Stephenson Shea Soap Base is free of all surfactants and propylene glycol. It contains 5% Shea Butter, and is smooth, creamy, and rich with natural emollient properties.
Our Melt & Pour Glycerin Soap base is ALL VEGETABLE OIL and contains no alcohol or harmful products to dry your skin! Glycerin, a natural emollient, is included to draw moisture from the air to benefit skin. It cleanses without stripping or upsetting the delicate natural pH balance necessary for soft, healthy looking skin. And, since we don't use animal oils, our soap rinses clean and leaves no soapy film behind. All our soap bases are produced with high-quality raw materials to form a luxurious lather and sparkling clarity.
Please note that the Shea Butter Soap may not lather as well as other soap bases. This is due to a natural chemical process and it does not undermine the effectiveness of the product.
Usage: A two pound brick can make between 10 - 20 soaps, depending on the size of the soap you’re trying to make.
Features: • Highly moisturizing formula • No artificial colors added • No animal testing • 100% Vegetable base • Biodegradable • Opaque in color and provides a creamy luxurious lather • Wide temperature ranges, from 140 F to 180 F • Odorless base for a superior fragrance lift • Neutral pH of approximately 7.8 • Compatible with wide range of fragrances
Caution: When making soaps it is good to remember that the Melt & Pour Bases contain water as part of the formula. So if they are left exposed to the atmosphere, the water will evaporate and the bar of soap will shrink. We would recommend fully wrapping the ENTIRE soap bar as soon as it is poured and cooled--this should minimize/eliminate any shrinkage.
IMPORTANT: All New Directions Aromatics (NDA) products are for external use only unless otherwise indicated. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease, and it should not be used by anyone who is pregnant or under the care of a medical practitioner. Please refer to our policies for further details, and our disclaimer below.
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Rating: I am a newbie soap-maker and I love this base! When melted, it's a silky texture and thicker than goat's milk (the other one I love!) It's SLS and SLES free which makes it the best - I love it for my hands, does not dry me out. It lathers good enough and is great with fragrance oils and colors (mica and liquid colorants!). And the price? - Best you'll ever find!
Rating: Bought this along with the Crystal Clear Soap Base. Beautiful thickness and blends well with mica colorants. This one is thicker and definitely needs some more time to heat. Other than that, very good and has a good lather. The smoothness is perfect and suitable for all skin types. I also love this due to the fact that its vegan and my customers love that. Thank you NDA!!!
Rating: I like using the shea soap bases because I find they take less time to melt all the way through and don't bubble as much as the clear soap bases. They also don't harden as fast as the clear bases which give you time to add things on the top. the lather on this one is is really good too. I mix with the honey melt in pour base for my products.
Rating: This is a great option for vegan soap. I use this base for all of my vegan options. Doesn't have the same lathering quality of some, but still lathers decently. I also use this for drizzling on top of soap bars for it's bright white colour.
Rating: This was my first time using this product and I have to say that I absolutely love it. My soaps turned out beautifully. I will definitely buy this product again.
Rating: Was my first batch of Melt and Pour soap with this base and it was absolutely amazing. Great leather, great natural scent and set nicely. Will be purchasing more!
Rating: This base lathers decently, and takes scent well. It does take a bit more effort to melt than the other NDA bases I've tried, and it sets up very quickly (by the time it gets down to about 135 degrees, it's already starting to film over heavily). It sure makes a nice bar of soap, though!
By:A., Dawson Creek, British Columbia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 20-Jul-2013
Rating: I found this soap lathers well, sets very quickly and it does have a bit of a scent. I needed to add more EOs to get the scent to come through. It is really great that I was able to try different M&P soaps (because of the great prices). I will keep trying different mixes and see what I can create!
By:Amy, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 01-Oct-2016
Rating: I mix this with the M&P goats milk to concoct a wonderfully creamy smooth soap that feels so great on my skin. I have had eczema and excessively dry skin my entire life but the products from ND are absolutely amazing and very therapeutic for these conditions.
By:Cindy, Caledon, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 24-Aug-2016
Rating: Love this soap! I find it super moisturizing and easy to work with.
Rating: Absolutely luscious soap base, mild smell but I love it plus it takes on scents really well. On sale at the moment so will be taking advantage of the offer.
Rating: This soap base is fantastic. Has no scent and takes on scent very well. What a great product. Will be purchasing more. I purchased the block and it came is such a great bo . I was estactic.
