Whipped Soap/ The Nizzy Method

[butterflybrat]

Helllo fellow soapers,

I have tried making whipped soap ala Nizzy Method. It was a fun experience and the soap was fantastic. The only thing problem I had was coloring the soap. I still am awaiting some micas that I've ordered online and so I used blue liquid food coloring and pink powdered food coloring. I have a big sliver sitting near my sink and have been using it quite a bit. The first time I tried it, I screamed to my brother: "It did not stain my hands!"

The thing that I was wondering about, since whipped soap is basically RTCP, would using food coloring be as bad as when you're using it with regular CP?

Thanks for all the help and suggestions!

P.S.

I do not sell soaps. This is just for my personal use.

 

[whisks]

i was under the impression that food colouring was only suitable for melt and pour and would most likely morph if used in CP. i need enlightenment.

 

[butterflybrat]

i was under the impression that food colouring was only suitable for melt and pour and would most likely morph if used in CP. i need enlightenment.

I need enlightenment too! lol!

I know that we're not supposed to use food colouring and I just tried it because I didn't have any natural colourant. The blue did morph into a very light purple but the pink powder food colouring turned into a pink/red hue.

I read on Nizzy's site that some of the whipped soap makers are use food colouring that's why I tried it.

I will post some pictures in a little bit.

 

[whisks]

ooh, yes please...post photos.

i actually have powder food colours, as well as the gels and liquids. i gues i could give them a go, but i don't want them to morph badly.

have you tried any natural colours? i bought some tumeric to try and i have tried paprika.

 

[butterflybrat]

have you tried any natural colours? i bought some tumeric to try and i have tried paprika.

I have tried natural colourants. ^_^ I have tried tumeric, paprika, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee, nutmeg, seaweed, and peppermint leaves.

I'm currently infusing some of my oils with anatto seeds for colour. Rosemary, thyme and cardamom to see how it would be with soaps. I also just found out that we have star anise so I might try and see if it would colour the oil and how it would affect my soap.

I am so excited to get my micas though. I want to see if I'll get some vibrant colors for once. lol!

Will post the pictures in a little bit. ^_^

 

[butterflybrat]

ooh, yes please...post photos.

Here're some of the pics Whisks:



See the lightish purple swirl? That's with the blue Mccormick liquid food coloring.
The reddish-pink swirl is from a pink powder food coloring that I bought from an asian supermarket.



I tried to use a piping bag but unfortunately my soap was a little bit runny so it didn't really turn out well.

I RTCP'd this soap and then did an oven process. ^_^[/url]

 

[whisks]

ooooh...impressive.

what's the whipped soap like? is it still dense like regular CP or light and fluffy?

thanks for posting!

 

[madpiano]

actually most food colours have a corresponding CI number. I haven't found one in the UK yet that doesn't have one but it may be different in the US, check wikipeda for your food colour to see if it has a corresponding CI number and is safe to use in cosmetics.

The only other problem with food colours is, that they can morph. Green tends to turn yellow, Blue Number 1 disappears, Blue number 2 turns more purple. Red is very stable.

I like working with the powdered ones, especially for bathbombs as they are much cheaper than micas and I can never get the liquid ones to mix in properly. Just don't use too much as the colours tend to bleed quite a bit (red trickles coming from your soap don't look so good) and if you use way too much they will stain washcloths and skin.

The powdered ones are a bit tricky to find here and although they are skin safe, I wouldn't recommend using them for food, unless you want to have kids pumped up with E Numbers and bouncing off the wall. Much safer in soap / bathbombs, lol. They are exactly the same stuff that is sold as M&P colours, just a lot cheaper. I contacted one of the UK companies as I couldn't find blue number 2 and they said they only sell that as cosmetic colour in the UK.

 

[butterflybrat]

what's the whipped soap like? is it still dense like regular CP or light and fluffy?

It's light and fluffy! ^_^ And really does float in water! I've tried and did the screaming thing again! LOL! My brothers are starting to think I'm going nuts!

I do a lot of baking and the whipped soap can be liken to making whipped cream unfortunately when I added my E.O.'s it became runny and lost the "whippedness". I tried whipping it for 15-30 minutes hoping it would get the whip cream texture again but ended up with just a glossy glaze type of texture.

It was fun to make though. Thank god for my KA stand mixer!

 

[butterflybrat]

actually most food colours have a corresponding CI number. I haven't found one in the UK yet that doesn't have one but it may be different in the US, check wikipeda for your food colour to see if it has a corresponding CI number and is safe to use in cosmetics.

Thank you for this tidbit of information. I'll check my food colourings and see. I ordered some micas but will be coming in about 2 weeks time so I just tried the food coloring since I was just experimenting. ^_^

Thanks again for the info!

 

[whisks]

thanks, bb. so being whipped, does it melt really fast?

 

[butterflybrat]

I made the soaps a couple of days ago and have only been using the end sliver.

Compared to CPed soaps end slivers I've tried, whipped soap holds better with regards to the melting problem. ^_^ The CP soaps end slivers I've tried after cutting and zap test, melts faster. . .way faster than the whipped soap.

You should try it and then let me know how it goes. ^_^

 

[memadeit]

I tried using food color in whipped soap last christmas. Some of the colors worked great, but..... some of them did not. As the soap cured, the color changed. It was intersting how much it did change during the color prossess. I would not suggest to use it if giving for gifts.

 

[whisks]

bb, i'm really tempted to try it, but i so love the feeling of a dense, heavy soap....maybe i will at some stage.

 

[madpiano]

I tried using food color in whipped soap last christmas. Some of the colors worked great, but..... some of them did not. As the soap cured, the color changed. It was intersting how much it did change during the color prossess. I would not suggest to use it if giving for gifts.

once you know the way they morph, it is fine. They ARE sold as M&P colours, so they are not exactly bad for cosmetics, but it will take some trial and error until you know, how they perform in CP soap. Blue Nr1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E133) is pretty much wasted in CP soap as it disappears completley (like magic ink) and it is the reason why green turns yellow, as green is usually made from Blue 1 and Yellow. But if you buy liquid blue M&P dye, this is exactly what you are getting. Just with the added mark-up for soap-safe dyes. So depending on what you use your food colours in and making sure you check online for skin safety/cosmetic approval, they can be a very cheap way of colouring all sorts of B&B products.

Just don't sneeze when you open the powdered ones....they are highly concentrated....my kitchen wall still looks like a 1980s accident with rag-rolling.....

 

[ironbrewer]

ooh, yes please...post photos.

Here're some of the pics Whisks:



See the lightish purple swirl? That's with the blue Mccormick liquid food coloring.
The reddish-pink swirl is from a pink powder food coloring that I bought from an asian supermarket.



I tried to use a piping bag but unfortunately my soap was a little bit runny so it didn't really turn out well.

I RTCP'd this soap and then did an oven process. ^_^[/url]

That soap looks good enough to eat.


YUMMIE BACON!!!