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Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Essential Oil Blends
I found a great chart on blending essential oils on jolie chose Aromatherapy & Natural Health Care
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Natural Soap Colorants
A very informative post from Soap-blog on Natural Colorants in soap. They were acquired from a variety of sources on the internet and it is very helpful to have the colorants all in one spot for reference.
Here is the list of natural colorants.
Reds and Pinks
Alkanet Root - Pink/Red to Purple - Infuse 2.5 tbsp per pound olive oil
Beet Root - Pink to Red - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Cochineal Powder - Deep Red - Made from insects and is not considered vegan
Hibiscus - Red
Lady’s Bedstraw - Coral Pink - Use the roots
Madder Root - Pink to Rich Red - Add 1 tbsp per pound soap at light trace
Morroccan Red Clay - Brick Red - Very stable, add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Pink Clay - Muted Pink
Rattanjot - Red to Purple - Infuse 1 tsp in 2 ounces of oil
Red Cabbage - Rose - Can add unpleasant scent
Red Palm Oil - Pink to Orange
Red Reef Clay - Deep Red
Red Sandalwood - Maroon - Add ½ to 1 tsp per pound of soap at light trace. Lower pH yields red and higher pH makes purple
Rose Hip Powder - Pink to Burgundy - Add at light trace
Rose Pink Clay - Brick Red - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Sorrel - Soft Pink - Use the roots
St John’s Wort Flowers - Red - Infuse flowers
Tomato Puree - Red to Orange
Oranges and Peaches
Annatto Seed - Orange to Yellow - Infuse 2 tsp per pound oil
Butterfly Bush Flowers - Orange to Gold - Infuse flowers
Carrot Powder - Orange - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap at light trace
Dahlia - Orange to Yellow - Infuse
Mace Powder - Orange - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Milks - Orange/Yellow/Brown - Add lye to milk instead of water
Orange Peel Powder - Orange - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap at light trace
Pansy Herb Tea - Orange
Paprika - Peach/ Salmon - Infuse ½ to 1 tsp per pound oil
Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Puree - Deep Orange - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Safflower Petals - Orange to Yellow - Infuse/ Petals retain color
Sweet Orange Oil - Orange - Add to scent and color soap at light trace
Tomato Puree - Red to Orange
Tumeric - Orange/Gold - Add to oils or infuse
Wheat Germ - Yellow Orange
Yellows and Golds
Acacia Flowers - Maize Yellow - Infuse flowers
Annatto Seed - Yellow to Orange - Infuse ¼ tsp in 2 ounces oil
Black-Eyed Susan - Yellow - Mix petals in lye solution
Calendula Flowers - Buttery Yellow - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil or add ¼ cup petals per pound of soap at trace
Chamomile - Yellow/Gold - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Dahlia - Intense Yellow - Infuse
Elderberry Leaves - Yellow - Infuse
Fennel Mustard - Yellow
Ginger Root - Yellow
Goldenrod Flowers - Muted Yellow - Infuse
Ground Mustard - Yellow
Milks - Orange/Yellow/Brown - Add lye to milk instead of water
Red Palm Oil - Creamy Yellow to Gold - Use 1% for creamy yellow and 15% for gold
Safflower Powder - Yellow - Add 1-2 tsp per pound soap at trace
Saffron Petals - Warm Yellow - Infuse
St John’s Wort Leaves - Yellow - Infuse
Tumeric - Gold - Add to oils or infuse 2 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Yellow Clay - Yellow - Add 1-3 tsp per pound of soap
Greens
Alfalfa Powder - Pea Soup - Add 2 tsp per 4-5lb batch soap (Unpleasant scent)
Blue Green Algae - Green
Burdock Leaf - Natural Green - Infuse
Chlorella - Green
Chlorophyll (Liquid) - Light Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Comfrey Leaf - Deep Sage Green - Add 1 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Cucumber - Pale Green
Dandelion Leaf - Green - Add 1-2 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Dill - Green
French Green Clay - Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Kelp - Dark Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Mugwort - Greenish Gold
