It was supposed to be green (ugly soap!)

[AmyW]

I made a new batch of gardener's soap. I ground up parsley flakes and made powder hoping to make a nice nature-y green color, and added a whole bunch of other stuff. I HPed this batch, I won't do that again. The soap that's still on the SB is just how I want it lol

Got to trace, ready to "cook":
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=8 ... =529342663

And the finished (very dark brown, almost black) soap:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=8 ... =529342663

 

[pixybratt]

I think the green on your sb will eventually turn brown too I've not had many herbs stay the color I want them to be.

 

[soapbuddy]

All green herbs end up turning brown due to oxidation.

 

[Bukawww]

I have some parsley powder colored soap and they are yellowed...definitely not green. I'm sorry it turned so dark on you though!

 

[carebear]

Did you scent the soap? That looks "vanilla brown"!

 

[PrairieCraft]

I have had some luck with the parsley powder from wsp, some soap that is months old and still green. It usually does lighten up some though and in the batches I didn't put enough in it has lightened to a yellow green.

 

[AmyW]

I used some of the WSP lavender EO I got for my pine tar soap (that seems like it will never happen, the store staff can't seem to order it right). I only used .4oz for a whole 26oz batch and I don't like it, but I forgot how much I don't like lavender!

My last gardener soap I did CP and used parsley flake (same stuff I ground for this batch) and those little bits are still greenish 2 weeks later. I did HP so I could test out new oils sooner, if the soap does it's job, I'll make another CP batch and leave the parsley whole like last time.