My purple soap turned green!

[Woodi]

I think it was due to the fragrance I added, called "Grape". I think it smells like blue grapes - you know those ones that have a sour skin, where all the purple color is? They used to be my dear old Grandpa's favorite. I would watch him slurping down a huge bunch of 'em and get all drooly, so he'd offer me some, and each time....I'd make a face, cuz they really do taste sour. And the only way to eat them is to squeeze out the pulp, with seeds, into your mouth in one blob.

anyone know what I'm talking about ?

anyways, back to soap: So I made a 15-bar batch, and added quite a lot of purple oxide to the oils, which turned a lovely, deep, bluey-purple, just like those grapes I remember.

But once I added the fo (which was brown, so I should have been suspicious) the entire mixture turned a deep green.

SO now what should I call my 'blue grapes'? It really does smell like those purple grapes.

how about:

Blue grapes green with envy
or
Blue-tasting green grapes..
Green grapes that smell blue?

Aargh! all suggestions will be appreciated. I will post pics later tomorrow when I unmold
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[I love soap!]

Green Grapes of the Great Lakes

 

[MikeInPdx]

Hmmmmmmmm.....

The "Green Green Grapes of Home"

 

[SimplyE]

Grapes of Wrath!

 

[topcat]

Grapes of Wrath!

That one is awesome SimplyE!!!

Woodi - is it possible the colour will settle down or change back as the soap cures? Otherwise you can call them "Unripened Blue Grapes"......

Tanya

 

[Lindy]

Grapes of Wrath!

Oh - oh - oh - I really like that one!!!!

Hey Woodi - it's good to see you!

 

[Woodi]

Hi Lindy, I haven't been posting much. Got back from a 10-day silent retreat and had the hardest time coming back to the daily grind, kwim?

A long drink of silence is a powerful thing.

 

[honor435]

grape mistake!

 

[Woodi]

The colors are changing by the hour. It's now 8:15PM and they look like this. I wonder what tomorrow will bring? I fear they may turn grey.

 

[I love soap!]

Looks like something i would color that color--- on purpose!

 

[Woodi]

but will the green stay? will the blue turn green? stay tuned tomorrow...

 

[Guest]

The grape escape..It will be interesting to see what it morphs into..
Kitn

 

[I love soap!]

The grape escape..It will be interesting to see what it morphs into..
Kitn

Yep grape escape lol

 

[Galavanting Gifts]

I think it was due to the fragrance I added, called "Grape". I think it smells like blue grapes - you know those ones that have a sour skin, where all the purple color is? They used to be my dear old Grandpa's favorite. I would watch him slurping down a huge bunch of 'em and get all drooly, so he'd offer me some, and each time....I'd make a face, cuz they really do taste sour. And the only way to eat them is to squeeze out the pulp, with seeds, into your mouth in one blob.

anyone know what I'm talking about ?
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Woody, Muscadine grapes sound like the grapes you're talking about, we had them growing along our fenceline in New Zealand, you're right the best way to eat them was to squeeze the insides out and chuck the rest. I have a bottle or the FO sitting in front of me and it smells sooooo goood.

Muscadine grapes:

http://images.google.com.au/imgres?imgu ... safe%3Doff

edited to put photo link of grapes.

 

[Woodi]

Muscadine?.....I thought they were Concords.

anyhow, the blue soap is holding today, will wait a few more days to see if it fades before taking another pic.

I like the name "the grape escape" hehe, cuz the grape color almost did escape!