Natural colorants in CP soap

[monica123]

What type of natural colorants can you use in CP soap, what types work best?

 

[Best Natural Soap]

oh my goodness... I use EVERYTHING!

I use:
spirulina (get it at a health food store- it's blue green algae)
turmeric
madder root
rosemary powder (makes tan- not green
rose kaolin clay
green clay
etc. etc. etc
I find lots of ideas by googling around on the net.

It's definitely an addiction...

 

[monica123]

what is madder root?

 

[mariflo]

Carrot puree works great for orange
Parsley for light green, activated charcoal for black/gray ...

 

[agriffin]

canned pumpkin for my pumpkin soap
rosemary for a light greeny gray
I LOVE LOVE LOVE parsley for green - I use this for my gardener's bar
coffee for brown/tan

 

[Best Natural Soap]

Madder root is the root of an evergreen plant... I buy it in powdered form- makes a rosey reddish color.