One for the coffee lovers! These coffee infused soaps smell so delish, and the coffee grounds act as a light, natural exfoliant, perfect for removing kitchen odours from your hands! The natural discolouration from the Turkish Mochaccino Fragrance and the coffee grounds will colour the soaps on their own, or you can choose to add some Espresso Mica colourant for a richer brown colour.
Ingredients:
- 730g Goatsmilk Melt & Pour Soap Base
- 7 - 10g/ml Turkish Mochaccino Fragrance Oil
- 1 tablespoon dry coffee grounds (we used Nespresso pods, but any coffee grounds will do!)
- Vanilla Colour Stabiliser - This will offset the discolouration
- 6 Cavity Half Cylinder Silicone Mould
Optional:
- Espresso Mica - for a richer, chocolatey brown coloured soap
- Chocolate Gold Mica - for the chocolate drizzle on top of the soap *you'll need approx. 1tsp clear melt & pour soap for this to work best
- Pipettes - for the chocolate drizzle on top of the soap
Equipment:
- 1 Litre Microwave Safe Jug
- Glass beaker or measuring glass
- Silicone Spatula or stirrer
- Sharp knife - to cut the soap
- Digital Scales - Useful but not essential
- Thermometer - Useful but not essential
- Isopropyl Alcohol and Spritz Bottle - Useful but not essential
Method:
- Prepare the coffee grounds and ensure they are dry - we used the contents of 2 small pods for this batch size
- Dice 730g Goatsmilk Melt & Pour Soap Base into 1 - 2cm cubes, and place them in a microwave safe jug
- Cover the jug with some cardboard and heat in microwave in 30 second bursts on medium low until melted - stir every so often
- Take care not to overheat the soap; the ideal temperature is 55 - 60°C when melted
- Measure 7 - 10g/ml Turkish Mochaccino Fragrance into a small beaker and add 1 tablespoon of coffee grounds. Stir well to combine and remove any little lumps
- Add the coffee and fragrance mixture to the melted soap and stir well.
- If using Espresso Mica to darken the soap, add this into the melted soap base now and stir to combine well.
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When the temperature has reached approximately 50 - 55°C, pour soap into the mould cavities (Note: the soap will begin setting up at 49°C. 50 - 55°C is perfect for the best suspension of the coffee particles. If the soap is too hot, the particles will sink to the base and won't be evenly dispersed through the soaps. If you aren't using a thermometer, a skin will start to form at 50°C, that's how you know it's the right temperature to suspend the coffee particles but still pour.)
- Allow to set and cool completely before unmoulding.
- You can now wrap the soap, or if you want to decorate them with soap drizzle, have the isopropyl alcohol ready.
- To drizzle some soap over the top, melt a teaspoon of clear melt & pour soap, add some Chocolate Gold Mica and stir well to remove any little lumps. If there are still some little dry spots use a spritz of alcohol to dissipate them.
- Cut the very tip from a disposable Pipette and use this to drizzle over the top. Spritz the soap with isopropyl alcohol, draw up some melted soap and then drizzle over the top.
- That's it you are done!
- Wrap the soap for storage or place in an airtight jar.
| Difficulty: | Beginner |
| Yields: | 6 bars |
| Time: | 45 mins |
| save: | No |
| sale: | No |
