Want purple?

[LabWitch]

My first adventure with colour. I had no idea how much to use ... now I have some idea!! Um .. not so much! I'm not big on colour, but thought I'd play a bit. This is only the third batch I've made (CP), period. It was a purple liquid soap colourant with a smidge of black liquid colour thrown in for good measure. This shows the colour progression, from just poured, to 24 hours, to cut at 60 hours. I don't think it gelled, as the mold never seemed to get particularly warm.

I tried to equalise the colour balance in these pics.

Just poured:

At the 24 hour mark. I assume the blue is where the pH is still high.

After cutting (around the 60 hour mark):

 

[cwarren]

is that tkb ? what was it you used

 

[MrsFusion]

I like it! Very pretty purple!

 

[MsDee]

Pretty Purple Swirl

 

[LabWitch]

is that tkb ? what was it you used

I used an NDA colour - don't know who the manufacturer is, as they re-label. I'm thinking I didn't mix it quite enough, too, which might explain some of the colours "graininess" in places.

http://www.newdirectionsaromatics.ca/ro ... -1042.html

 

[cwarren]

it's scary to mix color well , you might end up with a solid mass

thank you

 

[Hazel]

It's a beautiful color and a lovely swirl.

 

[LabWitch]

it's scary to mix color well , you might end up with a solid mass

thank you

Sorry, I should clarify. This was an in-the-pot-swirl. I meant that I didn't mix the actual colourant enough, before I added it to the soap aliquot.

 

[ewenique]

I think the soap swirls turned out lovely! I'm particularly partial to purple anyways. Good job!

 

[agriffin]

I agree it turned out pretty! Nice swirls! Did you mix the color in with a stick blender. I know with oxides if I don't use a stick blender I get lots of speckles.

 

[peechee]

it's really beautiful and a really vivid purple! do u mind if i ask what scent these are?

 

[soapbuddy]

I really like the color! I sometimes mix my color with a small amount of glycerin to help prevent any unmixed dots.

 

[Lynnz]

Striking colour and swirl :0)

 

[LabWitch]

Thanks for the kind words everyone!
To answer a couple of questions:
When it reached a light trace (stick blended), I put a portion into another pot that had the colourants already in, and hand stirred. I added some Lavender EO to the uncoloured portion and briskly hand stirred, hoping it wouldn't turn too fast. It was definitely accelerating, so I poured the coloured soap into the uncoloured, gave it literally all of 1 1/2 turns with a very large spoon, and poured.

It's kind of growing on me ... it's like staring at Rorshach patterns ... LOL

 

[MidwestSoaper]

that's such a nice deep purple and I love the swirl.

 

[Dragonkaz]

I love purple ... and I love the swirls in your soap!

 

[dubnica]

It turned out great...I would be very happy with it. Love purple.

 

[Bubbles Galore]

I love purple too. Very nice. :wink: