Cut the HP soap I made last night!

[Dawni]

I'm glad I inspired you!
Yes, indigo powder is green.

It sounds like you added it to lye water? If so, that's what happened to your color i think. For CP, try adding it after trace when you split your batch.

I did it.. And added it at emulsion as well. It's in the gallery
It's still not blue hehe so SaltedFig must be right, the brownish green powder is for hair and blue powder is for dyeing. See her post somewhere here. And I just read I added it to plain water to test...

I haven't heard about any skin benefits of indigo, and it doesn't stick to hair -- it bonds to henna. If yours does have henna mixed in it, it still won't be on you long enough to transfer any color to your hair. Happy soaping!

Lol yes, I was kidding of course. Was just reminded of an incident where my aunt ended up with shocking copper hair due to henna lol I just can't remember where she said she made a mistake. We've never tried a mixed henna-indigo for hair though, and I did say I wanted to try this one..

 

[Meena]

I did it.. And added it at emulsion as well. It's in the gallery
It's still not blue hehe so SaltedFig must be right, the brownish green powder is for hair and blue powder is for dyeing. See her post somewhere here. And I just read I added it to plain water to test...


Lol yes, I was kidding of course. Was just reminded of an incident where my aunt ended up with shocking copper hair due to henna lol I just can't remember where she said she made a mistake. We've never tried a mixed henna-indigo for hair though, and I did say I wanted to try this one..

Sorry I didn't realize you were joking. My SO always says that I take everything too serious. I'm an odd mix of serious and goofy.

Hendigo is what my hair is colored with in my profile pic.

 

[SaltedFig]

Dawni, I really like what you did with the dye (I had to race off a check the Gallery for your soap ).

 

[Paulie]

Love it! HP is my fave way to make soap. Actually, CP is but I'm in too much a hurry to get it out (not much room) LOL. So pretty!

 

[Meena]

Thank you , Paulie! I also like HP and have done about 50-50 CP/ HP so far. I like how fast CP is to make, and I enjoy watching it all happen in the pot when I do HP. Decisions, decisions!! I don't have much room either, so I commiserate with you.

 

[Meena]

Meena, Indigo is endlessly fascinating - your version has a green tinge that I think goes very nicely with the henna colour. I would love to see some "in-use" pictures once it cures (I haven't tried henna in soap, so I'm intrigued to hear how it cures and whether it affects the lather).
I like your soaps

Hi Figgie!

Day 13 of the Henna & Indigo soap, here is the lather, so far. Just to be sure we are on the same page, due to your comment above, I used the hair indigo, not indigo root.

The curing soap's colors have not changed a whit from the OP pics. I had added some micas, pigment, and AC as an experiment to see if they would help stabilize the colors, but unless I try this soap again without those additions, it's impossible to say for sure.

 

[SaltedFig]

Thanks for the update Meena

The foam looks faintly blue
(And surprisingly light, considering the depth of colour in the soap)

 

[Meena]

Thanks for the update Meena

The foam looks faintly blue
(And surprisingly light, considering the depth of colour in the soap)

I saw that in the pics, too, but it isn't noticeable in real life.

You should have seen how I had to take those shots by myself with both hands wet and soapy, lol!! Without the voice activation on my camera "shutter", would have been impossible.

 

[penelopejane]

My indigo powder is blue.

 

[Meena]

I have the indigo hair preparation. Yours is the indigo dye/colourant.
I never realized they were different until soap. The green hair powder will eventually, after several or more applications, turn the hair a blue-black, though.

 

[penelopejane]

I have the indigo hair preparation. Yours is the indigo dye/colourant.
I never realized they were different until soap. The green hair powder will eventually, after several or more applications, turn the hair a blue-black, though.

It will be interesting to see the difference in soap.

 

[Meena]

Thanks for the update Meena

The foam looks faintly blue
(And surprisingly light, considering the depth of colour in the soap)

I think the blue is coming from the Ultramarine Blue Pigment I mixed into the Indigo, now that I think about it. All the soaps I've used this Ultramarine in have had discolored lather. I might be using too much ... not sure, but will have to remind myself that I'm not painting or applying makeup, lol.