I used the mint

[Guest]

I used mint for the first time. It was soaked in boiling water over night and then dried and crumbled. The reason it was soaked in water was to remove the stuff which would have caused it to brown the soap. Pink stars (not all perfect) were embedded and they were from a previous batch which had been coloured using yellow dock root powder. I'm all for natural stuff you see. Rosemary and spearmint essential oils were used and helped to wake me up this morning

 

[rupertspal42]

I like em!

 

[nickjuly]

Love the green specks !

 

[Guest]

Way cool , love the embeds , nice work

Kitn

 

[oldragbagger]

Absolutely gorgeous and very creative. I love your approach with the all natural. I ordered a synthetic colorant this evening because I have been dying to try color. Then I thought it over and decided I maybe didn't want to do that, but I already had an email from Peak saying it had been shipped. I'll probably end up breaking down and trying it.

 

[carebear]

I've not heard that soaking will remove the stuff that goes brown. Actually I thought it was the chlorophyll that was unstable and that it goes brown when that goes and is no longer masking the brown. But my Earth Science was eons ago. I really hope it works - I like the idea of a green soap.

I've tried a few herbal colorants and have found that the greens and blues fade away and the oranges stick much longer but shift. The only pinks I've tried have been clay based.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your wonderful replies. Maybe one day I'll use a synthetic colour to see what I've been missing. It's not going to happen for ages yet though as I still haven't experimented with all the different natural colours available.

 

[vivcarm]

WOW SFB, they are great!

 

[ChrissyB]

I love that green colour.

 

[LJA]

Soapforbreakfast, I love those!! The colors are great!

 

[Tabitha]

Fabulous!

 

[twilightluver]

i like them..almost smell them..

 

[Vinca Leaf]

So, you boil it to break down the enzymes??? BRILLIANT!!!

And, those are some snazzy soaps!

 

[Guest]

So, you boil it to break down the enzymes??? BRILLIANT!!!

Yes, that's the one! enzyme breakin.

Thanks for all your feedback

 

[xraygrl]

just GAWJUS!

 

[Mandarin]

Very creative!

 

[artisan soaps]

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[Guest]

I'll update this thread in a week or so. Right now they haven't changed

 

[topcat]

Seriously loving your colours and the whole look...beautiful soap! I too am interested in the green colour being retained. I have read somewhere on here that you can treat mint to help keep the colour but I couldn't remember what to do. Thanks in advance for the future feedback on any colour change you notice.

Tanya

 

[kittywings]

Does the mint scent it (enough to not use FO)?