Nettle Leaf - Lime Green - Infuse or add 1 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Olive Leaf - Green - Infuse or add 1 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Parsley - Green - Infuse flakes for better staying powder
Peppermint - Green
Sage - Green
Spinach - Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Spirulina Moss - Green - Infuse 1-2 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil or add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Stevia Powder - Green - Infuse 2 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Ulva Lactica (seaweed) - Sage Green
Blues and Purples
Alkanet Root - Pink/Red to Purple - Infuse 2.5 tbsp per pound olive oil
Black Mulberry Puree - Dark Bluish Purple
Blackberry Puree - Purple
Blue Chamomile EO - Robin’s Egg Blue - Add ½ to 2 tsp per pound soap at trace (Will scent)
Blue Cypress - EO Blue - Add ½ to 2 tsp per pound soap at trace (Will scent)
Blueberry Puree - Blue - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap
Indigo Powder - Blue - Infuse 2 tsp in 2 ounces of oil or add ¼ to ½ tsp per pound soap
Purple Grape Juice - Bluish Purple - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap
Purple Indian Corn - Dark Purple/ Maroon
Red Geranium Leaf - Dark Purple to Grey
Red Hibiscus - Purple - Infuse
Red Sandalwood - Purple - Add 3 tbsp per 6 lb soap
Woad Leaf - Sky Blue - Add 1/8 to ½ tsp per 5lb soap
Browns and Tans
Acacia Flowers - Golden Brown - Infuse flowers
Betonite Clay - Beige to Green/Grey - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Black Walnut Hull - Rich Brown - Add ¼ to ½ tsp per pound soap at trace
Cinnamon - Tan to Brown - Add ½ to 1 tsp per pound soap at trace
Cloves - Brown - Add ¼ to 1 tsp per pound soap at trace
Cocoa Powder - Dark Brown - Add ¼ to 1 tsp per pound soap at trace
Coffee - Deep Creamy Brown - Use brewed coffee in place of water or add grounds at trace
Comfrey Root - Light Milky Brown
Elderberries - Light Brown - Steep in lye solution
Milks - Orange/Yellow/Brown - Add lye to milk instead of water
Oolong Tea Extract - Brown to Green
Blacks and Greys
Charcoal Activated - Black - Add 1 tbsp per pound soap at light trace
Pumice - Grey
Here is the list of natural colorants.
Reds and Pinks
Alkanet Root - Pink/Red to Purple - Infuse 2.5 tbsp per pound olive oil
Beet Root - Pink to Red - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Cochineal Powder - Deep Red - Made from insects and is not considered vegan
Hibiscus - Red
Lady’s Bedstraw - Coral Pink - Use the roots
Madder Root - Pink to Rich Red - Add 1 tbsp per pound soap at light trace
Morroccan Red Clay - Brick Red - Very stable, add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Pink Clay - Muted Pink
Rattanjot - Red to Purple - Infuse 1 tsp in 2 ounces of oil
Red Cabbage - Rose - Can add unpleasant scent
Red Palm Oil - Pink to Orange
Red Reef Clay - Deep Red
Red Sandalwood - Maroon - Add ½ to 1 tsp per pound of soap at light trace. Lower pH yields red and higher pH makes purple
Rose Hip Powder - Pink to Burgundy - Add at light trace
Rose Pink Clay - Brick Red - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Sorrel - Soft Pink - Use the roots
St John’s Wort Flowers - Red - Infuse flowers
Tomato Puree - Red to Orange
Oranges and Peaches
Annatto Seed - Orange to Yellow - Infuse 2 tsp per pound oil
Butterfly Bush Flowers - Orange to Gold - Infuse flowers
Carrot Powder - Orange - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap at light trace
Dahlia - Orange to Yellow - Infuse
Mace Powder - Orange - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Milks - Orange/Yellow/Brown - Add lye to milk instead of water
Orange Peel Powder - Orange - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap at light trace
Pansy Herb Tea - Orange
Paprika - Peach/ Salmon - Infuse ½ to 1 tsp per pound oil
Pumpkin/Sweet Potato Puree - Deep Orange - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Safflower Petals - Orange to Yellow - Infuse/ Petals retain color
