New to coloring bar soap, looking for help
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Love the color, hope it stays that way! Too bad I'm lazy to make infusions, I dump the paprika right with the oilsView attachment 79569
A soap I made using the Bastile soap recipe by @AliOop (minus the goat mik powder). The olive oil was infused with paprika and it was a lovely vermillion red. I was almost sorry to use itOnce mixed and soaped, it mellowed to this peachy colour.
These soaps are both made with plant colorants - the red is from Himalayan rhubarb with a madder root infusion in the lye water.
How did you make the cubes?
This is my first attempt using Himalayan Rhubarb Root from Anne George's. The color in person is more cherry red than in the picture. I measured 2.5 teaspoons of rhubarb into 250 g olive oil in a mason jar. Put the mason jar in a crockpot on high for several hours. Then let it sit at room temperature in a cupboard for a week or so. Not too happy with the swirls - I was going for more of a layered look - but the red is awesome!
FYI ... if you use Himalayan Rhubarb Root you will want to gel the soap. I also made some samples in individual molds that did not gel, and they are a pale pink.
FYI ... if you use Himalayan Rhubarb Root you will want to gel the soap. I also made some samples in individual molds that did not gel, and they are a pale pink.
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@Vicki C Okay, WOW!! My jaw dropped so hard it hit the floor! Wow wow wow, these are amazing!
They were made with extruded diamond shapes and little chevron shapes - and then pieced together - the diamonds came with the extruder, the chevron I cut out of a plastic cutting board. The tiny cubes were made by putting three colors at a time through an extruder with a small hexagon. It’s sort of hard to describe all of this…How did you make the cubes?
Thank you!
akseattle
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@Vicki C - wowzie! I had to google to find out what an "extruder" is. Then I watched a couple videos on using soap dough in extruders.
I Dream in Soap had a really nice tutorial. When I see an amazing design I always say I'm going to try to copy it.
But, seriously, even with your explanation of how you did it, it couldn't even begin ... thanks for sharing!!! and great colors, too!
I Dream in Soap had a really nice tutorial. When I see an amazing design I always say I'm going to try to copy it.
But, seriously, even with your explanation of how you did it, it couldn't even begin ... thanks for sharing!!! and great colors, too!
@Chaiat5 That's a really pretty peach color. Nice work!View attachment 79569
A soap I made using the Bastile soap recipe by @AliOop (minus the goat mik powder). The olive oil was infused with paprika and it was a lovely vermillion red. I was almost sorry to use it
Julynn324
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Thank you for taking the time to answer- I'll check that out.
@ackosel Lisa from I Dream In Soap uses extruders a lot in her YouTube videos. I just love her videos!
I Dream in Soap extruder video
I Dream in Soap extruder video
