Tobacco and Bay Leaf discoloration

[Carly B]

Oh, the pressure! I trimmed one of the bars yesterday and it looks kind of cute, but I’ll leave the other three to do whatever it is they’re going to do (for now )

How long until the pink showed up? I made a batch yesterday, cut it this morning, and I'm waiting for it to discolor. I did an alpine green (Nurture) hanger swirl figuring the discoloration with the green would look good for tobacco and bay.

 

[Guspuppy]

I too like the blobby stripes!

 

[Jersey Girl]

Has anyone had this happen with BB’s T&BL FO? The bottle says it discolors to tan, the photo on the website looks mauve on my iPad and I ended up with a pinkish rind. My base is very white but I added a little TD to lighten up the expected tan discoloration. (Ignore the blobby stripes!)

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I had the same experience as you @Mobjack Bay with Tobacco and Bay Leaf from BB. It was pinkish around the outside and the edges. It eventually morphed into a more tan color throughout the entire bar but there are still pinkish/peachy tones to my eye. Pics of just after cut and just today. Soap was made 6 months ago. Great scent retention btw.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

So it really did turn tan. That’s what I was hoping for. The pink rind looks better with your soap than mine! Did your recipe have lard in it?

 

[Mobjack Bay]

How long until the pink showed up? I made a batch yesterday, cut it this morning, and I'm waiting for it to discolor. I did an alpine green (Nurture) hanger swirl figuring the discoloration with the green would look good for tobacco and bay.

My soap had a pink rind when I unmolded it. The base has gotten a little darker, but not much.

 

[ScentimentallyYours]

So it really did turn tan. That’s what I was hoping for. The pink rind looks better with your soap than mine! Did your recipe have lard in it?

My unscented soap recipe that turned pink was 40% lard. I hope you figure out how to reproduce that pinkish rind. It would be a lovely design element when done on purpose!

 

[Carly B]

No pink for me. Tan took over everything, except the top. Maybe because I sprayed it with alcohol?

I was surprised that the top stayed white. It makes me wonder whether cut bars sprayed with alcohol would stay white, at least for the first few uses?

 

[Jersey Girl]

So it really did turn tan. That’s what I was hoping for. The pink rind looks better with your soap than mine! Did your recipe have lard in it?

Yes it had 30% lard. It was quite pinkish at first but has turned more of a peachy tan which I can live with.

 

[Mobjack Bay]

Since I wasn’t sure how the FO would behave, I only made four bars this time. Peachy tan wasn’t quite what I had in mind, but now I’ll know better for the next time. Thanks everyone.