help w/ lab colors

[rubato456]

just got 3 lab colors i ordered. from brambleberry and i guess they need to be diluted in 160 degree water??? i found their directions to be confusing, says you can either add them to 8 oz of water or use undiluted but i don't see how much you should add undiluted to the soap? just a drop or two?? which way comes out better, using them diluted or undiluted? if you dilute them, what is best to store them in? glass? thx!!

 

[Dixie]

If you dilute them in water and store them in a airtight container you have to add germall.(sp)

What I do is just put a tsp of water in a small ramakin and then add a drop or too of the color till I get the color I want or think I need. It's guess work but either way is guess work.

 

[LJA]

They are really meant to be diluted. You can (and I have many times) use them undiluted from the bottle but you'll only need a coupla drops. Start with one and go from there. You need to dilute them in 140 degree water (my directions say no higher than that). 8 oz. for the small bottle and 16 oz. for the bigger one. You also will need to add a preservative if diluting.

Brambleberry has a good FAQ
http://www.brambleberry.com/popupLabFAQ.aspx

 

[rubato456]

well i don't have any empty bottle nor do i have any preservative.....so i think we'll go w/ the one drop method! thanx

 

[honor435]

i used too much purple and ended up with a almost black bar! which i actually like now.