Using Black Lava Sea Salt in CP Soap
I did a batch of Goat's Milk CP soap last weekend and I decided to add some cool looking Black Lava Sea Salt that i found at Henry's (grocery store). So here is my recipe:
Coconut oil 25%
Olive Oil Pomace 25%
Palm Oil 15%
Sunflower Oil 15%
Canola Oil 10%
Castor Oil 10%
Goat's Milk
Lye
I brought it to trace, then separated it into two containers. I used a little extra castor oil (like a tsp) to premix the black oxide pigment and a green oxide pigment in plastic baggies. Then I colored the two containers and mixed them up. I mixed the black lava sea salt into the green color only.
Then I vaselined (new word?
) an empty clorox kitchen wipes container (washed and dried - I love 'found' molds!). I had my husband hold the mold and slowly turn it as I poured in both colors at the same time. I was really really hoping this would turn out cool.
It sorta did... The swirl came out kinda neat, but all over where the salt is it seemed to have bleached out the color in the soap and created white-ish halos? Not sure how else to describe it...
This is right out of the mold and just cut:
This is the soap after one week. It seems to have mellowed a little?
My question is, why did the salt do that in the soap? Was it black dye on the salt? It did leave a black color on my hands when I handled it. And is it safe to use/sell. I was hoping to sell this at a craft fair and on Etsy, but not if it's dangerous in any way.
Thanks!