Need help finding a natural orange colorant

[Paulaenos]

Hello again friends. I am looking for an all natural orange colorant for my soaps. I purchased Moroccan orange clay, but this ends up looking like a terra cotta color. I am having a hard time finding anything that isn’t too brown, terra cotta colored or yellow. I also tried Annato infused oil and pumpkin, but this end up being closer to dark yellow. Does anyone have recommendations?

 

[Zuleika]

You could try red palm oil if you're not opposed to palm oil. This was made with between 25-30% red palm oil. Stained my white mould a bit but looks very close to an orange colour.

 

[dibbles]

I have had good results with paprika infused oil. This soap was made with different percentages of paprika infused oil and annatto infused oil (yellow).

 

[AliOop]

Turmeric-infused oil might be another one, if you want a lighter orange. Here is a good video on that by Holly's Soapmaking.

 

[Paulaenos]

I have had good results with paprika infused oil. This soap was made with different percentages of paprika infused oil and annatto infused oil (yellow).
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[Paulaenos]

Wow these soaps are amazing!

I have had good results with paprika infused oil. This soap was made with different percentages of paprika infused oil and annatto infused oil (yellow).
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these are amazing!

 

[Paulaenos]

You could try red palm oil if you're not opposed to palm oil. This was made with between 25-30% red palm oil. Stained my white mould a bit but looks very close to an orange colour.

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You could try red palm oil if you're not opposed to palm oil. This was made with between 25-30% red palm oil. Stained my white mould a bit but looks very close to an orange colour.

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beautiful!

 

[Paulaenos]

I have had good results with paprika infused oil. This soap was made with different percentages of paprika infused oil and annatto infused oil (yellow).
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[lsg]

Have you tried pureed carrots? This would probably give you more of a yellow color. This could be substituted for part of the liquid. Here is a link to info on natural colorants.
https://www.mullerslanefarm.com/soapcolors.html

 

[artemis]

Have you tried pureed carrots? This would probably give you more of a yellow color. This could be substituted for part of the liquid. Here is a link to info on natural colorants.
https://www.mullerslanefarm.com/soapcolors.html

Yellow is what I get. I only use about 3 tablespoons in my 1 lb batch, though. I blend it into my oils before adding the lye solution.