Gryphonisle
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Is it possible to get a consistent blue from indigo? I generally add it to the lye solution, 1tsp per pound of soap. I’ve gotten lots of gray, occasional Levi’s blue denim and once a quite striking navy that was nearly black. That the other layer was white kaolin clay enhanced (also added to lye solution) made for a spectacular soap. But How? Why? I just did my fourth practice “dancing funnel” pattern, which among other things featured a black and an indigo that both went gray, same shade of gray. Not very impressive.
I generally use palm/coco/olive/shea butter (at 10%) and castor oil. Recently I switched out the palm for babassu (lowering the amount used for the palm, and putting that much more olive oil in). In the “dancing funnel” #4, the recipe was more than half olive oil with the babassu and the coconut reduced. The blue poured the color of washed and worn denim, the black poured black.
In case it’s not clear, I’m talking CP soap.
I generally use palm/coco/olive/shea butter (at 10%) and castor oil. Recently I switched out the palm for babassu (lowering the amount used for the palm, and putting that much more olive oil in). In the “dancing funnel” #4, the recipe was more than half olive oil with the babassu and the coconut reduced. The blue poured the color of washed and worn denim, the black poured black.
In case it’s not clear, I’m talking CP soap.