Green

[dandelion]

What is my problem in trying to acheive green soap? Is the key not to add TD at all?

I keep getting an ugly dull green with both micas and lab colors.

 

[krissy]

i got an avocado green from a liquid neon dye. and i got a really pretty green with a hint of brown by using food coloring. it started off green then morphed into an ugly brown then morphed into this really natural looking green color. it doesn't stain anything and is only for family use but it is worth a try if you feel like it.

 

[ChrissyB]

My favourite green is hydrated chromium
It's an oxide powder. I just mix a little with some oil before putting through the soap so it doesn't speckle.
If you are adding td it will make whatever colourant you use lighter.
What is your recipe? If your soap batter (before any colourant or td) is yellowy, orangey, or greenish, than will alter the end result of your colourant.
Sort of like if your soap batter is on the yellow side, and you add a blue colourant, you're going to end up with green soap.

 

[Bigmoose]

If you are doing CP are you using a high PH colorant? I use one called green apple and get a very nice shade of green.

Bruce

 

[krissy]

oh and also you can use powdered chlorella powder. that makes a beautiful green.

 

[dandelion]

If you are doing CP are you using a high PH colorant? I use one called green apple and get a very nice shade of green.

Bruce

That is exactly what I just used tonight, my batter was tannish brown with TD, I know that was a clear error also. I have to try green, maybe one more time with no TD. I also added a little blue.

 

[Fairydittle]

Parsley flakes ground up in a fine powder makes a nice green bar.

 

[IrishLass]

Green is the color that is actually the easiest for me to be able to achieve in CP. I use either powdered UM Green, or powdered Chromium Green Hydroxide. They both make great greens, easy-peasy.

IrishLass

 

[gekko62]

Yes,chromium oxide,or the green apple pop mica. Chlorophyl starts green,after a couple months it goes brown.From oxidisation.Great.Just what you need in a soap.Big ole source of oxidisation.DOS city.Yuk!! :x

 

[honor435]

oh, i have done some awesome greens soaps, its one i CAN achieve! i use the cheap michaels color or have also used green oxide powder, use a light oo, you can look at some of my past pics

sorry for the big pic, not too computer savy!

 

[wonderland]

i came across this a while back. some lovely green there and i love the soaps with elderberry and logwood.

http://learn2soap.com/?page_id=16

 

[lsg]

I use French green clay to color my soap.

 

[ikindred]

I use Green Chrome (oxide) purchased from Bramble Berry and I love the color of my Aloe Vera soap. I have attached a pic of the final color. I normally use 1 tbsp and mix it with about 1 cup of oil and then add it back into the rest of the oils.

http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/7173 ... rasoap.jpg

 

[Deda]

Dandelion? What does your recipe look like in finished soap with no color, no scent?

Sometimes the color of the oils tends to run a little yellow or orangey. That can throw off the end result and a little blue is needed to overcome the tint from the oils. Also, test your recipe with no color, just the FO/EO. If your scent is tinting your base you'll need to account for that.

It's all about the testing.

This may not help anyone else, but when I test a new FO/EO or blend I make a small batch with either 100% CO or Crisco/Shortening. I'm not trying to make great soap when I do that, just see what the FO/EO is going to do to my oils. Morph the color, discolor (vanilla), or accelerate. I let it sit about 4 weeks and note the changes at regular intervals. PIA sometimes, but it makes for less surprises when I need to make lots of soap.