How can I put some coloring in my homemade soap?
Soap not Soup! LOL.
Ok, now i will answer that i am awake lol.
there are many ways to add color to soap (and other skin care products). this can include natural colorants (e.g. beet powder), FD&C dyes, and micas …just to name a few. these colorants come in a variety of forms (e.g. liquid, gel, powder, wax chips, etc.).
the colors [of the soap examples below] were achieved by blending (in various combinations) the three primary colors (in transparent and opaque oxide) along with black and white opaque oxide. the colorant used (by drops) is a concentrated gel (manufactured by tkb trading), which is triple the concentration of the regular colors.
(colors react differently to clear and opaque bases …you can't achieve a deep dark color with a white opaque base. but you can create an opaque dark color by adding dark opaque oxide coloring to a clear base …you can darken most colors by adding black oxide.)
Use food coloring.
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Comment by Opa — December 20, 2008 @ 3:13 pm
Ok, now i will answer that i am awake lol.
there are many ways to add color to soap (and other skin care products). this can include natural colorants (e.g. beet powder), FD&C dyes, and micas …just to name a few. these colorants come in a variety of forms (e.g. liquid, gel, powder, wax chips, etc.).
the colors [of the soap examples below] were achieved by blending (in various combinations) the three primary colors (in transparent and opaque oxide) along with black and white opaque oxide. the colorant used (by drops) is a concentrated gel (manufactured by tkb trading), which is triple the concentration of the regular colors.
(colors react differently to clear and opaque bases …you can't achieve a deep dark color with a white opaque base. but you can create an opaque dark color by adding dark opaque oxide coloring to a clear base …you can darken most colors by adding black oxide.)
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Awake now not a soup recipe
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Comment by charontheloose — December 20, 2008 @ 3:28 pm
Any food that stains your clothes will "stain" your soap.
Some really good ones for deep color are blueberries, beets or beet juice, carrots, plums, wine, grape juice. Some flowers will work, too. You can boil the flowers to release the color.
You can also use food coloring if you are looking for a non-natural source. Cake decorating stores will allow you to find liquid, powder and paste versions of dyes and a wide range of colors.
Have fun with your soap!
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Comment by AF427 — December 20, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Liquid food colouring works, if you want subtle pastel colours.
I haven't tried it, but I'd bet that the paste food colourings sold in places that specialize in cake-decorating supplies would also give a more intense colour to your soap.
However, having seen many vividly-coloured tongues from "cleaning the bowl" from coloured frostings, I'd be cautious about whether the dyed soap might, in turn, dye the user.
I have seen dyes specifically for soaps in crafts stores, but haven't tried them.
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Comment by Roz Madrid — December 20, 2008 @ 3:51 pm
crayons.
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Comment by liatrus_v — December 20, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
Food coloring will color it up just fine madam. LMAO
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Comment by Little Mountain Mama — December 20, 2008 @ 5:00 pm