Not what I planned

[jarvan]

This is the batch that I did with 75% (or was it 70% ?) CO, superfatted 20%. I had my test mold lined and when I poured my ITP swirl into the mold, it instantly leaked. Had to QUICKLY grab anything I could find and ended up pouring my swirled soap into a plastic container. My ITP swirl was now purple mush. I didn't have any idea how dark this would end up being, though. Here's what I ended up with. I added clear glycerin sticks sprayed with alcohol to the batter, but they just look goofy.

It's very nice smelling, though...Ginger Lime.

 

[mamaT]

I love the deep purple, what did you use to color it?
Teresa

 

[soapbuddy]

I like the purple color.

 

[Guest]

Yeah, awesome purple

 

[artisan soaps]

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[vivcarm]

They have a really nice texture to them, and like everybody else, I love the purple!

 

[zeoplum]

Oh wow....those look great!

Like everyone else, I'm wondering what you used to get the purple. I recently made some purple soap using Select Shades and you can see puple going down the drain as I use it. It's not staining, but I'm not too sure how customers would feel about that.

 

[jarvan]

What i used was WAY too much MMS Grape Color (Blue #1). I have a set of tiny measuring spoons that resemble the teensy little scoop you can buy for powdered colors. I used the one that said "dash".

The powder is water soluble, though it did disperse in about a tablespoon of the melted oil.

The soap is so "melty" right now that if I set it on anything, it leaves behind a trail of dark purple. I don't know if it will show up as purple water when washing. This one is an experiment for sure.

 

[Dixie]

Awsome purple!! I wish I could see the bars a little better,,,too dark on my end.

 

[Guest]

They look fabulous , I love that purple my favorite color.

Kitn

 

[eucalypta]

Tht is the ultimate purple color
My gothics would love that - perhaps they don't mind purple lather

Love it badly!
I bet (if you decide to rebatch) that purple chunks in a white soap would be TDF too!

 

[honor435]

i did dk purple bars once, they were almost black! i used brambleberry liquid color, i guess a little goes a long way.

 

[jarvan]

Eucalyptus,

I will keep the scraps and cut them into irregular pieces to place into a natural colored version of same soap. That does, indeed sound awesome. I just want to wait about 6 weeks before doing so.