jaybyrd Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 I tried making one of those CP recipes for a kitchen soap that uses coffee grounds, that are good for getting things like onion & garlic off your hands. I kept seeing recipes on lots of sources, all basically just using strong coffee for the lye water and adding the grounds at trace, all with rave reviews. So I made it, with a simple coconut, lard, olive & castor oil, just a pound. After I unmolded and cut it, over the next day or so I kept getting whiffs of, well, mildewed garbage, which I finally realized was the soap - the deodorizing soap. I toughed it out for a couple of days more, hoping it would go away while it cured, but couldn't stand it any more & just threw it with the rest of the garbage. Geez, I could have used that lard to make tamales. I mean, sure, maybe it would have taken onion smell from my hands, but only by replacing it with that nasty stench. Is there some trick to this kind of recipe that I missed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Add a little creamer?(sorry, couldn't help myself ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybyrd Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Add a little creamer?(sorry, couldn't help myself )Ba-dump-bump kish! j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudsnwicks Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 The coffee smell does eventually go away. I made a batch not too long ago. It smelled weird for a few days but then gradually the smell faded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOAPFREAK Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Ba-dump-bump kish! jROTFL!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMary Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Ba-dump-bump kish! jlol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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