Coffee Bath Truffle Project
These Coffee Bath Truffles are the perfect way to treat yourself. They're made with a combination of coffee seed oil and cocoa butter wafers. The blend of Espresso and Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil gives them an irresistible scent.
The base of these truffles is baking soda, citric acid, and a small amount of Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (SLSA). SLSA is a skin-safe surfactant that creates bubbles in your bath products. In this recipe, it creates creamy and dense bubbles, helps the bath truffle fizz slightly slower, and helps the oils and butters mix in with the water.
We added dry coffee grounds to the mixture to give the truffles a cute speckled look. We also added a few whole coffee beans to the bottom of each mold. If you're concerned with the beans going down the drain, you can skip them.
Looking for more bath bomb making supplies? Try these DIY bath bomb kits.
What You Need:
Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
- Sodium Bicarbonate - 1 lb
- Citric Acid - 1 lb
- Espresso Fragrance Oil - 2 oz
- Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil - 2 oz
- Coffee Seed Oil - 1 oz
- Organic Cocoa Butter Wafers - 1 lb
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate - SLSA - 1 Jar
- Polysorbate 80 - 1 oz
- Witch Hazel - 1 lb
EQUIPMENT:
- Disk Mold and Package, Plastic - 10 molds
Instructions
You will need:
- About 15 Disk Bath Bomb Molds
- 32 oz. Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
- 16 oz. Citric Acid
- 3 oz. SLSA
- 1 Tbsp. Dry Coffee Grounds
- 1 oz. Coffee Seed Oil
- 2.5 oz. Cocoa Butter Wafers
- 0.7 oz. Espresso Fragrance Oil
- 0.3 oz. Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil
- 0.5 oz. Polysorbate 80
- Witch Hazel in a Spray Bottle
- Whole Coffee Beans
Follow these steps:
1
In a large bowl, mix together 32 ounces of baking soda and 16 ounces of citric acid. To get rid of clumps in the mixture, you can push the powders through a sifter or break them up with your fingers. Very carefully, add 3 ounces of SLSA to the large container (do not put it through the sifter). NOTE: SLSA is extremely fine and powdery, so it can become airborne easily. It's not dangerous, but it can make you cough and irritate your throat. Wear a mask to prevent that.
2
In a small glass container, mix together 1 ounce of coffee seed oil and 2.5 ounces of cocoa butter wafers. Melt in the microwave using 30-60 seconds bursts. The cocoa butter takes a little while to melt. Be careful when removing it from the microwave, as it may be very hot.
3
To the melted butter, add 0.5 ounces of polysorbate 80, 0.7 ounces of Espresso Fragrance Oil, and 0.3 ounces of Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil. Stir thoroughly to combine.
4
Pour about half of the oil mixture into the dry bath bomb ingredients and start to mix with your hands or a stand mixer. Add the remaining oil and continue to mix thoroughly until there are no large oil clumps.
5
Test the consistency of the bath truffle mixture. The perfect consistency is similar to wet sand and it holds its shape when squeezed. If it’s too dry, use one hand to spritz the mixture with witch hazel and one to mix. Continue spritzing until the mixture holds its shape.
6
Place several coffee beans into the bottom of each mold. Press the bath truffle mixture firmly into the molds. Only fill to the bottom lip or the lids won’t fit.
7
Allow the bath truffles to dry overnight. Remove from the molds and enjoy!
To use, place the bath truffle directly under the running faucet and crumble with your hands.
Tutorial credits
Photographer: Amanda Kerzman
Coffee Bath Truffle Project
- LEVEL Beginner
- TIME 1 hour
- YIELD About 15 Bath Bombs
Project Description
These Coffee Bath Truffles are the perfect way to treat yourself. They're made with a combination of coffee seed oil and cocoa butter wafers. The blend of Espresso and Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil gives them an irresistible scent.
The base of these truffles is baking soda, citric acid, and a small amount of Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (SLSA). SLSA is a skin-safe surfactant that creates bubbles in your bath products. In this recipe, it creates creamy and dense bubbles, helps the bath truffle fizz slightly slower, and helps the oils and butters mix in with the water.
We added dry coffee grounds to the mixture to give the truffles a cute speckled look. We also added a few whole coffee beans to the bottom of each mold. If you're concerned with the beans going down the drain, you can skip them.
Looking for more bath bomb making supplies? Try these DIY bath bomb kits.
You will need:
- About 15 Disk Bath Bomb Molds
- 32 oz. Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)
- 16 oz. Citric Acid
- 3 oz. SLSA
- 1 Tbsp. Dry Coffee Grounds
- 1 oz. Coffee Seed Oil
- 2.5 oz. Cocoa Butter Wafers
- 0.7 oz. Espresso Fragrance Oil
- 0.3 oz. Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil
- 0.5 oz. Polysorbate 80
- Witch Hazel in a Spray Bottle
- Whole Coffee Beans
Follow these steps:
1
In a large bowl, mix together 32 ounces of baking soda and 16 ounces of citric acid. To get rid of clumps in the mixture, you can push the powders through a sifter or break them up with your fingers. Very carefully, add 3 ounces of SLSA to the large container (do not put it through the sifter). NOTE: SLSA is extremely fine and powdery, so it can become airborne easily. It's not dangerous, but it can make you cough and irritate your throat. Wear a mask to prevent that.
2
In a small glass container, mix together 1 ounce of coffee seed oil and 2.5 ounces of cocoa butter wafers. Melt in the microwave using 30-60 seconds bursts. The cocoa butter takes a little while to melt. Be careful when removing it from the microwave, as it may be very hot.
3
To the melted butter, add 0.5 ounces of polysorbate 80, 0.7 ounces of Espresso Fragrance Oil, and 0.3 ounces of Vanilla Select Fragrance Oil. Stir thoroughly to combine.
4
Pour about half of the oil mixture into the dry bath bomb ingredients and start to mix with your hands or a stand mixer. Add the remaining oil and continue to mix thoroughly until there are no large oil clumps.
5
Test the consistency of the bath truffle mixture. The perfect consistency is similar to wet sand and it holds its shape when squeezed. If it’s too dry, use one hand to spritz the mixture with witch hazel and one to mix. Continue spritzing until the mixture holds its shape.
6
Place several coffee beans into the bottom of each mold. Press the bath truffle mixture firmly into the molds. Only fill to the bottom lip or the lids won’t fit.
7
Allow the bath truffles to dry overnight. Remove from the molds and enjoy!
To use, place the bath truffle directly under the running faucet and crumble with your hands.
Tutorial credits
Photographer: Amanda Kerzman