Coloring with black-eyed susans

[gsc]

I would like to try coloring my soaps with black-eyed susans from my garden. For anyone who has done this - do the petals have to be dried first? Also, has anyone tried preserving them for future use by placing them in the freezer?

 

[Susie]

I Googled that question and got this:

http://www.mullerslanefarm.com/soapcolors.html