Coffee and Chocolate Soap ... Yum!

Here is my latest soap from last Thursday.  I was excited to try out some new ingredients.  This is my normal base with a few yummy items added into the mix.

Coffee Soap

I used triple brewed organic fair trade coffee in place of the lye water.  

I also added in fresh coffee grounds in the mix for a little fun and exfoliation.

The lye water was mixed outside due to the stinky factor :)

Olive, Coconut, Shea, Cocoa and Castor 

organic fair trade coffee

5% Superfat

Scented with Mocha Java FO 

from Camden Grey.

It has gotten much darker on the curing rack, can't wait to share a new photo

Dark Chocolate Soap

Olive, Coconut, Shea, Cocoa and castor

72% organic fair trade dark chocolate

5% Superfat

Unscented

I'm a little worried about the chocolate and whether or

not it will stain on a light washcloth. 

I was hoping for more of a mix of colors in my swirl

Thanks for looking!

I'll add more photos a little later :)

4 new soaps with natural colorants

I had some fun Tuesday night with my natural colorants and various pouring techniques.  The colorants came from Soap Making Resource.  I love that place!!

Olive, Coconut, Shea, Cocoa, Castor.

5% superfat

Colorant:  Activated Charcoal.

Unscented

first poured the non colored soap portion, about 2/3 at medium trace

High pour with the colored portion and

then ran a spatula up and down 

and back and forth in the mold

Olive, Coconut, Shea, Cocoa, Castor.

5% superfat

Colorant: Nettle Powder

Scented with Lime EO and Coconut FO.

First poured the non colored soap portion, medium trace.

At mid to thick trace I gently poured the colored on top.

Olive, Coconut, Shea, Cocoa, Castor.

5% superfat

Colorant: Indigo

Scented with Lavender and Patchouli EO

First poured about 1/2 of the non colored portion in to the mold

Then a light pour with the spatula over top of that

stuck the spatula in the mold after pour and jabbed a few time

up and down.

Olive, Coconut, Shea, Cocoa, Castor

5% superfat

Colorant:  Madder Root Powder

Unscented

In the pot swirl

Poured 5 dots of red into the soap pot.

Dragged the spatula from one spot to another

poured into the mold.

Soap Making Saturday - Gradient Salt Bar

Gradient dyed Salt Bar scented with Sea Fresh and Coconut and a batch of my basic recipe unscented.

On the left is my basic bar unscented.  It is a little sticky when un-molded.   But it creates wonderful creamy lather and even though it is unscented smells very sweet and yummy.  A+

On the right is my poor salt bar.  I was soaping late at night, I knew I had to cut this within a few hours.  I waited two hours, still to soft to un-mold.  I fell asleep and woke up to a crumbling mess.  I managed to get a couple bars cut.  I will try this again...

It was also supposed to be a gradient blue/green color using spirulina and woad powder.  that didn't work either.  The dark line is cocoa powder.  I also do not like the scent.  I found I am not a fan of fragrance oils, major headache, as in they stink!   I'll try to stick to EO's or unscented bars from now on.  Oh well it happens!  Can't wait to try again.