soap bomb colors

[phpworm]

trying to find a good solid lemon yellow color for my bath bombs, any suggestions? i tried turmeric powder, kept adding more until i got the color i wanted and it not only stained the bathtub but my skin as well...

 

[Sunny]

no friend =\ I'd like to know as well! Don't use micas!

 

[MidwestSoaper]

You might try the Wilton gel colors that I found at Coastal Scents http://www.coastalscents.com/cfwebstore/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=9.

I've used those gels in soaps and creams but not bath bombs yet. HTH

 

[carebear]

I tried la bomba colorants (brambleberry?) but they aren't intense enough for me. I've found that the liquid colors for MP soaps work well, though. Go easy on 'em!

 

[cmd439]

Could you use oxides? A little goes a very long way in other products.

 

[cmd439]

no friend =\ I'd like to know as well! Don't use micas!

I have never made bath bombs, but I am curious why the warning against micas?

 

[Sunny]

There was mica all over my entire bathtub. It was disgusting, it was all chunky and nasty and got on everything. It took a good scrub to get it all off.

I threw the rest of the bath bombs in the toilet, which then stained the toilet and I had to clean that too.

 

[rubyslippers]

I personally like Brambleberry's la bomba colorants.

 

[cmd439]

There was mica all over my entire bathtub. It was disgusting, it was all chunky and nasty and got on everything. It took a good scrub to get it all off.

I threw the rest of the bath bombs in the toilet, which then stained the toilet and I had to clean that too.

Oh! That's god to know. Thanks! If that's the case, the same may be true for the oxides then.