Rating: I got this base together with goat milk one. I like goat milk better as it's softer and easier to cut. They both don't have scent and take scent very well. I added 1/3 of clear base to make the color less solid, which turned out to be good.
By:Shanel, Ottawa, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Mar-2015
Rating: I found this very easy to work with, does harden quickly, Took fragrant oil well and Labcolors. Lather was very low, much to my disappointment :) I added jojoba beads, peppermint leaves and lavender flower to my soaps. flower and leaves did turn brown, but loved to jojoba beads!
By:Laura, Hazelridge, Manitoba Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 09-Jan-2015
Rating: Bought a case of this base to give it a try. It is certainly easy to work with and feels so nice on the skin. Takes colors and fragrance/eo very well. It does sweat a lot when the humidity is high.
Rating: my favourite melt and pour soap base so far!! it doesnt bubble much when being melted (which is fantastic)! the packaging it comes in makes life so much easier (for the big block). it takes lab colours and fragrance oils well, and its moisturizing. I couldnt ask for anything better!
By:Stefanie, Stanstead, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 14-May-2013
Rating: Beautiful Love it I mix half bar olive with half bar shea makes a great bar of soap my husband loves it
By:Danielle, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 04-Jan-2013
Rating: I just melted in the microwave and it worked well. I had fun experimenting with different essential oils, fruit zests and herbs.
By:Meghan, Cochrane, Alberta
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 24-Apr-2013
Rating: Nice moisturising soap! Had no issues with it.
By:Chantelle, Asquith, Saskatchewan Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 10-Jan-2013
Rating: Feels great on the skin. It is very gentle and keeps in moisture. However, it takes forever to get a good foam going. That annoys a lot of people because they prefer a rich lather.
By:John, London, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 07-Aug-2012
Rating: Initially I was not thrilled with this base. My friend and I had a hard time melting it, and it set so quickly we could hardly pour it into the mold. However - we played around and added 1/5 part olive oil base, and it melted beautifully! Adding some honey helped, and adds to the nice moisturizing feeling.
By:Robin, Edmonton, Alberta
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 17-Oct-2012
Rating: This was my first time ever making any kind of soap, and I was impressed with how easy it was. I did struggle at first with the bubbles/foam that developed as it was melted, but pouring through a sieve helped a lot - and then I'd use a spatula to skim any residual off the poured soap. The soap set well, is easy to cut, and has a nice smooth, hard, rich texture. I added more shea butter to it, and got a wonderfully moisturizing soap. It doesn't lather much, but if I were to choose between bubbles or a mild, moisturizing soap that makes my skin feel soft, I'd go for the shea soap every time! Will definitely order again.
Rating: This is my least favourite soap base. It is very difficult to work with as it creates tons of little bubbles (and is hard to cut). The other bases from ND are way better.
By:Marta, Ajax, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 22-Apr-2012
Rating: Didnt lather so well, but did miracles for dry skin !
Rating: This soap has NO LATHER, whatsoever. Although, it does rinse clean and leaves no residue. My friends prefer soaps that actually lather! Will not order this one again. Might have better luck with this base if you embedded a loofah sponge or even ground loofah in it.
Rating: Once you get past the lack of lather, this is a great soap. My daughter has eczema and can't use any brand of soaps or shampoos so I use this for her baths mixed with vitamin e oil and calendula oil.
Rating: As always, very happy with the product I received. Not only is the packing job top notch, my customers LOVE the shea butter soap, they say its great on the hands, very moisturising (leaves hands soft and smooth), and no residue or film where you leave it sitting in a dish or on the sink ledge. I was told not to change, so I will have to go with demand, plus I happen to agree with them! Thanks for the great prices and service, so nice to get that these days.
Rating: Very nice and able to get a really nice lather once you let the bar get wet enough for a few seconds. It has a creamier type of lather than some of the others and I have also blended this base with others and get nice results. Like mixing equal parts of the Shea Butter base with the Non-Certified Organic or the Clear Base to vary the types of lather. It's wonderful. I also like to make layered bars too that look really nice, like pouring a layer of colored and scented clear base and let set, and then a layer of shea butter base and let set, and then another layer of another blend in a similar color or lighter and let set. All scented of course. It's so much fun to be creative.
By:Naomi, Chatham, Ontario Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 22-Aug-2011
Rating: This base as a beautiful richness to it, but doesn't seem to lather.
