This vanilla honey coffee bar soap recipe is the perfect way to enhance your soap making to the next level. The best part is that it’s easy, simple and perfect for using around your home. Better yet, plan to make several of these coffee melt and pour soap bars as gifts for Christmas, birthdays, showers or just because presents!
If you have made melt and pour soap recipes before, you have an idea about what to expect. But if this is your first time making bar soap, let’s walk through a few things you are going to want to know.
WHAT SUPPLIES DO YOU NEED TO MAKE MELT AND POUR BAR SOAP?
The supplies are simple when it comes to making melt and pour homemade soap. For any melt and pour bar soap recipe you will need a melt and pour base and a soap mold. For this recipe, you will also need vanilla essential oil, espresso powder and raw honey. I love this soap mold set from amazon since it comes with three different molds, including plain and detailed.
When it comes to other melt and pour soap recipes, you will find various natural skin enhancers and natural exfoliators. For this recipe, the espresso powder is the natural exfoliator and raw honey is the natural skin enhancer. Other natural skin enhancers and natural exfoliators are included my melt and pour homemade soap step-by-step guide.
DETAILED VANILLA HONEY COFFEE BAR SOAP MAKING GUIDE
STEP ONE : Chop up 1 pound of your melt and pour soap base into similar size pieces, about 1-2 inches in size. This will make it easier to melt and stir the soap.
STEP TWO : Place the pieces of melt and pour soap into a double boiler on your stovetop. For mine, I used a large saucepan with water halfway and a 4 cup glass measuring cup to make pouring into the molds easier. Heat water to a gentle boil, stirring the soap pieces after they start to melt.
STEP THREE : Continue stirring the soap until smooth and no pieces are left. Once that happens, remove the measuring cup from the stovetop and dry off the bottom. The measuring cup will be hot, so make sure to have towels and pot holders nearby. Turn off the stove.
STEP FOUR : Add the vanilla essential oil, espresso powder, raw honey directly to the melted soap based in your measuring cup. For 1 pound of soap base, I would suggest using 30-40 drops of the vanilla essential oil (there is about 100 drops in one 5ml bottle). Then you can 1-2 teaspoons of espresso powder and raw honey . I always start with the smaller amounts, and then add more if needed.
Mix the ingredients well, as this is your only chance for them to combine. Then pour into your soap molds of choice. I find that this makes around 5 bars of soap, depending on the exact molds you use.
STEP FIVE : Leave the soap in the molds for several hours to overnight. I find the soap is usually ready after a few hours, but I like to leave it overnight to be sure it has hardened. Peel the molds back slowly and gently, so the soap comes out clean and beautiful.
STEP SIX : If you aren’t going to use your melt and pour homemade soap right away, then you will need to wrap your soap so it stays in good condition for your future use. I like using parchment paper to wrap the vanilla honey coffee bar soap, but you can also use plastic wrap, coffee filters, tissue paper, scrapbooking paper and wrapping paper.
vanilla honey coffee bar soap recipe
Materials
- 1 pound melt and pour soap base
- 30-40 drops vanilla essential oil
- 1-2 tsp raw honey
- 1-2 tsp espresso powder
Instructions
- Chop up 1 pound of your melt and pour soap base into similar size pieces, about 1-2 inches in size. This will make it easier to melt and stir the soap.
- Place the pieces of melt and pour soap into a double boiler on your stovetop. For mine, I used a large saucepan with water halfway and a 4 cup glass measuring cup to make pouring into the molds easier. Heat water to a gentle boil, stirring the soap pieces after they start to melt.
- Continue stirring the soap until smooth and no pieces are left. Once that happens, remove the measuring cup from the stovetop and dry off the bottom. The measuring cup will be hot, so make sure to have towels and pot holders nearby. Turn off the stove.
- Add the vanilla essential oil, espresso powder, raw honey directly to the melted soap based in your measuring cup. For 1 pound of soap base, I would suggest using 30-40 drops of the vanilla essential oil (there is about 100 drops in one 5ml bottle). Then you can 1-2 teaspoons of espresso powder and raw honey . I always start with the smaller amounts, and then add more if needed.
- Leave the soap in the molds for several hours to overnight. I find the soap is usually ready after a few hours, but I like to leave it overnight to be sure it has hardened. Peel the molds back slowly and gently, so the soap comes out clean and beautiful.
- If you aren’t going to use your melt and pour homemade soap right away, then you will need to wrap your soap so it stays in good condition for your future use. I like using parchment paper to wrap the vanilla honey coffee bar soap, but you can also use plastic wrap, coffee filters, tissue paper, scrapbooking paper and wrapping paper.
Notes
IS THIS VANILLA HONEY COFFEE BAR SOAP RECIPE FOR BEGINNERS?
Yes, absolutely! Melt and pour bar soaps are perfect for beginners. There are limited ingredients that you need to buy, while the directions are short and to the point. It really is as easy as it sounds, melt soap, add ingredients, pour into soap molds. Just make sure you have all of the supplies and ingredients before you start making the recipe!
TWO THINGS TO AVOID WHEN MAKING BAR SOAP
While you can re-heat the melt and pour soap, be careful of doing this too many times. It may ruin the texture of the soap after the third or fourth time. Also, there is such a thing as too much of a good thing when it comes to the natural skin enhancers and natural exfoliators. If you add too much to your melt and pour bar soap, then it may not harden completely. This will cause problems with the soap coming out of the molds, as well as when you start using it.
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