saratk
Active Member
Hi everyone! I'm so excited to join and have high hopes for how everyone's expertise will help me to soap better.
I made the following recipe 2 weeks ago. I tried it out in the shower a few days ago and noticed 3 issues I'd like to improve:
1. It's a firm bar but gives when I press a finger into it hard. My other bars don't do this so it's a bit softer than I'd prefer. What in the recipe is making it not so hard? Or has it not cured long enough?
2. The slip of the soap on my skin after using the soap is sticky. Like my skin is just so dang stripped of oils that, if there was sound effect to my hand rubbing my arm, it would be like tires screeching. Is this the "cleansing" element? How do I make a less stripping bar and more of a moisturizing bar?
3. There is very little lather. What can help create more lather?
Mocha Scrub Bar recipe:
248 g. chilled coffee
111 g. lye
198 g. refined coconut oil
113 g. unrefined cocoa butter
340 g. olive oil (I used pomace)
85 g. sweet almond oil
57 g. kukui nut oil
.88 g. coffee essential oil
3 g. used coffee grounds
2 g. cocoa powder
whole coffee beans (for decoration)
If anyone has oil/butter substitution suggestions that would help the above issues, please note I would prefer *not* to use palm oil.
Thank you in advance for any help with this. I really appreciate it!
Best,
Sara
I made the following recipe 2 weeks ago. I tried it out in the shower a few days ago and noticed 3 issues I'd like to improve:
1. It's a firm bar but gives when I press a finger into it hard. My other bars don't do this so it's a bit softer than I'd prefer. What in the recipe is making it not so hard? Or has it not cured long enough?
2. The slip of the soap on my skin after using the soap is sticky. Like my skin is just so dang stripped of oils that, if there was sound effect to my hand rubbing my arm, it would be like tires screeching. Is this the "cleansing" element? How do I make a less stripping bar and more of a moisturizing bar?
3. There is very little lather. What can help create more lather?
Mocha Scrub Bar recipe:
248 g. chilled coffee
111 g. lye
198 g. refined coconut oil
113 g. unrefined cocoa butter
340 g. olive oil (I used pomace)
85 g. sweet almond oil
57 g. kukui nut oil
.88 g. coffee essential oil
3 g. used coffee grounds
2 g. cocoa powder
whole coffee beans (for decoration)
If anyone has oil/butter substitution suggestions that would help the above issues, please note I would prefer *not* to use palm oil.
Thank you in advance for any help with this. I really appreciate it!
Best,
Sara