Coffee soap ?

[Sexymess]

I want to make coffe soap. I have the recipe i am using. I was wondering if I could do a 50% water reduction and mix the lye, then add the the other 95% triple brewed, with distilled water coffee at trace
And 5 % cream? Will that still make it a nice brown color? I don't want to do a coffee lye because I am splitting my recipe and doing the other half something else. And adding water and cream to the other batch. Iam weighing it exactly in Half

 

[shunt2011]

You need to mix the lye with at least an equal amount of water. Then yes, you can add the difference in coffee. You will get a nice brown soap. I actually add some of the spent grounds into one of my soaps.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

You can also add the lye to a slightly weaker coffee solution, but it stinks like a skunk died in a sewer, so the 50% solution with a strong coffee solution is the better option!

 

[earlene]

If it doesn't seem dark enough for you, add a bit of cocoa powder (dissolve it thoroughly before adding to the soap.) I've used strong coffee as my lye solution, but not as half & half, so not sure how dark it would be, but think it would be a bit more pale. The milk is a fine idea, but make sure it's not cold when you add it. I'd pour it out ahead of time & let it warm to room temp, mix it into the oils prior to adding the lye. But you can add it after the lye, too.

 

[Arimara]

I prefer instant coffee for coffee soap. It's so much easier to deal with.

 

[Sexymess]

I did it. And yes it wasn't as dark. Thank you for the tip about the coco. I added some. I have it in my new stand up mold (mould?)

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Unless you're soaping cold, the cream is a heater and will turn tan. I agree with Earlene about coco powder for brown -- it has a nice feel, like corn starch, and it adds a bit of antioxidant action too. Also, vanilla FO goes brown too -- even fudge brown depending on which one you use.

Looking forward to pics!
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[Sexymess]

These are the soaps. I like the recipe. It's the fist one I tryed and it works for me. The soap did get very hot. I think I will skip the milk next time. It took me 2 days to get the soap out of the pvc pipe lol, I was smacking it on the ground, finally put it in the freezer. Then pushed it with a water bottle. I am waiting on an order. I am going to scent it next time and see how that goes. Thank you for all of the advice. I am going to do test batches before putting soap in the pipe.

 

[WeaversPort]

These are the soaps. I like the recipe. It's the fist one I tryed and it works for me. The soap did get very hot. I think I will skip the milk next time. It took me 2 days to get the soap out of the pvc pipe lol, I was smacking it on the ground, finally put it in the freezer. Then pushed it with a water bottle. I am waiting on an order. I am going to scent it next time and see how that goes. Thank you for all of the advice. I am going to do test batches before putting soap in the pipe.

I've heard several people use freezer paper as a liner to help unmolding.

 

[Zany_in_CO]

Hey Sexy! I think your soaps are pretty cool looking. Using a water bottle to push the soap out was brilliant. Too bad it took ya 2 days to think of that! LOL (Just teasin' ya) Keep up the good work! And now, for your viewing pleasure, Amanda Gail at Loving' Soap Studio has a short video on how to remove soap from a PVC pipe. The trick really is to leave a bit of room at the top and don't fill all the way up. (That goes for pringle cans too, BTW) Here's a link:

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