ajaxlepinski wrote:BroSlinger wrote:The old salt aftershave was awesome. Much much milder than expected, especially given the dark color. I love the savory pepper notes. It sets it apart from other bay rums. I wouldn’t change much about it. I actually wish it had more scent. Would make a nice cologne without the witch hazel. Thank you so much!!BroSlinger wrote: Btw, old salt is ajax’s Home brew. The guy on the label is his gramps. Great aftershave. DARK and m i l d.
Thanks for the feedback - it is appreciated!
I'll be making a new batch this weekend and when it's ready (in about a month) I'll send newholand and steiny a bottle.
Most aftershave manufacturers use essential oils to give their product the scent.
Using all essential oils means the batch is ready for sale immediately after mixing while, using dry spices requires a 4 week (minimum) brew time.
The only essential oil I use is, Jamaican Bay Leaf (Pimenta Racemosa) extract because, it's only available as an extract. Every single, Jamaican bay leaf is sold to essential oil manufacturers.
My other ingredients are right off the spice rack: allspice, clove, cinnamon, black pepper and I add tangerine peals.
Essential oils take longer to dissipate after splashing on.
The scent, imparted from the dry spices, evaporates shortly after applying the splash.... which is cool if, you work in an office full of bitchy people who complain about the cologne or perfume worn by their colleagues.
The bottle that you have is a blend of my second and third batches.
The second batch had too much cinnamon so, I made a third batch without cinnamon and combined the two.
I'm pretty happy with the way the blend turned out however, I'm going to kick up the tangerine a bit on the next batch.
oh MAN!
I just caught this! THAT sounds awesome-- would be totally willing to cover costs for that, man! that sounds like a for serial luxo item!
about all i make is my own deodorant outa organic biz with probably the same oils
but i'd also be willing to trade ya, too. all it is is corn starch, baking soda, coconut oil and generally some piney oil with clove, cinnamon, orange, and sometimes myrrh and frankincense! for summer i generally just do fir oil. funny enough.. it's the only deodorant that's EVER worked, and you can eat the stuff... not that it tastes good... my wife has a BIGASS chest of essential oils that we put in a diffuser-- and i snitch 'em to make stuff-- but never thought about making old bay or after shave... mebbe oughta start thinkin' more
