Further Adventures with Coffee and Soap.

Last weekend I decided to make some more coffee soap. I made some refinements to the techniques I used last time.

 

·       Combine your various bits of soap in a microwavable bowl. Old soap can be crumbled. Newer or larger pieces are shaved into flakes.

·       Add some coffee grounds and mix.

·       Add sufficient water to cover the mixture. A little too much water is better than too little. Instead of water you can use any cold coffee that is with the grounds, or a mix of water and coffee. Neither water nor coffee need to be cool, for that matter.

·       Place bowl in microwave and heat for a couple of minutes.

·       When the soap appears to be softening and melting remove the bowl from the microwave and stir the contents to ensure coffee and soap are mixed.

·       Dump the mixture into a sieve or colander to remove the excess liquid.

·       Place the drained mixture on a sheet of Clingfilm. Wrap in Clingfilm and use to roll the mixture into a long sausage.

·       Flatten the sausage to form an elongated bar.

·       Allow to cool naturally.

·       Once cooler, cut the bar into smaller, more handy, pieces. Cutting the end of the bars square lets you stand the soap up on its narrow end, presenting more surface to dry.

·       Leave the soap to further cool and dry. It will be ready to use the next day.

 

Coffee soap does not produce a lot of lather but has a gentle abrasive effect. Give it a try!

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