Lorrie Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Ok, how do you all color lavender soap. I have heard stories that it is very hard to get a nice shade of lavender when doing cp and that your lavender soap end up morphing to a grayish color. So for those of you that have lavender colored soap What's your secret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grannyscandles Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I have some nice soap dyes that make a pretty lavender color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 i have only been successful one time with coloring my lavender soap lavender. what i do now is leave it plain and add lavender buds. seems to still sell well for me HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaybee23 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I got a nice lavender with the Select Shades colors I used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltbox Pantry Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Hi,I never had a problem colouring my Lavender CP soap. I use violet ultramarine mix it in with 1 tbsp of oil before hand...let it sit while you are getting everything ready. For a 4lb batch I use approx 1/4 tsp.Hope this helps,Saltbox Pantry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I use lavender fields from MMS. Perfect every time. http://www.thesage.com/catalog/Colors.html?mmsID=0e405fa3faf8be0e068458c815091da5Scroll down to Lavender Fields. I mix it with some of the soap with my SB because it is hard to incorporate without the SB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I also use violet ultramarine to color mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I've gotten that color 3 ways.1. Blue food coloring -- goes purple in an alkaline environment2. UM Violet3. Liquid purple colorant from Dragon Lily EssentialsHTH!Oh, the gray color results from not using enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorrie Posted March 14, 2006 Author Share Posted March 14, 2006 I've gotten that color 3 ways.1. Blue food coloring -- goes purple in an alkaline environment2. UM Violet3. Liquid purple colorant from Dragon Lily EssentialsHTH!Oh, the gray color results from not using enough.Thanks everyone and Thank you AJ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnyeg Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 i've had success in the past mixing red and blue oxides together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnitaG Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I use BCN gel tones & get a very nice lavender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Dragon lily's "polar bear purple" will give you any shade you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryGirl Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I did what anita did and Used Gel tones too! from bcn.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsyjen Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Alkanet seed infused in oil is a natural coloring option. Depending on the ph of your soap, you will get a color in the range from lavender to deep blue to purple. I believe the Miller Soap site has pictures of an alkanet seed colored soap batch - hers turned a very dark purple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I made a discovery tonight - I have been hearing raves about subbing RBO for a portion of OO in recipes - so I tired it. The jury is still out on this one as there were so many issues that occurred using the RBO and one of them was a colorant issue. My lavender soap turned out the ugliest color I have ever made in all my years of soapin'. The only difference in the recipe was the RBO, everything else and every procedure was the same 'ole same 'ole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I use RBO all the time now and have never found any problems with coloring that I didn't have with OO. Doe's your RBO have additives? The high temp additive cause problems with soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I have trouble getting red's with my RBO. Even with red oxide it comes out purple. I use riceland. Any suggestions Gene? (or anyone else)For now I just use Olive instead of RBO when I'm shooting for reds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridith Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I made a discovery tonight - I have been hearing raves about subbing RBO for a portion of OO in recipes - so I tired it. The jury is still out on this one as there were so many issues that occurred using the RBO and one of them was a colorant issue. My lavender soap turned out the ugliest color I have ever made in all my years of soapin'. The only difference in the recipe was the RBO, everything else and every procedure was the same 'ole same 'ole.Aha, that is why my MMS Lavender Fields did not turn lavender last time I used it. I used RBO instead of OO. I never thought of that!! Instead, it came out more of a royal blue color. While I like how my soap and color turned out, I really wanted a deep purple since I was soaping Goddess but, Lavender Fields was all I had and I knew I had gotten a good color from it before - just not dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I have trouble getting red's with my RBO. Even with red oxide it comes out purple. I use riceland. Any suggestions Gene? (or anyone else)For now I just use Olive instead of RBO when I'm shooting for reds..I use mostly fd&c color and don't have problems. Don't understand why the oil would cause problems? Color mutations in soap are nearly always a result of the high phHave you tried D&C red 33 Lake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I use RBO all the time now and have never found any problems with coloring that I didn't have with OO. Doe's your RBO have additives? The high temp additive cause problems with soap.I just checked, I don't see any additives - I just got it from Columbus Foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Aha, that is why my MMS Lavender Fields did not turn lavender last time I used it. I used RBO instead of OO. I never thought of that!! Instead, it came out more of a royal blue color. While I like how my soap and color turned out, I really wanted a deep purple since I was soaping Goddess but, Lavender Fields was all I had and I knew I had gotten a good color from it before - just not dark.I made soap a few weeks ago with RBO and used lavender fields and it is a medium purple. I also used mostly white oils though, that might have something to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 i've had success in the past mixing red and blue oxides together.Oooh, sounds cool -- I feel an experiment coming on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 ... Don't understand why the oil would cause problems? Color mutations in soap are nearly always a result of the high phHave you tried D&C red 33 Lake?Olive oil used in high %s can affect the color a bit, since it's so yellow. Kind of like fighting the automatic white color of wax to get dark colors, It skews the color a bit. The old Labcolor site had a color chip chart that was separate for high olive products for that reason... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Lilac Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 In my case it's not the OO - I use olive oil all the time and get white bars of soap - it's the RBO in this case that is the culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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