charcoal soap

[thefarmerdaughter]

My charcoal soap went gray instead of black. Used tablespoon per lb of oils. Activated charcoal from supplement section of drugstore. Mixed with a little castor oil before adding at trace. when I poured, it was jet black, turned gray while in mould. I didnt think charcoal morphed Sented with tee tree oil and lime EOs. Pics to follow, Its not ready to cut yet.

 

[Lindy]

Oh I've had it morph lighter on me. :? To get a really nice black soap you are going to get grey lather but that is okay. My recommendation is to double the amount of charcoal you used to take it blacker.

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

Ok thanks Lindy. Did your soap continue to lighten as it cured?
These pics dont do it justice. It appears black, but trust me in real life its grey

 

[Lindy]

Those look gorgeous you know. Mine didn't brighten as it cured, it just remained the same....

 

[judymoody]

Your soap is beautiful!

I've gotten very dark gray with charcoal as well. If you gel, it helps to darken it a bit more.

I have switched to black oxide for the most part. It's less messy too.

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

thanks its nice to hear, after making many soap I'm not proud of. All part of learning! This was my first time doing a spoon swirl. As I worked my batter went from medium to thick. that's why I have more of a layer on top. I need to work faster next time . Yeah the charcoal was messy, emptying it out of the capsules was a pain, I ruined a shirt. But I was going for an acne type soap, for my teenage brothers.

 

[Hazel]

I think your soap looks great. I really like the layered swirl effect you achieved in it.

 

[Lindy]

I buy my charcoal from a supplier and it is loose powder... I hated the capsules :evil:

 

[Pepsi Girl]

I think your soap looks great. I really like the layered swirl effect you achieved in it.

I second Hazel !!! They look great!!!

 

[cp chick]

I like it too! I haven't tried using my charcoal yet. So many possibilities, so little curing space!

 

[Hazel]

So many possibilities, so little curing space!

So true! At least for me, it's the same...not enough space.

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

I've already sent that soap packin! Its my brothers soap, Let it set on his shelf to cure. Now I have more room on mine :twisted:

 

[Pepsi Girl]

I've already sent that soap packin! Its my brothers soap, Let it set on his shelf to cure. Now I have more room on mine :twisted:

I like the way you think!!

 

[LisaNY]

Beautiful soap! I use activated charcoal. It's super fine. Don't know if it's different than what's in the capsules, but my charcoal soap comes out very black at 1T PPO.

 

[Cake Baby]

Ok thanks Lindy. Did your soap continue to lighten as it cured?
These pics dont do it justice. It appears black, but trust me in real life its grey

How did you get such a pretty and soft lime color in your soap? if you dont mind telling us, what color is it and from where? Those bars turned out beautiful!

 

[thefarmerdaughter]

How did you get such a pretty and soft lime color in your soap? if you dont mind telling us, what color is it and from where? Those bars turned out beautiful!

Hehehehe, yes well its courtesy of crayola. I added a few shavings for kicks. Its for personal use only, so I figured what the heck.