A good purple?

[heatherglen]

I didn't look at all the threads, so I hope this hasn't already been asked. Does anyone know of a good purple colorant for CP? I have tried oxides and several liquid dyes and colors, but the best I can come up with is lavender/gray...more on the gray side.

 

[soapsydaisy]

You can get a nice purple with alkanet root powder infusion but it tends to fade gray after a while.

 

[melstan775]

There was one. Someone posted their results with 4 different oxides. Check the cold process forum for the thread. I might find it in a lil bit when I get online.

 

[Badger]

I believe those were actually micas from the Conservatorie, but yes, you might look up that post.

 

[christinak]

I like micas if I am trying to get a brighter color.

 

[WallFlower]

Here is the thread that Newbie posted. I believe she said her colors are in soap, so what you see is what you get with those purples.
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/f22/some-conservatorie-purples-33673/

 

[Genny]

For purple, I use a blend of ultramarine blue & pink mica.

What shade of purple are you looking for?

 

[Forsenuf]

I used Titan Violet Mica from New Directions in a soap I made a few weeks ago. It made a very dark purple (but not so dark as to be black). You can see the color on my YouTube channel NorthHillSoap- it's the Tiger Swirl video.

Kelly

 

[Sanguine]

At the moment I had a lot of succes with this purple:
http://www.micamoma.com/purple-berries-mica-10g
First purple that 'survived'

 

[PMM]

Not sure how these pics are going to turn out, but here are some of the purples I've used from The Conservatorie. The small bars were made with 1/8 tsp per 2oz of oil. I don't remember how much I used for the swirl in the BRV bar. The colors in the pic are as follows:

Upper Left - Sparkling Deep Violet; Lower Left - Passionate Purple; Upper Right - Sparkling Violet; Lower Right - Pansy

Hope that helps.

J

 

[newbie]

THe purples I posted in that thread are holding their colors well, which I thought I'd mention since someone asked about it elsewhere. Also the Cosmo Martini from the COnservatorie gives a nice purple. I haven't used a ton to try to get the deep dark purple I've seen in places but will have to give that a try.

 

[melstan775]

Here is the thread that Newbie posted. I believe she said her colors are in soap, so what you see is what you get with those purples.
http://www.soapmakingforum.com/f22/some-conservatorie-purples-33673/

That's the one I was referring to WallFlower. Thanks for posting it. I wasn't abel to get to the pc before now.

 

[heatherglen]

Thanks everyone! The one thing I have not tried is mica, I read somewhere that it wouldn't hold up to the soap process (CP). I should know not to believe everything I read! I was trying to reach every shade of purple; lavender, bright, and dark, and looks like there are quite a few options out there! Thanks again!!

 

[Genny]

Thanks everyone! The one thing I have not tried is mica, I read somewhere that it wouldn't hold up to the soap process (CP).

Some micas won't hold up in CP. Micas that contain ferric ferrocyanide, manganese violet & carmine are usually not stable in CP.

 

[heatherglen]

Some micas won't hold up in CP. Micas that contain ferric ferrocyanide, manganese violet & carmine are usually not stable in CP.

Thanks, Genny! That's good to know. And I do think the manganese violet is one of the pigments I tried to use only to turn to gray. Oh well, Mermaid Kisses ended up looking a little stormy!