So in the name of science and seeking the truth, my pot roast is in the oven, and I have the official results to report as follows:
After handling the meat and cutting various veggies and putting the roast on to cook, I even "washed" my hands with some minced garlic to make them as pungent as possible. Then I washed my hands with my week-old coffee soap. (The soap was made with strong coffee as a full water replacement and a tsp of used grounds, and scented with EOs.) After the first washing, food odors were minimal though still noticeable. I washed a second time and could not detect any food smells after that.
Did the soap eliminate odor because of the coffee, or would any soap have done that? So I "washed" my hands with more minced garlic to try and find out.
I used a sweet orange and lavender EO soap this time. After two washings I was still able to detect a very mild garlic smell. But right now, an hour and no more washings later, I don't smell even a hint of garlic on my hands.
So I'm still not entirely sure if the coffee is more magic than other soaps for eliminating odor. What I did notice for sure is that the coffee soap, even at only 1 week old, was incredibly bubbly with great lather. I didn't know coffee was a bubble-booster, so I've learned something after all!
Now, to go check on that pot roast...
After handling the meat and cutting various veggies and putting the roast on to cook, I even "washed" my hands with some minced garlic to make them as pungent as possible. Then I washed my hands with my week-old coffee soap. (The soap was made with strong coffee as a full water replacement and a tsp of used grounds, and scented with EOs.) After the first washing, food odors were minimal though still noticeable. I washed a second time and could not detect any food smells after that.
Did the soap eliminate odor because of the coffee, or would any soap have done that? So I "washed" my hands with more minced garlic to try and find out.
I used a sweet orange and lavender EO soap this time. After two washings I was still able to detect a very mild garlic smell. But right now, an hour and no more washings later, I don't smell even a hint of garlic on my hands.
So I'm still not entirely sure if the coffee is more magic than other soaps for eliminating odor. What I did notice for sure is that the coffee soap, even at only 1 week old, was incredibly bubbly with great lather. I didn't know coffee was a bubble-booster, so I've learned something after all!
Now, to go check on that pot roast...