Confetti/alkanet disaster

[lizflowers42]

Well, it at least smells good! I shredding part of my "Sweet Dreams" soap from the song from the year you were born challenge and incorporated it into a new batch of soap which I attempted to turn purple with alkanet root powder....but wasn't exactly successful. It looked much more brown yesterday, but now it's more gray in color. I also added "day at the spa" FO from Candle Science (the one I wasn't wild about oob, but now either because I shredded my lavender chamomile into it or the scent morphed in the soap, I really do like the fragrance! I hope that the color will morph a bit more as it cures!

The second picture is the new soap next to my sweet dreams soap. Also, have I ever mentioned that I do not know anything about digital media??? Sorry for the bad photos!

 

[melstan775]

It's not that bad Liz, it looks kind of like an oatmeal soap. If anything, you can rebatch this one too, lol. What is the yellow one?

 

[lizflowers42]

Nah...It will get used! It's not as poo-colored as it looked the other day, so I'm keeping it as is. It does look like oatmeal though now that you mention it!

 

[Cherry Bomb]

I am using alkanet powder in my lavender peppermint batch that I am making next week. So with that being said, did you think that my lavender/peppermint EO will morph the color? I was hoping to color the rest of the soap with white kaolin clay. I may be against the forces here lol! I have heard of alkanet morphing colors as it cures. Your soaps still look great!

 

[100%Natural]

Hang onto the bars. Alkanet morphs with time. The colour could be completely different in a few weeks.

 

[lizflowers42]

Ok! It needs to cure, so we'll see!

 

[WallFlower]

They look good to me! The "day at the spa" scent sounds like it would go well with a grey color anyway, but maybe it will change. Let us know if it does.

 

[marghewitt]

Ahhh I have never added the Alkanet root powder I just infuse my OO with it and then strain it out. I did not know you could leave it in there. I think your soap is beautiful.

 

[Shannon_m]

The color might morph again, you never know. The second soap looks lovely!!!

 

[dianne70]

I like them.....I know nothing about natural colourants, but from what I've read it may just need to cure a bit to go back to the right colour!