How much carrot purée at trace?

[loopyloop]

Hi, can anyone tell me how much carrot purée I need to use at trace in a 70% olive oil soap? For colour and whatever other benefits... I'm talking percentage, I'd guess. Thanks.

 

[cmzaha]

Carrot puree is included with your liquid amount and you will need to deduct it from your total liquid. It is not just an additive. When I use carrot puree, I soap with my 50/50 lye solution then carrot for the balance of the liquid or at times I mix with with coconut milk

 

[loopyloop]

So, what you're saying is that if my recipe has 100 g water and I want to use 30% purée, I should make the lye solution with 70 and add the 30 purée at trace, is that right?

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

You can add the purée at any stage. I would think earlier would help you get it all mixed in

 

[Susie]

Yes, you count the carrot puree as the 30 g, and the 70 g as the water. I, too, would add the puree to the oils and stick blend before adding the lye water. Helps you make absolutely sure it is completely blended in.

 

[loopyloop]

Yep, got it. Thank you very much ladies (and gents, although seems to me there are very few men on this forum)

 

[Consuela]

Also planning on making a Carrot Soap....

Wondering if anyone has found a difference in using Carrot Juice vs. Purree?

 

[Seawolfe]

Consuela, I strained my puréed cooked carrots to extract the juice, and my gelled soap had a more translucent look than the ones I've seen with puree.

Here like this. http://cdn.soapmakingforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7838&stc=1&d=1399925944

 

[cmzaha]

I like to add in carrot juice, puree and my carrot infused sunflower oil. It Really gives a nice carrot hit!

 

[Consuela]

I like to add in carrot juice, puree and my carrot infused sunflower oil. It Really gives a nice carrot hit!

Triple Whammy!

 

[Consuela]

OKay, poured, gelling (I peeked) and now I wait

I did: half water, half carrot juice.
And I did a low-heat infusion of carrots in sunflower oil (as per Carolyn's suggestion).

Then. I added about 7mls of carrotseed EO - which I don't really expect to stick around (in a 5lb batch) - but we'll see

And since I like the first minutes after a pour.. Don't mind my shoddy mold-lining job. Baby decided she wanted her mama as I was in a hurry to get it into the mold, and get out of my soaping clothes.