Showing posts with label cocoa butter. Show all posts
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Caffienated Exfoliation


Here it is! My official first try at coffee soap. It has cured after 4 weeks and not a moment too soon! This wonderfull soap is made up from palm kernel,palm as well as moisturizing and conditioning oils such as canola and safflower. Cocoa butter not only hardens the soap but is soothing and hydrating to the skin. But that is not even the best part! The best part is I replaces 3 ounces of the lye water with fresh brewed coffee!! Then I added 1 ounce of fresh coffee fragrance oil to give the odor a boost and real coffee grounds as an exfoliant. I was skeptical to coffee being exfolient but when I tried in the shower, I was hooked! It removed all the dead skin from winter dryness and made me feel like I had baby skin! I bought a long shower brush so I can rubberband this soap to it and finally fix the skin on my back so it will not itch! The odor is not overpowering but subtly sweet and uplifting.