This recipe makes about 5 pounds of soap. You can split the recipe in half or double it as needed for your mold size. You can also pour into cavity molds.

This is an all natural recipe with no added colorants or fragrance other than the Vanilla Bean.  Coffee extract is a botanical extract and not an essential oil so there is no aroma. Just pure awesome soap that is great for your skin!

Ingredients:

• 1800 gr BW Maker's Blend get it here
• 170 gr Organic Coconut Milk (Festival Brand is what I use)
• 110 gr Coffee Extract (I got mine from Bramble Berry)
• Approximately 1 tsp Vanilla Bean for 1/3 of the batter. (you can add more to incorporate into the entire batch. This will develop a nice color during cure)
• 247 gr lye
• 368.5 gr water
• 5 tsp Sodium Lactate or Himalayan Salt (add this to your lye water)
• 1 tbsp Coffee or Espresso grounds (i used fresh ground espresso)

Steps

1.  Measure out oils

2.  Measure and mix well the coconut milk and coffee extract.
3.  Carefully add lye water to the oils.
4.  Blend just to emulsion..
5.  Pour the milk and extract mixture in and gently mix until very light trace.
6. For 3 layers, I divided the batter into 3 equal parts (about 29 ozs ea)
7. Add Vanilla Bean to 1 part of the divided batter and blend well. (you can choose to not do layers and make the entire batch the same)
8.  Pour into your mold(s

Notes:

• You can reduce your wait time by making your lye solution with ice instead of water!
• If you want to pipe a design on the top like I did, just pour off some of the batter into a piping bag. Wait for the right consistency then pipe your design. I use a Wilton M tip.
• Add a garnish of coffee/espresso grounds on top to decorate.
• This soap might be a tad soft so you may want to wait a day or so before unmolding. It is worth the wait!! The lather is so dreamy.

 Have fun and I hope you enjoy this recipe!

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