green colorant for CP

[kryse13]

I want to make a peppermint chocolate mocha soap. I have nettle leaf but I know in my HP batch it left green specks (from the leaf itself) which I added at after cook. When I infused the nettle leaf in olive oil and mixed in lye water it looked beige not green. Is there a way to get a green tint without getting the green specks from the nettle. Or will I need to buy a different colorant? anything I have around the kitchen that could be used?

 

[lizflowers42]

I have used powdered parsley-if you have a coffee grinder, give it a wizz and a whirl until you get powder!

 

[kryse13]

thanks i'll try that! it won't turn brown after curing?

 

[dixiedragon]

You can get green clay at the health food store for a very light green. The brand I have is NOW.

 

[judymoody]

I use green oxide. A little goes a long way. Most soap suppliers carry it.

 

[kryse13]

I use green oxide. A little goes a long way. Most soap suppliers carry it.

There is no soap suppliers that I know of in manitoba and I'm not ready to place another online order yet.

 

[CaraCara]

There is a thread on here somewhere about using food colouring. I don't know if green was achieved but you can always experiment with that.

 

[lizflowers42]

thanks i'll try that! it won't turn brown after curing?

Mine didn't last long enough for that to happen

 

[Obsidian]

I have a couple salt bars left that are around 4 months old, the parsley in them is still pale green but its scratchy.

 

[Hayley]

I use spinach leaf powder, I put this in when melting my oils. It works well and you may get a few flecks of powder, but all my bars are a medium dark green.

 

[Tienne]

I haven't tried this myself, but maybe mixing some turmeric with a dash of ultramarine blue?

 

[Obsidian]

I just remembered, you can use eyeshadow. I use loose eyeshadow made by jordana, its mostly micas and oxides. Here is one batch I did with a bright pink and light green. I also used TD which caused the steric crackle but the look has grown on me. This particular batch is a favorite among family, my mom calls it the pretty soap.

 

[kryse13]

I may give some old eyeshadow a try. Maybe make a small batch to see how I can do a swirl. I'm super excited to give my first swirl a try!

 

[judymoody]

If you can get dried nettle or comfrey at a health food store, infuse some in olive oil and you will get a nice pretty green.

 

[Forsenuf]

Spirulina makes a lovely green if you happen to have that around.

 

[Lin]

Green food coloring won't work, it will morph. Red (red 40, not 3) and yellow food coloring don't morph, and with an experiment blue food coloring makes a pretty purple but it hasn't finished curing so I don't know if it will change.

I used celery for a really nice green. It was pale green with green specks, but if I had infused more I'm sure I could have gotten a bright green because the green before I mixed the infused oil in with the others was awesome. But it did leave green specs. I liked it though, and actually sprinkled some more of the herb on the top for some darker green spots.

 

[seven]

anyone try using MAC eyeshadow pigments to color?
i've tried eyeshadow from mineral makeup, and that worked fine..

the MAC ones have such pretty colors. I have several and am tempted to try them

 

[houseofwool]

I use wheat grass powder for green.

 

[dcornett]

Super nice soaps Houseofwool!!! Have you used wheat grass before? Just wondering if it stays that pretty green color, or if it changes over time. I've used a few "natural" colorants including spirulina, but I just can't get pretty, lasting shades of green with them...they all seem to fade or oxidize.

 

[grayceworks]

I found that the blue food coloring starts out a pretty but light purple which gradually turns darker pretty purple over a 4wk cure.

And that pink eventually fades to peach when in use. And that green turns brown.

I like comfrey powder or nettle powder infused in dark green olive oil for a nice olive green. Haven't tried any sort of bright green yet. But looking at all these suggestions with interest to think about some xmas themed soaps.