Homemade Soap Recipe - Java Jumpstart (Coffee)

Enjoy this homemade soap recipe that uses coffee grounds and oatmeal to create a wonderful exfoliating soap that's great both in the kitchen as well as in the shower.

My son helped me create this recipe and it remains his favorite to this day. Bursting with the spicy scents of ginger, cinnamon and clove, the juicyness of sweet orange and the exotic scent of patchouli this bar is truly a winner in my books.

Base Ingredients	Grams	Ounces	Percentage
Shea Butter	135 gr.	4.762 oz.	15%
Coconut Oil	225 gr.	7.937 oz.	25%
Olive Oil	315 gr.	11.111 oz.	35%
Castor Oil	90 gr.	3.175 oz.	10%
Palm Oil	135 gr.	4.762 oz.	15%
Distilled Water	324 gr.	11.429 oz.
Lye	125.248 gr.	4.418 oz.

Water as % of Oils = 36
Super Fat/Discount = 5%

Optional Additives	Measurement
Ginger E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Cinnamon E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Clove E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Patchouli E/O	1/2 tsp. (2.5 ml)
Sweet Orange E/O	6 tsp. (30 ml)
Finely Ground Oatmeal	2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Cocoa Powder	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Finely ground coffee	1 Tbsp. (15 ml)
Confectioners Sugar	1 tsp. (5 ml)
Orris Root Powder	1 tsp. (5 ml)

For basic instructions on how to make homemade soap, visit The Process page and then follow the additional directions below.

1. Bring the soap to a light trace and pour a thin layer into the bottom of the soap mold.


2. Add the finely ground mix of cocoa powder, coffee grounds, orris root, sugar and ground oatmeal to the rest of the base and thoroughly mix.


3. Now add the essential oil blend...you will have to work very fast fast at this point or the soap will cease.


4. Pour the scented base over the white soap in a zigzag pattern going left to right and top to bottom until you have a grid like pattern.


5. Quickly run your spatula through the soap in the same grid like pattern to drag the white soap through the brown until you have a nice pattern.


6. Insulate the soap and cut when cooled.

Many more Homemade Soap Recipes can be found on our main recipes page.