My Black "Test"

[studioalamode]

I haven't had a chance to get some mica, or charcoal, or black oxide... but I was in the cake section of Wal-Mart and saw black paste food coloring, which I've heard can be used for soaps. It was only $1.47, so I thought it was worth the risk.

Here's the final result - I added some soap glitter, but the glitter didn't photograph very well. The soaps are really pretty. I used a rubber stamp inset. The soap base was olive oil and aloe and I scented it with Jasmine.

 

[Tabitha]

Pl3ease bath with it & report back if you had black bubbles or if it left a ring around your tub or turned your rag black, etc. I would be interested to know more.

 

[OceanGirl-3]

Noice :wink:

 

[topcat]

Wow - that's striking! I will be interested too in whether it stains.....

Tanya

 

[OceanGirl-3]

I did a black one but with clear :wink:

 

[studioalamode]

Thanks!

I was thinking the same thing -- that I need to test them -- also I'm letting them "dry" for a day so they are not so slick looking. They looked better this morning. I did use some of the leftover on my hands and although it made black bubbles, my hands were not stained. (after I made them I remembered all the times I gave my kids Halloween cookies from the bakery with black icing and it turned their mouth and tongues... so I was worried!) I wish I would have thought to check the sink for residue! I will have to bathe with one and I will report back.

I really like these molds. I got them at Michaels. They are square with a beveled edge, then there is a set of six rubber stamps that fit perfectly inside the square in the middle - There's a leaf, a dandelion, a heart, "made with love" or something like that, a dragonfly, and the one I used for this. Here's another pic of soaps using the same mold and rubber stamps...(again, pic not so good)... plus I wrapped them before I thought to take a pic. These are milk and honey with nutmeg.

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/5176/j ... day067.jpg

 

[studioalamode]

Test results are in:

Black foam (not much foam because I used aloe and olive oil base)
No staining on body
No staining on cloth
No residue in tub

Yay!!

 

[topcat]

That is excellent! Something else on my 'to do' list now :wink:

Tanya

 

[Guest]

That is beautiful soap I love it.

 

[artisan soaps]

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[moondancer]

That is a gorgeous soap! I love the black... I'm thinking I need some licorice scent for it though. LOL The idea of using paste food coloring is great! If black doesn't stain, the other colors might not either. Yay!!

 

[ibariaSoap]

That looks so cool! A straight up black soap is so masculine looking... (of course minus any glitter/sparkles) lol

 

[tincanac]

Aniseed Oil (I dont know whether you would call it an essential oil) would give it a yummilicious licorice smell - you only have to add a wee bit as well!

 

[krissy]

i used the same stuff in a batch of cpop and after the cook, it was candy cane red!

 

[Jody]

Those are some really beautiful soaps Janet. Congrats!!!!

 

[ikindred]

These soaps are beautiful. I would love to try the honey and nutmeg one!

 

[gcfanca]

Great soaps, I really do like the mold! Great job!