Devil Woman Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I stumbled onto this board the other night and have been reading and looking at all the beautiful soaps you all make. I have not been doing soap for very long, maybe three or four months now. I started with CP soap and have now made three batches of HP soap. I like both methods and at some point will be adding both types of soap to my web site and after looking at all of Brenda's pictures I want to try making whipped soap the way she does! They are so beautiful and creamy looking. I also like the whipped butter stuff that looks like a DO dish of ice cream. I have searched that out also and will be trying that too, I just don't know when I will be able to sleep...LOL! It is a lot of fun but very addicting. I have been doing candles for approximately 9 years and embeds for about 3 years. Some of you may know me has WaxCocoon. Now that I have board you all to death the question I need to ask is: I want to know what is the amount of TD do you add to a 48 to 55 ounce batch of soap? I have tried to swirling and they are not coming out to bad I just need to go further into the mold when swirling. Another question I have is what do you all use for color: liquid, solid, natural, what! There are so many choices out there! Where do you get all of the beautiful colored mica's, the only color I have is a irridescent whitish color, I had no idea you could get mica in so many colors....well I have bothered all of you long enough. I can't wait to get some advise from all you expert soapers and please be patient with me I know I will be asking more questions.TIA,Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von691 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 www.soapsupplies.netThis is where I get my micas. If you sign up for email list they send out specials sometimes. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriWV Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Yvonne for some reason that link won't work for me.I found this site, is it the same one?http://www.soapsupplies.net/home.htmlForgot to add also, I use a tsp of TD per pound of oils to my soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaVida Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Hello! This is my first post I'm looking for a Tan colorant... nothing shiny.. more of a dull color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
after the rain Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Tan? If you use a vanilla based FO, you'll get a tan to brown color. I have a blue mica that makes a very nice tan :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaVida Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Tan? If you use a vanilla based FO, you'll get a tan to brown color. I have a blue mica that makes a very nice tan :-)Blue Mica making tan? .... ok... hmmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Tan? If you use a vanilla based FO, you'll get a tan to brown color. I have a blue mica that makes a very nice tan :-)LMOA.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Tan? If you use a vanilla based FO, you'll get a tan to brown color. I have a blue mica that makes a very nice tan :-)I have blue liquid that makes a very nice pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skg Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 cocoa powder will make a tan color also - more for dark brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryinCary Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I have blue liquid that makes a very nice pink. I think I must have the same blue liquid--LOLI also have a green that turns brown (without Vanilla FO) :rolleyes2 I love soaping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyna Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Pigments work very nicely in both CP & HP. You can get a very nice variety pack of them from www.cosmeticformulator.com. I also use a lot of food colors. Some work and some don't in CP. Greens turn red in CP, Yellow works fine, Blue will turn pink to purple (depending on how much you use), Red will work (but make sure its Red 40-avoid red 3, it fades terribly).But in general, the pigments work much more dependably than the food colors for CP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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