Kymber Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 How do you guys mix your powdered colors into your CP soap? Do you just toss the powder in and then stick blend the crap out of it to mix it or do you do it a different way. Was thinking of this today as I was making soap and cussing my lavender because it wasn't mixing like it should.....and leaving color specks in the soap.....and of course the more I stick blended it the stiffer it became......Mell of a Hess on my Lavender, Cucumber & Sage....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I mix it with a bit of water and make sure it's smooth. Usually I just use the liquid of the top, KWIM? The lumps seem to stick to the bottom... (I use a dixie cup with about 1T oil for 1/2 tsp oxide).Tried with glycerin - what a lumpy mess and I ended up with little powder pockets in the soap - not a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I mix it with a bit of my liquid oils until it's a smooth paste at the bottom of the cup. Then I mix it in with soap I pull out at thin trace. If it's for a solid color, I'll dump it back into the rest of the oils - if it's for a swirl, it's ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymber Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 I mix it with a bit of water and make sure it's smooth. Usually I just use the liquid of the top, KWIM? The lumps seem to stick to the bottom... (I use a dixie cup with about 1T oil for 1/2 tsp oxide).Tried with glycerin - what a lumpy mess and I ended up with little powder pockets in the soap - not a good thing!You use oil or water? I usually don't have a problem with my oxides mixing in nice and smooth but today we had a soap fairy reunion at my house. They came from all over! And the biotches broke my oven too. 2 year old oven and when I turn it on......there is no gas sound and of course doesn't light. BUT the burners on top work great. So no oven to pop my mold into to gel. It is wrapped in blankets on the bed in the guest bedroom and I just peeked and it did gel. I am so done playing in soap today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymber Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 I mix it with a bit of my liquid oils until it's a smooth paste at the bottom of the cup. Then I mix it in with soap I pull out at thin trace. If it's for a solid color, I'll dump it back into the rest of the oils - if it's for a swirl, it's ready to go.Doing it that way Robin are you then able to stir it into you thin traced soap instead of having to stick blend it in? Because the stick blending of course accelerates the soap.......which in turn leaves no time to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I smoosh the powders with a rubber spatula into a dab of glycerin before incorporating the color into the soap batter. Or just pre-mix the powders into glycerin and spoon out a bit for coloring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Girl Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I discount my water 10% in my recipe, then mix the oxides with a tiny bit of water till they're lump free. Works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I've done it both ways. At first only water worked for me, lately it's been oil (it was a typo tho - I meant to say oil).I think it depends on the colorant. I keep meaning to try a bit of each in oil and in water and write down which seems to "dissolve" it better.I think I already said it, but the "smoosh a bit in glycerin" did not work for me at all. Ugh! Anyone want to paint their husband brown and black? I scented that soap with some masculine FO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1_AJ Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Most of the oxides I've bought said mix with oils. Most of the UM's said mix with water. The TD I've bought said mix with either.I just avoid having to remember which to dissolve in and go w/ glycerin for all. Simplifies everything for my tired, aging brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I use glycerine too till I get to a smooth paste and then add the soap and stir like mad or beat it with the Gizmo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heirloomoriginals Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 I use oils with my UM (from WSP) and mix in a small dixie cup with a popsicle stick. When I mix it with my soaps, I usually stick blend, especially if I have a few clumps.Steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinInOR Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Yes, if it's going back into the pot, I've added it to enough soap to smooth it out, and I can stir it back in with my spoon. I rarely use my stick blender after I get my first emulsion - I only use my slotted spoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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