Following suit to many other foods that were once considered vices, coffee has recently received attention for it's rich antioxidant content. There have even been benefits associated with coffee's most famous component, caffeine. As a result, coffee based skincare products have become very popular. Coffee Bean Butter is created by hydrogenating the oil that is pressed from roasted coffee beans along with soybean and/or sunflower oils. This highly moisturizing and aromatic butter is a lovely shade of beige, reminiscent of coffee flavored ice cream. The consistency is soft and smooth, but what will catch your attention first is the heavenly aroma of fresh brewed coffee. Coffee Bean Butter is as beneficial as it is appealing. It's high polyphenol content makes it excellent at retaining moisture. It is high in antioxidants and may have some sun protection value.
This butter makes an excellent ingredient in fresh creams and lotions. With its naturally rich aroma, Coffee Bean Butter can be used to add a natural scent to a product. Body Butters and massage bars, and bath melts are more wonderful formulas to use with Coffee Bean Butter. Also, try adding other naturally scented butters and oils to your formula to create unique natural scent combinations. Cocoa Butter, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil or Cocoa Powder would mix beautifully with Coffee Bean Butter.
I’ll bet that’d go very, very nicely with some vanilla or hazelnut fragrance.
Oh yes! Pretty much anything that smells delicious in coffee will smell delicious with Coffee Bean Butter.
I am thrilled with the Coffee Butter I got from FNWL in the form of the blended Mochacchino Butter. The Cocoa Butter with the Coffee Butter gives my new Shea Latte Souffle Body Butter the most scrumptious natural fragrance and silky feeling! I will definitely be getting this regularly!
I have recently been experimenting more and more with butters and waxes. I have found that the fomualtions tend to be gooey and sticky compared to other batches of soap I have made when I remove them from the primary mold. Could this be due to the fact that I am using a higher percentage of butters and waxes or could the culprit be from something else?
P.S. once out of the primary mold and exposed to air the batches are fine.
Changing the ingredients in your soap is almost certain to change the soap’s all around texture, from un-molding, to the finished product. While there are definitely other factors that can cause differences in texture, if you are using a similar formula each time, I would guess that the difference in ingredients is causing the difference in texture.
I will have to add coffee bean butter to my wish list for the new year.
That is a great idea, Debbie. I would recommend this butter to any coffee lover. The scent is incredible. When this butter is melted, you are almost tempted to drink it since it looks and smells so much like delicious coffee. Have you checked out the Mochachinno Butter? It is a blend of Coffee and Cocoa Butter, and another indulgent choice for coffee lovers.