Stephenson Shea Butter Melt and Pour Soap Base (Discontinued)

Great for the cost! It's soft to the touch but still a hard, nice looking bar. It didn't have a bad/overpowering scent out of the plastic box like other commenters had. It was easy to remove and to cut. Melted just fine.
I added a colorblock, mica, clay and an extract as well as a scent. (I made facial bars) It took well to the color and scent. Of course it's white, so adding these colors required extra product. Turned out just fine! I'll be ordering more in the future.

My only complaint with this soap is that its not very lathering. I made Shea Butter with Oats, honey and peppermint soap and I also made Shea Butter with Oats, Coffee and honey both are great. Formed nicely within my silicone mold.

I think I already wrote through my complete satisfaction with CS's service and shipping speeds for the Goats Milk base, so I won't repeat it here.

Not at all thrilled with this base.
— Out of box, the soap has a really strong bodily odor. Smell can't really be masked without dumping a whole into the base; odor cuts right through citrus formulations and makes for fatty florals. This is the kind of base for the maker of soap who dreams in the fatty nuttiness of shea butter (obvs not me).
— 142d melt point is accurate and the soap will take and requires a high temp to fully melt. When I take this down to a temp that seems suitable for adding eos, additives, etc., film started to form quickly, despite carefully monitored workable temps. Tried again, same issue despite a revised formulation of additives. Was able to produce some bars, just enough to convince me out of using this.
— Bars this produced were harder than those made with other Stephenson bases, which is a plus, but there's the smell of the base creeping up again. Leaving shea out of soaps bc of this base. There's always lotion lol.

Am glad CS had this at a reasonable price to try, get the idea out, and move right along.

This is my favorite base to use. It holds fragrance well, and creates a hard, long lasting bar of soap. I’ve played around with adding all kinds of things to this base - mica, dead sea mud, ground oatmeal, poppy seeds - and I’m always pleasantly surprised with how the bar turns out. I wish Candlescience carried more soap making products like these so I could shop for everything in one place, but I’m a happy repeat customer.

I use this base for 3 of my soaps and everyone loves it. It does dry quickly, and I wish it was a littler harder. I mix it with activated charcoal, turmeric, oatmeal & honey, essential oils and even some fragrance oils. I have no problem with it.