Raspberry puree in soap as a colorant?

[CTAnton]

Just wondering...has anyone tried this as a possible colorant? I'm here reading about dandelion; I'm planning on trying out daffodil flowers any day now...but the freezer has some hand picked berries from last summer and being I'm not keeping ice cream in the house anymore (no self control!) I'm here wondering if I added them in as half the liquid at trace if I'd POSSIBLY having something attractive to look at after saponification....and I'm not expecting soap the color of a red raspberry...but I wouldn't say no to a darker red/purple! Even a pink would be once....as I said, just wondering....

 

[Obsidian]

Nope, it will turn brown. Aren't daffodils poison? Make sure you check any botanicals before you use them in soap.

 

[hmlove1218]

As Obsidian said, it'll turn brown. And just be aware that daffodils can be toxic to ingest and may cause skin irritations. If you or anyone who you may gift the soaps to have sensitive skin, I wouldn't use it just to be safe.

 

[CTAnton]

Ok...many thanks ...Haagen Daaz vanilla here I come...

 

[AnnaMarie]

There are a good number of toxic flowers out there, so it was good to check on the forum regarding daffodils. Here is a web page for natural colorants that are safe and reliable:

http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/soapmakingbasics/a/natcolors.htm

The dandelions sound fun! I'd love to see that soap

Best,
Anna Marie

 

[not_ally]

I've never used fresh fruit in soap, but here's a link to a soaping101 youtube on how she does a mantra swirl with it.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsKX1oU5DyY[/ame]