Coloring soap that fragrance turns brown?

athallr · Apr 10, 2014

Couldn't figure out how to shorten the title, lol. I have never used vanilla stabilizer and was wondering if anyone had tried coloring a soap with a fragrance oil which turns it brown and how it turned out? I'm making almond scented soap this morning but was contemplating putting in some titanium and red oxide or electric bubble gum colorant but just wasn't sure what the outcome would be.

lsg · Apr 10, 2014

I would either use vanilla stabilizer or embrace the brown.

dixiedragon · Apr 10, 2014

Titanium dioxide will lighten it some, but you won't get white. I sometimes add ground spices, and the speckles look nice with the brown.

athallr · Apr 10, 2014

Lol, I love that saying, embrace the brown

and I do love brown soap but was just contemplating something different...I never remember to order the stabilizer!

Obsidian · Apr 10, 2014

I have a thread that shows a soap turning brown. I only used one color, so far its still showing but its darkened a lot. I don't think a light color would survive.
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=44511

lsg · Apr 10, 2014

Why not use a brown oxide for color and name the soap chocolate almond?

athallr · Apr 10, 2014

Great idea

hmm. I have cocoa powder...think that would work? It usually discolor to light tan I think.

dixiedragon · Apr 10, 2014

You could also HP it.

songwind · Apr 10, 2014

dixiedragon said:
You could also HP it.

That doesn't stop the fragrance oil from changing the color. You should see my Jasmine & Vanilla shave soap after a few months.

seven · Apr 10, 2014

this is one of my pet peeves actually. i really hate discoloration from FOs. I would add a dark color instead, so i don't have to see the discoloration.

some FOs, like pink sugar, is notorious for dark brown discoloration. so strong, that even it will eat the pink from the embeds that i put in the same soap. I've stopped using stabilizer, it's just another unnecessary spending.

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