Percentage of colored soap

[Kari Howie]

That is worderful


This is hilarious - and he didn't even have any truly fancy soaps i.e. heavily swirled, embed or high tops!

Are people really putting out dishes of guest soaps again? Like people did in the old days?

Handmade bar soap is all I have in my house. No pump bottles because I love my soap and I don’t want to contribute to plastic pollution.

 

[Bubble Agent]

This is my theme song:

I saw this video on youtube months ago, I almost died.
I mean, this could actually be the anthem of soapmakers worldwide. Or is it just me?

anthem /ˈanθəm/ noun: anthem; plural noun: anthems
1. a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause.

I have to say that, while the fancy soaps are gorgeous to look at, they don't leave me with the feeling that I would want to wash with them. They don't impress me as being cleansing. They impress me as, "Beulah, peel me a grape" type of soaps. Maybe it's just a matter of getting used to them.

My uncolored bars have been very well received over the years. Maybe it was my label which was very attractive. Their natural color was mostly a golden tan. To me, they looked like they were "ready to go to work."

I'm going to pursue coloring and see where it takes me. Maybe I'll find some manly, workhorse looking kinds of artsy patterns. I've just lately had my eye on Spin Swirls. Once I get my latest blueberry soap cut and out of the mold, I could pursue it with more resolution.

Each to his own. But I hafta say, @John Harris when I make soaps with flowers and sprinkles of gold, the menfolk are not exactly who I am aiming those at... So I don`t expect you or any other males to like them or want to wash with them

There are several soapmakers here in Norway and they keep it very simple, perhaps a swirl if they feel adventourous. I have not seen anyone here design soaps the way I do them, and I have checked all of them. So I want to fill a gap in the market, so those who like usable and artsy soap can get that, and those who like simple soaps can get that elsewhere, or choose between my other three simpler soaps.

The gentleman soaps I make are very simple in white and black, or grey and white (white as in uncolored because my soaps are naturally very white).

Spin swirls are great, and if you have a lazy susan it makes the process even more fun. Although I don`t perceive spin swirls particular manly, they will look great even with 50/50 colored/uncolored batter.

 

[earlene]

I've not thought of what percentage are artsy, colored, and uncolored.

Well, most have some added color, few are plain uncolored soap. Some of the uncolored soap is artsy though, such as a ghost swirl can be without adding any color at all.

Even Castiles can be artsy.

So, I'd have to say at least 98% of my soaps are artsy. And by artsy, I (me personally) mean 'created with an artistic idea in mind'. Even if my idea was to create a simple elegance in a single color soap or even an uncolored soap, the idea of elegance in creation is artistic. Okay, so there.

As for the percentage that has added color, just a guess, but probably close to the same percentage or higher.

For me, no added color is uncommon. My first Castile soap had no added color, and my first round of single oils soap tests were also without added color. But since then, I rarely make a soap without at least a portion of the design with an added color element.

 

[KiwiMoose]

My very first soap I made had two colours and fragrance

I have only three soaps that are natural:
Zany's no-slime Castile
Oatmeal, Oat Milk and Flaxseed
Dapper Doggie ( dog soap)

All others get colours and swirls, or stripes, or layers, or something. As an 'artsy' person that is how I derive my pleasure from the hobby. If I only made plain soaps I think I would have gotten bored with it long ago.