Ground Egg Shells in Soap

[busymammaof3]

Coffee Grounds & Corn Meal

I made a soap for gardeners and mechanics...and professionals alike...by using my milk soap recipe and adding coffee grounds and corn meal. It was a wonderfully abrasive soap that cleansed well and didn't cut or irritate the skin. Of course, it's not for the face. But it cleanes my husbands hands well. He's a cement operator for Halliburton and always comes home with nasty hands. He liked the soap and wants me to now make more. I have used it on my face...to test it's abrasiveness. It is of course rough, as that is why I added those ingeredients. But for a once a week exfoliating soap...if used gently...worked great for me! And I have very sensitive skin.

 

[carebear]

That's assuming you're making CP soap, not m&p, or even scrubs. You know how people like to experiment--if someone reads that eggshells were used in soap, they'll try it in something else. I didn't read the recipe, so I don't know if it was addressed or not, but it seems to me the responsible thing to do, when you're promoting certain "unusual" ingredients is to also point out any dangers.

That is an EXCELLENT point. I completely forgot about MP soap (I don't play in that arena so I'm self centered I guess ).

Absolutely risks should be pointed out and I'm glad you brought this up.

 

[Jaaret]

Ground Apricot Kernals

Thanks for the continued thread on abbrasives in soap. I've made a soap with ground apricot kernal meal. It was included in a melt-n-pour kit that was given to me and launched me into soapmaking. I find it to be too scratchy feeling but my partner loves it as an after gardening soap. I like using finely ground oatmeal or ground almonds. I've used cinnamon powder in my cinnamon and ginger EO soap. I liked it but some people who tried it gave me the feedback that it feels a little scratchy to them so I stopped adding it.

 

[carebear]

I've tried many abrasives. My faves for hands are pumice and ground apricot meal. For body I prefer salt or sugar and jojoba beads.

 

[Dalziel]

what about using a mortar and pestle to grind the shells?

 

[xyxoxy]

I'm curious to hear the results if anyone does try egg shells.

I wonder how well a coffee grinder would work? I use mine for everything including making powdered sugar when I just need a bit for waffles.
And since I'm on the subject... here's a tip I learned. Toss in a handful of dried rice and run it whenever you feel the need to clean your coffee grinder. Works GREAT!

So far the only abrasive I've tried is coffee grounds for my kitchen soap which came out pretty scratchy... but that's what I wanted.