How can I color my soap?

[npsmama]

..preferably by using kitchen ingredients or stuff in the garden maybe?

thanks

 

[Guest]

well you can use food coloring.

I have seen a supplier demostrate that.. its within these recipes you will find your answer about food coloring.

annatto powder its like a redish color

Good Luck

 

[ilovedoxies]

I used baker's chocolate. Only takes a little.

 

[anhoki]

I love cocoa powder. I used it in the soap for my avatar. Also....

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

 

[Galaxy Girl]

So far I've used tumeric, which comes up a lovely orange colour.

Also pink clay, which comes out peach coloured.

Green Tea infusion instead of just plain water and fruit teas which colour nice pastel tones.

 

[ilovedoxies]

That's a great website anhoki!! I'm going to try the cocoa powder today.

 

[anhoki]

Cocoa powder is AWESOME!!! I love it.

 

[cdwinsby]

Here is a link to a page I made that has lots of ingredients from the kitchen and garden that can be used to color your soaps.

http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/herbal-natural-soap-ingredients.html

 

[npsmama]

thank you - lots of fun ahead!!

BTW, Cathy, I had already found your site and I think it is wonderful. Thank you so much for your inspiration.

 

[cdwinsby]

Thanks!

If you have any suggestions about what other information I should be adding to my site, I'de love to hear it. Would be great to have other peoples perspectives and ideas.

 

[arcinox]

Soap coloring

It may sound kinda weird but, I have mint and chives growing in My back yard. I usually use the mint and make a slight paste crushing the mint and some distilled water, this will not only give you a green tint to the soap but should also give you the smell as well. I have tried this with other projects and can not tell you what will exactly happen for soap making. But hey it may be worth the try.

 

[CiCi]

Cocoa powder is AWESOME!!! I love it.

Don't you find that it bleeds out? I was using it a lot, in the beginning, but I got so I couldn't stand that funky smells it leaves. The smell just dominates. Then, my soaps would bleed brown no matter how small of an amount I would use.