A simple melt and pour shea butter base is used in this homemade hazelnut and coffee soap recipe, so it is perfect for beginners. Great soap for sensitive skin with slightly abrasive properties (if you use real coffee grinds).

Making your own homemade soap has so many benefits, but I especially love that I can choose my own scent and colour combinations.

This Hazelnut Coffee Soap Recipe is one of my favourites because it smells absolutely amazing, just like a freshly brewed cup of hazelnut coffee.

A simple melt and pour shea butter base is used in this homemade soap recipe, so it is perfect for beginners, and even those who just want something easy to make.

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The addition of fresh hazelnut coffee grounds and cinnamon bark essential oil combine to give this soap a wonderful scent.

The benefits of using real coffee grinds in this homemade Hazelnut & Coffee Soap

The benefits of having a real coffee grounds in this soap, is not just for the flavour and the look, but the grounds will make your skin nicely smooth as you use this soap.

You can also choose to recycle your used coffee grounds in this soap recipe!

I’ve used hazelnut coffee grounds in this recipe, but if you don’t have this particular flavour, you can use an unflavoured coffee grounds or add hazelnut fragrance instead of cinnamon.

You can pretty much use any kind of flavoured coffee to make this soap, just pick that you have in your kitchen cupboard.

Whichever type of coffee grounds you decide to use, make sure that they are dry. Any water will react with the soap base and you might not get as good set as you’d hoped for.

Equipment

Large measuring cup, glass is best
Spoon or wooden popsicle stick
Soap Mould

Hazelnut &Coffee Soap Ingredients

¾ lb shea butter melt and pour soap base

1 tbsp hazelnut coffee grounds (or just normal coffee grounds) – dry

10 drops cinnamon essential oil (or hazelnut essential oil if using regular coffee grounds and you want the hazelnut smell)

Cut your soap base into 1 inch pieces and place in measuring cup. Microwave for 30 seconds. Stir very well. If not completely melted, repeat at 10 second intervals until fully melted, stirring in between.

Stir in coffee grounds. Make sure they are evenly distributed to ensure that they set well.

NOTE: Your coffee grounds needs to be dry to prevent growth of bacteria. You also don’t want to have any water element in your soap as this would prevent the soap from setting well.

Add essential oil. Stir well. Make sure that the oil is distributed well. Try to smell the soap base and decide for yourself if it needs more essential oil or not.

This is pretty much a personal choice, but don’t be tempted to add to much as the oil might react with your skin – especially if you have a very sensitive skin.

Pour mixture into the soap moulds.

Lightly spray with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming on the soap. This is not completely necessary, if you don’thave rubbing alcohol, but as I make quite a few different soap, I already have it in my cupboard.

If you don’t have rubbing alcohol, skip this step and just tap the soap mould several times sharply on the work desk to get rid of any visible air bubbles on the top of your soap.

Little air bubbles are not a problem, but if you have too many, they could make your soap weaker (because they are essentially just air) and it might not be as firm as you need it for washing and general use.

Let set for about 60 minutes in a room temperature and remove from mould. Don’t place the soap into cold room or close to anything that’s too warm, as this would prevent it from setting well.

If your soap is not set within 60 minutes, leave the soap for a little longer, until it comes from the mould itself – don’t force it, otherwise you might break your mould.

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