Red Colorant for CP

[Cynthia]

Does anyone have suggestions for a true red colorant for CP soaping?

All the best,
Cynthia

 

[Jeanea]

I use tomato red from tkb, however it is bright but true

 

[dixiedragon]

I like Brick Red from Brambleberry.

 

[seven]

conservatorie merlot mica + tkp fluorescent pink. more merlot than the hot pink. i just eyeballed it.

 

[elmtree]

I use tomato red from tkb, however it is bright but true

Not trying to hijack but is the tomato red bright and pretty? I just got some but I've been afraid to use it lol how much for a 2 cup portion? I've inly used micas in the past.

 

[Jaccart789]

I like Matte American Red Oxide from WSP. This is a pic of a FAILED flower but at least you can see the beauty of the red. Don't pay attention to its ugliness.

 

[Jeanea]

Here is the tomato red, I use the liquid and and the darker red is red vibrance

 

[elmtree]

Here is the tomato red, I use the liquid and and the darker red is red vibrance

Pretty! Thanks for the picture. That helps a lot to determine a color scheme using tomato red. To the OP, I use 1/2 tsp red oxide, 1/2 tsp burgundy oxide, and 1/2 tsp electric bubblegum from BB to make a really pretty deep red.

 

[Meganmischke]

I too use the tomato red with a bright pink or neon red

this is with the tomato red neon red and vibrance red

 

[Cynthia]

Thank you!

a big THANK YOU to all who replied! Also appreciated the pictures you sent showing the red colorant.

All the best!
Cynthia

 

[mom2tyler]

I use Yellow Root Powder. I find it in the vitamin section at Whole Foods

 

[CaraBou]

I use Yellow Root Powder. I find it in the vitamin section at Whole Foods

Wow -- I would never have thought to try that for red -- or for yellow no less. In fact I've never heard of yellow root powder. Now I must go look for it at my local health food store. Any tips for using it, or pics to share??

ETA: I just found the LovinSoap page on pH stability of natural colorants, which highlights YRP: http://www.lovinsoap.com/2011/07/color-soap-naturally-testing-herbs-and-spices-for-ph-stability/

I'm guessing I've actually seen that before because I know I've looked at some of their other pages on natural colorants. But for some reason YRP didn't sink in. Probably because I didn't know what it was or where to get it, lol. Thanks for making the connection, mom2tyler! I still wouldn't mind seeing some pics - and I bet no one else would either, right?!!

 

[Crombie]

http://starlightcreationssupply.weebly.com/

Rey has a true red that has gotten rave reviews.

 

[CaraBou]

http://starlightcreationssupply.weebly.com/

Rey has a true red that has gotten rave reviews.

Hmmm, what are those colorants made of? The web site does not say.roblem:

 

[Crombie]

True Red

Rey is a member of the Soap Guild so I have confidence that his colorants are cosmetic safe.
http://www.soapguild.org/memberpage/P/Soap/629/Star-Light-Creations

On his home page of http://starlightcreationssupply.weebly.com/ he has a contact us link. I'm sure he would be glad to give you the specific ingredients.

Hmmm, what are those colorants made of? The web site does not say.roblem:

 

[gsc]

who is TKB

 

[Meganmischke]

The name of the company is TKB Trading they are out of California.

 

[froggybean37]

The name of the company is TKB Trading they are out of California.

I don't know if it's just me being daft - but when I was on their website I couldn't tell which colorants would work well for CP

 

[Meganmischke]

My understanding is if they are listed ph stable they will be true in cp. I know they just redid their website but they used to have pics of what to expect. Their tomato red is definitely stable and awesome.

 

[shunt2011]

I use vibrance red and a bit of the tomato red from NG.