How to get True Black

[Luckyone80]

So I've used AC to try to achieve black in my soap but it always turns out a grey/blue color. Anyone know what else to use to get a great black color?

 

[osso]

Black oxide or mica works.

 

[newbie]

How much AC do you use? Some people say the get a good black at 1 tsp ppo but I generally use more like 2 tsp ppo. Adding a touch of black oxide to some AC or using black oxide alone can work but oxides tend to be very strong and bleed if you use too much.

 

[rparrny]

Black oxide or mica works.

I used a black glitter mica from ED and it was a disaster...I have pics around here somewhere...it ended up looking like vanilla beans! I ended up using 4 times the recommended amount! I ended up putting green mica in to save it.

Here I just found the pic:

 

[fuzz-juzz]

AC and lots of it. At least 1-2 tsp per pound. It will make lather grey though.

 

[jblaney]

I use 1/4 tsp of AC PPO and it's super black. I stick blend it into the oils before I add the lye until completely dispersed.

 

[cmzaha]

I only use AC for black and get true black, because I hate using black oxide. I do not measure just add it until I get the black I want. This is my Yin & Yang

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[rparrny]

Here's my second attempt with a black oxide from BB, recommended to me from a member here:

 

[gigisiguenza]

So I've used AC to try to achieve black in my soap but it always turns out a grey/blue color. Anyone know what else to use to get a great black color?

I've been using activated charcoal and been very successful in getting a deep true black. If I mix it directly into the batter at about 1/2 tsp ppo, I get a charcoal grey. At 1tsp to 1/2 TBS, I get anywhere from a deep grey that's almost black to a deep solid black.

If I mix the activated charcoal with glycerin then add that glycerin mixture to the batter, however, I get a thinner color that is more translucent, ranging from light grey to deep grey.

 

[Relle]

I mix black oxide, ac and now I have some black liquid colour, I'll throw that in as well - no measurements, only enough so it's looks black.

 

[Saponomancer]

I found a combination of charcoal and alkanet works well

 

[green soap]

I used to make this soap with charcoal and bentonite clay, popular with the younger crowd. The black seems black enough to me - I don't sell anymore and I do not personally like charcoal in my soap, therefore a thing of the past - I used 1 tbsp in 2 lbs soap.