akseattle
Well-Known Member
Okay, I have been having a terrible time with reds and bright oranges bleeding into white in my M&P soaps. It seems this is even worse in shea butter base and goat milk base. Those bases seem to be softer than a plain white base or a clear base. In a plain white base, it seemed like it took a couple months to start bleeding, and it was super gradual. In goat milk base it took exactly one week. Or maybe I just added too much EO? I did sort of pour in the peppermint ..... Could it be certain EO's that cause this?
Since coconut oil is supposed to make soap harder, I thought I'd try adding a little coconut oil to these softer bases to see if that will help. I also thought that I might make some embeds and let them sit there for a couple months to see if the embeds lose moisture, they will bleed less. I'm also thinking I should just try different micas. But, I'm wondering if anyone has this problem and if you have don't have a problem 1) what kind of a base are you using and 2) what mica are you using? or 3) if you were having this problem but have figured out how to prevent this, what did you do?
Thanks in advance if you have any suggestions or help to offer.
Since coconut oil is supposed to make soap harder, I thought I'd try adding a little coconut oil to these softer bases to see if that will help. I also thought that I might make some embeds and let them sit there for a couple months to see if the embeds lose moisture, they will bleed less. I'm also thinking I should just try different micas. But, I'm wondering if anyone has this problem and if you have don't have a problem 1) what kind of a base are you using and 2) what mica are you using? or 3) if you were having this problem but have figured out how to prevent this, what did you do?
Thanks in advance if you have any suggestions or help to offer.