emkiley
New Member
Hello! I'm new to soap making, and have three batches under my belt so far, all with fresh goat milk as the base (I'm freezing the milk in blocks and gradually sprinkling the lye on a frozen block while stirring constantly---this seems to keep it from burning/discoloring too badly). So far, so good!
I'd like to make a coffee soap, but I tend to dislike artificial fragrances, so I thought I'd steep some coffee grounds in the goat milk before I froze it, and then add some fresh, very finely ground coffee at trace. I heated up the milk and steeped coffee in it today (haven't made the soap yet), and... it smells awful! Normally, I don't think goat milk smells bad at all, but in the past, I've only ever drunk it fresh or made yogurt from it---I'd never heated it until steeping coffee in some today. Will this goaty smell go away once I mix it up with the lye and oils and stir in the coffee powder, or should I abort now before wasting a batch of materials?
I'd like to make a coffee soap, but I tend to dislike artificial fragrances, so I thought I'd steep some coffee grounds in the goat milk before I froze it, and then add some fresh, very finely ground coffee at trace. I heated up the milk and steeped coffee in it today (haven't made the soap yet), and... it smells awful! Normally, I don't think goat milk smells bad at all, but in the past, I've only ever drunk it fresh or made yogurt from it---I'd never heated it until steeping coffee in some today. Will this goaty smell go away once I mix it up with the lye and oils and stir in the coffee powder, or should I abort now before wasting a batch of materials?