoid condensation as that kind of moisture will absolutely dull the scent strength. I know as I’ve tested it. 

So time for a story. 

A long time ago I had a shaving friend who was also a soap maker ( mostly bar soaps ) I was mentioning to him that at the time I had some shave soaps that were citrus soaps that I wish were stronger and if I could I’d add  some simple essential oils to them to bring up the scent and I actually tried putting one of them in a microwave which was a huge mistake as it burned the soap and gave it the weirdest texture. So in my talks to him he asked if I ever heard of “ The Dashboard Trick “ I’m like what’s that? He said if you want to melt a soap safely just pick a hot sunny day and put the jar of shave soap on the dashboard of your car, face the sun if possible and leave it until you get out of work and it will be liquid. I always remembered that and I use that theory to add my aroma blends in my shave soaps a lower than normal temperature. So I’m very familiar with this. 

I currently have 3 orders I’m holding for some customers who live in very high temperatures and the want to wait till things cool down a bit before shipping their order out. 

Just making people aware of this issue as it doesn’t matter what the brand it can happen. 


Oh and thanks primotenore  for the order!

Frank,
Feel free to hold off on shipping mine. I would rather have an intact, quality shave cream, then a tub o' soup.

What are these 7 and 8's I see as a first number ?!?!

Hurricane Beryl.

I've had a few inquiries on the Kailua Aroma Blend so I thought I'd just post up the ingredient list for the F Base Shave Soap which contains the Aroma blend. I will note this is not 100% Natural as many of my Aroma Blends are and I like to make people aware if they are not. The target aroma here would be impossible using all naturals Aromatics but with the future looking bright with more and more natural distillates being made who knows what the future will bring.  

Okay Dragonsbeard, it's been a month since you teased us with this one.  When do you think this will be released?

AlphaFrank75
I just finished making the Lemoncello and so we will be making this on Friday. It will sit for a few days and cure and then out to the vendors so maybe about 10 days or spa before it’s available.

It may not seem like it but we are staring to catch up on getting more scents back in stock. Both new and old.

All the best

Frank

Frank,
Feel free to hold off on shipping mine. I would rather have an intact, quality shave cream, then a tub o' soup.

What are these 7 and 8's I see as a first number ?!?!

Hurricane Beryl.

Id sell a foot for those temps right now. 

Yup, I unfortunately know all about receiving liquid soap

Yup, I unfortunately know all about receiving liquid soap

Wow 105 today! Now that’s hot.

Yesterday we had a severe weather warning of a possible tornado and shortly after the warning it started raining so hard with the wind at 45 mph and the rain was finding ways inside. Thank goodness it was on the other side of the warehouse and not the ETHOS side. I lost some cardboard boxes and that’s about it.

Looks like it’s going to be partly sunny today and temperatures will be a little lower than they’ve been but with higher humidity.

Jungle hot today