Sweet Orange Oil - Orange - Add to scent and color soap at light trace
Tomato Puree - Red to Orange
Tumeric - Orange/Gold - Add to oils or infuse
Wheat Germ - Yellow Orange
Yellows and Golds
Acacia Flowers - Maize Yellow - Infuse flowers
Annatto Seed - Yellow to Orange - Infuse ¼ tsp in 2 ounces oil
Black-Eyed Susan - Yellow - Mix petals in lye solution
Calendula Flowers - Buttery Yellow - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil or add ¼ cup petals per pound of soap at trace
Chamomile - Yellow/Gold - Infuse 1 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Dahlia - Intense Yellow - Infuse
Elderberry Leaves - Yellow - Infuse
Fennel Mustard - Yellow
Ginger Root - Yellow
Goldenrod Flowers - Muted Yellow - Infuse
Ground Mustard - Yellow
Milks - Orange/Yellow/Brown - Add lye to milk instead of water
Red Palm Oil - Creamy Yellow to Gold - Use 1% for creamy yellow and 15% for gold
Safflower Powder - Yellow - Add 1-2 tsp per pound soap at trace
Saffron Petals - Warm Yellow - Infuse
St John’s Wort Leaves - Yellow - Infuse
Tumeric - Gold - Add to oils or infuse 2 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Yellow Clay - Yellow - Add 1-3 tsp per pound of soap
Greens
Alfalfa Powder - Pea Soup - Add 2 tsp per 4-5lb batch soap (Unpleasant scent)
Blue Green Algae - Green
Burdock Leaf - Natural Green - Infuse
Chlorella - Green
Chlorophyll (Liquid) - Light Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Comfrey Leaf - Deep Sage Green - Add 1 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Cucumber - Pale Green
Dandelion Leaf - Green - Add 1-2 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Dill - Green
French Green Clay - Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Kelp - Dark Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Mugwort - Greenish Gold
Nettle Leaf - Lime Green - Infuse or add 1 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Olive Leaf - Green - Infuse or add 1 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Parsley - Green - Infuse flakes for better staying powder
Peppermint - Green
Sage - Green
Spinach - Green - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Spirulina Moss - Green - Infuse 1-2 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil or add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap at trace
Stevia Powder - Green - Infuse 2 tbsp in 2 ounces of oil
Ulva Lactica (seaweed) - Sage Green
Blues and Purples
Alkanet Root - Pink/Red to Purple - Infuse 2.5 tbsp per pound olive oil
Black Mulberry Puree - Dark Bluish Purple
Blackberry Puree - Purple
Blue Chamomile EO - Robin’s Egg Blue - Add ½ to 2 tsp per pound soap at trace (Will scent)
Blue Cypress - EO Blue - Add ½ to 2 tsp per pound soap at trace (Will scent)
Blueberry Puree - Blue - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap
Indigo Powder - Blue - Infuse 2 tsp in 2 ounces of oil or add ¼ to ½ tsp per pound soap
Purple Grape Juice - Bluish Purple - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound soap
Purple Indian Corn - Dark Purple/ Maroon
Red Geranium Leaf - Dark Purple to Grey
Red Hibiscus - Purple - Infuse
Red Sandalwood - Purple - Add 3 tbsp per 6 lb soap
Woad Leaf - Sky Blue - Add 1/8 to ½ tsp per 5lb soap
Browns and Tans
Acacia Flowers - Golden Brown - Infuse flowers
Betonite Clay - Beige to Green/Grey - Add 1-3 tbsp per pound of soap
Black Walnut Hull - Rich Brown - Add ¼ to ½ tsp per pound soap at trace
Cinnamon - Tan to Brown - Add ½ to 1 tsp per pound soap at trace
Cloves - Brown - Add ¼ to 1 tsp per pound soap at trace
Cocoa Powder - Dark Brown - Add ¼ to 1 tsp per pound soap at trace
Coffee - Deep Creamy Brown - Use brewed coffee in place of water or add grounds at trace
Comfrey Root - Light Milky Brown
Elderberries - Light Brown - Steep in lye solution
Milks - Orange/Yellow/Brown - Add lye to milk instead of water
Oolong Tea Extract - Brown to Green
Blacks and Greys
Charcoal Activated - Black - Add 1 tbsp per pound soap at light trace
Pumice - Grey
Old Fashioned Lavender Soap Recipe
Does soap ever behave like you expect it to behave?
