cm4bleenmb
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My step-son swears my coffee soap is the only thing that has ever cleared up the acne he gets on his shoulders.
5% CO
70% Crisco (with palm)
10% hemp oil
15% shea butter
PPO: 1 oz finely ground coffee, 1 teas cornstarch, 1 TBSP heavy cream
I also mix my lye with strong coffee instead of plain water. I don't add any scent. It's actually a darn nice soap the way it is, but I use it as a kitchen soap and I would like to increase the bubbliness of the lather a little bit for me.
I used Soapcalc and just left it set to 5% for the superfat discount, I did not factor the fats from the cream into it, and my lye was fresh from Essential Depot.
My thoughts are: 1) mix some sugar into my lye water or 2) replace some of the shea with castor.
It cleans just fine and I don't want to loose any of the conditioning, I don't think either of these would result in a drastic change to the basic formula. Am I on the right track here? Any input would be appreciated.
Oh, and if anyone wants to use this recipe, feel free.
5% CO
70% Crisco (with palm)
10% hemp oil
15% shea butter
PPO: 1 oz finely ground coffee, 1 teas cornstarch, 1 TBSP heavy cream
I also mix my lye with strong coffee instead of plain water. I don't add any scent. It's actually a darn nice soap the way it is, but I use it as a kitchen soap and I would like to increase the bubbliness of the lather a little bit for me.
I used Soapcalc and just left it set to 5% for the superfat discount, I did not factor the fats from the cream into it, and my lye was fresh from Essential Depot.
My thoughts are: 1) mix some sugar into my lye water or 2) replace some of the shea with castor.
It cleans just fine and I don't want to loose any of the conditioning, I don't think either of these would result in a drastic change to the basic formula. Am I on the right track here? Any input would be appreciated.
Oh, and if anyone wants to use this recipe, feel free.
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