I love a good coffee soap that exfoliates your skin.
Coffee soap.
I just tried a cold process soap today with coffee grounds in it.
This diy coffee soap recipe has a fresh brewed coffee scent and exfoliating properties.
This homemade coffee soap recipe is made using real coffee.
I love brewed coffee as the liquid in soap.
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Using coffee instead of water does not give soap a coffee smell.
Using coffee instead of water makes the soap quite dark so keep that in mind when choosing the color palette.
It is very easy to make since it utilizes a melt and pour soap base.
I have used coffee water to make hot process soap and then add embeds after the cook.
3 tablespoons pure vanilla extract.
Coffee usage in soap.
The coffee soap molds.
Cup used coffee grounds.
You can incorporate coffee into your soap in several different ways.
To make this coffee soap recipe i used mason jar lids that i covered with some coconut oil.
It is a bit rough but it is great on the hair and is great on elbows and feet.
The homemade soap is a simple craft project that produces giftable results and is perfect for soap making beginners.
The mason jar lids did leak a bit of soap out but i placed them on paper towels so the mess was contained easily.
It does smell very bad when you add the lye but that eventually fades.
If you re using plain brewed coffee don t worry about the soap overheatin because it doesn t have sugar.
1 oz coffee fragrance oil for soap and candles optional you can buy coffee scented oil over the internet 2 medium sized enamel or stainless steel pots never use aluminum soap molds store bought molds shoe box lined with freezer paper a small pan small plastic containers or a capped pvc pipe.
1 lb shea butter melt and pour soap base.
Of course silicone molds work best but i wanted round soaps and i didn t have another mold.
This is a super simple coffee soap recipe.
Not only does coffee naturally help to neutralize tough odors on hands from cooking but the natural caffeine present in coffee is believed to have strong anti inflammatory properties.
Just realize that the more you use the more exfoliating your soap will be.
How to make vanilla coffee soap.
Coffee is known to absorb food odors like garlic and fish which makes coffee soap a great product for home cooks looking to neutralize food odors on their hands.
Prepare a square silicone soap mold by cleaning drying and spritzing with rubbing alcohol.
I like to use 1 4 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of coffee grinds per pound of base oils.
Then carefully slice 1 pound of shea butter soap base into cubes that are approximately to 1 in size using a soap knife.
An additional benefit of making your own coffee soap is that it uses extra strength coffee and inexpensive coffee grounds both for its scent and as a natural exfoliant.