Our Monday Spotlight is here and today we're bringing you some information on our Coffee & Cream soap!
This is another one of our soaps that's gone through some big changes!
We wanted to get away from using a fragrance oil and really make it all natural, so we tossed out the Espresso Fragrance Oil and replaced it with Pure Coffee Bean Oil. Now you'll get the true scent of coffee from our bars! We've also added a touch of cocoa powder - not so much for the smell, but as an added benefit for the skin.
Coffee Bean Oil has a lot of benefits as well. The smell of coffee not only wakes you up, but it also gives the feeling of relaxation. Caffeine also stimulates the skin helping to tighten it, reduce puffiness, and reduce inflammation, making you feel and look more awake!
Why do we call it Coffee & Cream? There's actually no cream in this bar of soap - unless you're a fan of Keto Coffee, which can include coconut oil as a cream substitute! But regardless, this bar is 100% vegan!
When making this soap, we do it in two parts.
The first part is a mixture of palm oil, coconut oil, and shea butter create an opaque color that looks like cream.
For the second part, we take a portion of this mixture in a second bowl and add in charcoal. This gives the appearance of plain black coffee.
Once both are ready, we pour the charcoal blend into our soap mold as a base layer. After giving it a moment to settle, we carefully pour the plain oil mixture into it, just like you would cream into coffee! After another minute, we take our swirl tool and gently blend the two layers together just a little more, which gives each bar it's unique pattern.
Come join us again next Monday, when we shine the spotlight on our Muscle Relief bath bomb!