It solidify extremely rapidly, making it a almost impossible to make soaps using molds that needs perfectly clean/straight limits to join to part perfectly after.
It is easy to use in normal shaped molds.
Rating: Although I like the softness of this soap, I find the fact that there is no lather to be a definite disadvantage. If you don't mind not having lather, then by all means, go ahead and buy it - you won't be disappointed - but if it's lather you're looking for, the Goat's Milk is a better option, in my opinion.
Rating: This soap is really wonderful. I just love it! It leaves my skin so soft and moiturized. But, for me, nothing will ever beat their olive soap ;)
I would buy this soap again for sure!
By:Christine, North Vancouver, British Columbia Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 03-Sep-2010
Rating: The shea butter base is wonderful.
Leaves my skin feeling smooth and soft
Rating: This absolutely surprised me. I have not been a big fan of Melt and Pour Soap up until NOW that is. I got a really decent lather, and my dry skin felt soft and wonderful. My next purchase will be a case!!!! you can't beat that price. AWSOME.
Rating: The shea butter base moisturizes quite well when using to wash your hands. The soap is fragile, because if it is heated in a double boiler more than once it hardens up and is not open to melting again. Amazing foaming content with Shea and my friends and I really like the fact that it comes nothing short of perfect Shea!!
- BUY IT
By:Arm, Mississauga, Prince Edward Island
Date: Loyal Customer Since: 07-Apr-2010
Rating: Great price!!! less than half of what i was paying before. Leaves your skin feeling smooth and soft! Love it!
Rating: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring this back soon!! I am going crazy waiting for it to be back in stock!! I really love it, and need more for my shop!! :)
By:Kristina, Ile Perrot, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 28-Oct-2008
Rating: Ok, ND is awesome!! I used to buy this soap base elsewhere on-line and it was double the price! Now I can get a lot more for my money and the quality is amazing!!! THANK YOU!!!! :)
By:Kris, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 28-Oct-2008
Rating: What I like about doing business with New Directions isn't just only the good ethical product that they boast of but the beautiful people that work there that makes it all worth while, Vicikie, Romona and all the rest of beautiful people there, past and present, Todd and counting Beau too, and can't forget the boss himself Alex. Love you all, Love and kisses(lol) RAs Emmanuel .
Rating: This base is wonderful. I use it very often in my products, and have always been very happy with the results. It is creamy and unscented, which makes adding my own natural additives a breeze!
Rating: This base is a good quality one. On another hand, it is opaque, and clear. Unless I made a mistake.
There is a big advantage of containing 5% shea butter.
By:Louise, Montreal, Quebec Top ReviewerDate: Loyal Customer Since: 25-Feb-2006
Rating: This soap base is GREAT! Very soft with a creamy but not oily sensation. It partially hydrated the skin, leaving it smooth and soft. Really a excellent product.
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Customers may purchase products from New Directions Aromatics Inc. only with the clear understanding that all products must be used at their own discretion, and only after referring to the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and all other relevant technical information specific to the product. New Directions Aromatics Inc. shall not be held responsible for any damages to property or for any adverse physical effects (including injury or bodily harm).
New Directions Aromatics Inc. shall not be responsible for any damages resulting from use of or reliance upon this information. The user of the product is solely responsible for compliance with all laws and regulations applying to the use of the products, including the intellectual property rights of third parties.
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Further, New Directions Aromatics is not responsible for the comments made in the customer reviews, nor when products are used in ways not suitable to their purpose (for example, fragrance oils in toothpaste; bath salts in metal containers; additives used in larger amounts than recommended).
As with any manufacturing process, New Directions Aromatics strongly recommends small lab scale testing for evaluation purposes prior to full commercial manufacturing. As the ordinary or otherwise use(s) of this product is outside the control of New Directions Aromatics Inc., no representation or warranty, expressed or implied is made as to the effect(s) of such use(s) (including damage or injury), or the results obtained.
The liability of New Directions Aromatics Inc. is limited to the value of the goods and does not include any consequential loss. New Directions Aromatics Inc. shall not be liable for any errors or delays regarding an order, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
Please note, the International Federation of Aromatherapists do not recommend that Essential Oils be taken internally unless under the supervision of a Medical Doctor who is also qualified in clinical Aromatherapy. In addition, Essential Oils must be properly diluted before use in order to avoid any damages to property or adverse physical effects (including injury or bodily harm).
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