experiments

Alkanet powder color experiments - 2019June03: Alkanet added to Lye is lighter; Alkanet in sugar water is darker

Experimental Black Cherry soap made with a 1:8 ratio of purée to oils in the filling of the rim. The Rim was also experimental using alkanet root powder as colorant to achieve a deep purple, buttermilk was also added to the batter for the rim. Rim made June 9, final soap made June 10, 2019.

Chasing the Perfect Rimmed Heart experiments. Blue rimmed heart July 26, 2019. Purple rimmed Black Cherry soap June 10, 2019. The Black Cherry purple rimmed hearts are a practice soap for the SCC Food & Drink challenge. Fondant Mat used in making the purple rim on June 9, 2019.

Deep purple,almost black from Alkanet root powder. The cannabis leaf soap I made June 9, 2019 is from the same batch as the rims on the Black Cherry soap made the next day. Black Cherry purée used at 1:8 ratio to oils in round soap centers. Practice for SCC Food & Drink challenge.

100% Hemp Oil Soap with 2% SA via added vinegar made July 31, 2017 [32% Lye Concentration] 0% SF ROE & EDTA and pale green mica added

Ok so I guess Soap Queen has a tutorial where she disperses powdered indigo with some oil from the batch, and uses that to color part of the batch. More disturbingly I have lately found my husband watching these Soap Queen videos about making swirls, muttering darkly to himself and twiddling...