Coffee Soap Scrub Bar - too strong for rhinos!

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annamaison

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I made a soap scrub bar using melt & pour soap, coconut oil, a titch of BTMS, and coffee grounds. Regular ole coffee that I would use in my automatic drip coffee maker. The bar turned out perfectly. But SO aggressive on the scrubbiness. As in, could scour the hide off a rhino. It's so scrubby, that I can use it on my feet - it actually files down calluses, but is completely unsuitable for using anywhere else. We're talking red welts and injury territory here.

Unlike sugar or salt, coffee doesn't dissolve in water. It's like scrubbing yourself with ground up walnut shells, or sea-sand!

Is putting coffee in a scrub a terrible idea? Should I be using espresso-grind for a gentler effect?
 
Putting coffee in for a scrub is OK, but the question is how much did you add to how much soap, too much can be too much.
 
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