Red coloring - tough to find!

[RogueRose]

I'm having a tough time finding a "fire engine" red or cherry red color for soaps. I would love something natural for this but will settle for synthetic coloring. What I need for my next batch is something to make pink (strawberry color) but I really need something that will make a solid red for future batches.

I did have some candle colorings that were red, yellow, blue and they were VERY concentrated wax-like bars (probably like 1000:1 ratio for coloring wax to make a very solid color in the candles - so it was pretty strong). I've seen similar coloring blocks at Natures garden for soaps but don't know if they are the same/similar to candle coloring

What do you use for red coloring?

 

[dibbles]

I just got the Really Red mica from Nurture. I haven't used it yet, but it's supposed to be a true red.

 

[LazyUmbrella]

i use a red clay powder, but it gives a more brick red colour. also, if you put too much, the suds become red, which might gross people out since it's almost blood-like

 

[commoncenz]

Try a neon red. After morphing, they stay pretty red. I got mine from a lady on fb, but I believe nurture has them also.

 

[cmzaha]

I usually use red oxide. It is another one you have to be careful with and not overuse it

 

[RogueRose]

I usually use red oxide. It is another one you have to be careful with and not overuse it

Red oxide of what, Iron? Where did you get it?

 

[jblaney]

I use tomato red from TKB trading and it works well.

 

[Susie]

I recall seeing a video on YouTube on getting the perfect red.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpItActdi28[/ame]

 

[shunt2011]

I use red oxide with a bit of bright pink, or red oxide with a bit of tomato red. I can get a really pretty red with them. This was the Red Oxide with tomato red

 

[BeeMaiden]

I use red oxide with a bit of bright pink, or red oxide with a bit of tomato red. I can get a really pretty red with them. This was the Red Oxide with tomato red

Pretty! I love the swirls.

 

[kchaystack]

I'll second Nurtures Really Red. I've used it and it does give a true red.

 

[newbie]

Nurture's will only give a true red if the soap is gelled. If ungelled, the color is a very bright pink, bordering on red but not quite there.

 

[dibbles]

Nurtures will only give a true red if the soap is gelled. If ungelled, the color is a very bright pink, bordering on red but not quite there.

Good to know - thanks. I try to gel, but don't always get there.

 

[Lbrown123]

American Soap Supply has a fire engine red mica. I use it a lot! No morphing. All of the mica I have tried from there work great.

 

[Dahila]

I got red oxide, how much do use ?