Coffee soap is another staple in the Great Cakes Soapworks line. Even though the fragrance changes from batch to batch, and I’ve added a few details like swirls and textured tops, the recipe remains pretty much the same. The coffee grounds work to eliminate odors and exfoliate the skin. It’s amazing what my customers have told me about this soap! Most soapmakers have heard the usual information about coffee soaps – that they work great in the kitchen when you are cutting up onions, garlic, fish and things like that. This is all true.

However, I have some customers who are using this soap for more unusual purposes. One is a high school photography teacher. She reports that coffee soap is the only soap that will remove photo processing chemical smells from her and her students’ hands. I have another couple who have a small farm with chickens and pigs. They love to use the coffee soap after doing chores. They say it’s the only soap that takes the animal smell off their hands.

Fortunately, you don’t have to use this soap on a farm, or in a dark room. You don’t even have to use it in the kitchen if you don’t want to. If you love the smell of cinnamon and vanilla, this soap will knock your socks off. It’s been sitting on my dining room table for the past few days, and it’s the first thing I smell when I walk in the house. I’m not sure I’m ready to put it on the curing rack in the basement storage room just yet!

Be on the look-out for the Cinnamon Bun Coffee Soap to be available the first part of February. Don’t worry, I made a double batch!