Coffee Soap Recipe
This Coffee Soap Recipe will make a nice soap bar for in the kitchen. It has been reported to take away the strong smell of onions and garlic from your hands.
It has been known to get out stains such as tomato paste or tomato sauce splatters. An exfoliating soap as well. Results may vary!
This recipe can be made with just one oil or fat. Here we will use 3 oils along with coffee grounds as an exfoliating agent. It’s a simple recipe to try.
Coffee Soap Recipe:
1. Oils a. Lard 80%…………..............................................…16.0 oz.
b. Canola Oil 10%…...................................…………... 2.0 oz.
c. Coconut Oil 10%…...…..................................……... 2.0 oz.
Three Oils Total = 100% = 20.0 oz.
2. Lye Amount ........................................ 2.81 oz.
3. H20 Amount ......................................... 6.55 oz.
4. Additive: Coffee Ground Amount: ...........1.0 oz. (or less) Added at trace.
Recommended amount of coffee grounds to use is 0.05% or less of the total oil amount for the batch. Also if you are using grounds, you can use fresh grounds or used grounds from your morning coffee maker. Either way will work. If you use fresh grounds you will see the coffee color in the rinse water as you lather up and wash. I’ve used over 10% coffee grounds in a batch. It turned out to be too much!
Coffee Soap Recipe by the numbers
The Lard is the majority Fat at 80%. It makes a harder soap bar but with very little lather and bubbly. Canola oil is used at 10% and it makes a soft bar with high conditioning qualities that are softening and soothing to the skin. Coconut Oil is also used at 10% and it is great for lather and bubbly qualities.
With our combination of oils we have a soap bar with these attributes:
1. Hardness number of (42).
2.The cleansing capabilities are at (8).
3. The conditioning quality is at (52).
4. The bubbly factor is at (8).
5. The creamy number is (35).
6. Iodine is at (58).
7. The INS number is (143).
So what do all these numbers mean? Well there are seven soap qualities to look for in a soap. These qualities are listed on the soap-calc. Combine and mix different oils and your numbers will change.
7 General Soap Attribute Ranges - Coffee Soap Recipe
Generally there are 7 ranges in each attribute category.
1 Hardness. Best range is between (29 – 54). The higher the number the harder the soap bar will be. The hardness number for our coffee soap is (42) which is good and within range.
2. Cleansing. Best range is between (12 – 22). The lower the number the more mild the soap. Our cleansing number is (8) and that’s good, it’s a very mild soap just below the range.
3. Conditioning. Best range is between (44 – 69). The higher the number the more soothing and softening to your skin. We have a number of (52) which is right in the center of the acceptable range. This is really good. Our soap will be soothing and soft to the skin.
4. Bubbly. Best range is between (14 – 46). Higher numbers in this category equate to more bubbly lather. Our Bubbly number is (8). This is out of the range scale but we will still have lather, just the minimum amount of lather.
5. Creamy. The best range is between (16 – 48). The higher the number the more lather you will have. Our Creamy number is (35). This is in range and will give us a good lather.
6. Iodine. The range here is anything (under 70). If your number is (under 70) the soap will not go rancid. Our number is (58). That’s well within the range to not go rancid.
7. INS. The best range here is between (136 – 165). The lower the number the more moisturizing the soap will be to your skin. We have the number (143). This is right in the center of the range and that’s great. Our soap bar will be a moisturizing bar.