Coloring with spirulina

sudsnbubbles · Feb 21, 2009

Hi,
I would like to make soap today and swirl(try to anyway) with spirulina. How much do I add and how do I mix it? With raw soap or oil?
Thanks so much!!

Maria · Feb 21, 2009

I never used spirulina but I do use chlorophyll to color soap green. For a light green it takes one capsule for a 5 pound batch. Too much and the soap stains everything it touches green.

IanT · Feb 21, 2009

sudsnbubbles said:
Hi,
I would like to make soap today and swirl(try to anyway) with spirulina. How much do I add and how do I mix it? With raw soap or oil?
Thanks so much!!

Spirulina (or fresh water algae) can be used at a ratio of 2 tsp / pound of oils or 20 ml/ kg of oils.... It will turn your soap a blue-ish green.

My advice for use (if your going to be swirling) is mix your master batch of soap, then separate it into two portions... 1/3 of the batch and 2/3 of the batch. mix your spirulina in with the raw 1/3 batch and blend, then pour your 2/3 raw batch portion into your mold and drizzle/swirl your 1/3 colored batch over it... voile!!

let me know if you need anyhelp with anything!

If you wanted to color the WHOLE batch then id advise you to mix it in with the oils... however i have also added it at trace with comparable results...