I made a batch of soap today and I wanted it to be a pale blue swirled with white. I was going to call it Ice Queen. Everything went exactly as planned but my FD&C blue turned pink! Any thoughts as to why?
Blue turned Pink! Why?
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MorpheusPA
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Blue #1 is known to morph in soap; it's not lye-stable.
Actually, pink's unusual. Most of the time mine flares ecclesiastical purple, which is why I use Blue #1 to produce purple soap. However, it may not be done morphing yet--mine sometimes takes time to adjust.
For a stable pale blue, use blue ultramarine and use a light hand on adding it. That stuff is powerful (and inexpensive). For deeper blues, use more and add a very little black iron oxide or activated charcoal.
Actually, pink's unusual. Most of the time mine flares ecclesiastical purple, which is why I use Blue #1 to produce purple soap. However, it may not be done morphing yet--mine sometimes takes time to adjust.
For a stable pale blue, use blue ultramarine and use a light hand on adding it. That stuff is powerful (and inexpensive). For deeper blues, use more and add a very little black iron oxide or activated charcoal.
Interesting! I will definitely keep that in mind for the next time. The silly thing is, I still have some blue ultramarine and chose the FD&C instead. Live and learn, right?
We'll see what happens with it.
We'll see what happens with it.
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Some blue micas are also lye stable. Most are based on ultramarine blue, but Nurture Soap has a huge collection of colors and a lot of choices in blue. I've used their greens and so far they're amazingly good.
Some blue micas are also lye stable. Most are based on ultramarine blue, but Nurture Soap has a huge collection of colors and a lot of choices in blue. I've used their greens and so far they're amazingly good.
Good to know. I'm still using colorants I bought when I first started making all my own stuff (10 years ago or longer) but I'm getting low on them.
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Green too
I've had green coloring turn pink!
I've had green coloring turn pink!
So weird!
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HERE A HINT. keep a jar of lye water ready to go..
fill little medicine cups with some of this water and plop in there your colorant you are using. you will be able to see quickly what color it will turn
Interesting! I will keep that in mind for next time.
HERE A HINT. keep a jar of lye water ready to go..
fill little medicine cups with some of this water and plop in there your colorant you are using. you will be able to see quickly what color it will turn
That is a brilliant idea!