I made lavender soap this morning with lard, olive oil, coconut oil, and castor oil. I used a little beet root powder and activated charcoal, hoping for a color in the lavender family. What I got was dark green and medium green. Hopefully it will morph into a gray color, at least. Newly poured, it looks like this. I will see what it looks like tomorrow after it gels.
Do not forget to always use protective gear when working with lye - safety goggles, plastic gloves, and long sleeves. Keep children and pets away from the mixture and never leave your lye unattended. I mix mine in a plastic pitcher in the sink (in case of volcanic reactions). I also use the sink because I'm messy and usually drip, dribble, or spill my oil mixture sometime during the process.
This is a cold process soap and the recipe is as follows:
Melt the lard and coconut oil in another pitcher or bucket. Slowly add the lye water and mix with a stick blender in short bursts until it reaches trace (the consistency of thin pudding).
Update: This is what the soap looks like two days later. The dark green has morphed into gray (woohoo!) and the light green is more of a beige. Not quite the color I wanted but it will work.
I made lavender soap this morning with lard, olive oil, coconut oil, and castor oil. I used a little beet root powder and activated charcoal, hoping for a color in the lavender family. What I got was dark green and medium green. Hopefully it will morph into a gray color, at least. Newly poured, it looks like this. I will see what it looks like tomorrow after it gels.
Do not forget to always use protective gear when working with lye - safety goggles, plastic gloves, and long sleeves. Keep children and pets away from the mixture and never leave your lye unattended. I mix mine in a plastic pitcher in the sink (in case of volcanic reactions). I also use the sink because I'm messy and usually drip, dribble, or spill my oil mixture sometime during the process.
This is a cold process soap and the recipe is as follows:
- Lard - 16 ounces
- Coconut Oil, 76 degrees - 12 ounces
- Olive Oil - 12 ounces
- Castor Oil - 4 ounces
- Lye (NaOH) - 6.27 ounces
- Water (distilled) - 16.72 ounces
Melt the lard and coconut oil in another pitcher or bucket. Slowly add the lye water and mix with a stick blender in short bursts until it reaches trace (the consistency of thin pudding).
- I did a very slight water discount so I only used 15.72 ounces of water.
- I added about 1/8 cup of finely chopped lavender buds and 2 TBS Hungarian Lavender essential oil to the mixture at trace. I divided the oil into 2/3 and 1/3. I added 2 TBS Beet Root powder and 1/2 tsp activated charcoal to the 1/3 oil mixture. I alternated the two colored mixtures and poured into the mold. Then I swirled with a wooden stick. As I said, I was expecting gray and got green so now I wait and hope the color changes.
- I sprinkled some lavender buds on top of the soap as a subtle accent.
- This recipe fills a 44 ounce mold.
Update: This is what the soap looks like two days later. The dark green has morphed into gray (woohoo!) and the light green is more of a beige. Not quite the color I wanted but it will work.
What I’ve Learned from Soaping
What I’ve Learned from Soaping
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Your soap will be the same color as the colorant
you used – dream on.
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Those bars of soap you made that first week (or
month, or months) aren’t nearly as good as you thought they were.
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If you can make soap, you can make a soap mold.
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If you think your soap will always behave and
wait for you to swirl, think again.
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You should upgrade to a food processor if you
keep shredding your fingers.
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All your soap batches will be beautiful – nope.
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Soap making is not a cheap hobby.
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That lovely fragrance will last forever – I wish.
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Lye burns but water fixes it.
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All of your customers will appreciate your
natural colors and scents – No.
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There are many soap recipes, instructions, and
tips on the web.
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You will pour your soap batter neatly –
Hahahaha!
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If you do not know how to rebatch, you will
learn.
·
SoapCalc is a very useful tool and not really
intimidating.
·
Many of your best ideas were actually from other
people on Natural Soap Forum.
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