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Blue Cold Process Soap Test

When I made the soap with the Blue Oil Soluble Color, I ran into a couple of surprises. First when the color was added the soap turned a blue color. Then it turned a murky grey then a bright pink. I nearly dropped the immersion blender! I poured the soap into the mold while it was still bright pink. As the soap cured it became grey again. Then it became purple in color! Come with me to the kitchen to achieve this gorgeous and shocking color. 

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Ingredients
Hydrogenated soy
Coconut
Olive Oil
Water
Lye
Blue Oil Soluble Color
Juicy Grape Fragrance Oil		 Equipment
Scale
Microwave Safe Container
Spoon
Immersion Blender
Mold

Recipe:

Recipe in Ounces
6 oz Hydrogenated soy
5 oz Coconut
5 oz Olive Oil
6 oz Water
2.2 oz Lye
Q.S. Blue Oil Soluble Color
9 mL Juicy Grape Fragrance Oil		 Recipe in Grams
170 grams Hydrogenated soy
141.75 grams Coconut
141.75 grams Olive Oil
170 grams Water
62.3 grams Lye
Q.S. Blue Oil Soluble Color
9 mL Juicy Grape Fragrance Oil		 Recipe in Percentages
24% Hydrogenated soy
20% Coconut
20% Olive Oil
24% Water
9% Lye
Q.S. Blue Oil Soluble Color
9 mL Juicy Grape Fragrance Oil

Melt oils gently until liquid. Slowly stir the lye into the water. Pour the lye solution into to the oils. Mix to light trace. Add the oil soluble color and fragrance to the soap. Mix well, and pour into a mold.

Taylor

Finished Soap. What a surprise!

Oil and Lye Solution

Adding Lye Solution to Oils

Mixing Soap

Adding Fragrance

Adding Color

Mixing in Color

Color turns grey

Soap turns pink

Pouring Soap into Mold
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4 Comments

  • anonymoususer.cleveland says:
    May 9, 2011 at 8:22 am

    Taylor, truly enjoy your blog. Did you know these colors don’t “work” on your website? You can find them and click on them, then nothing. Thanks, Will

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    • Andee says:
      May 9, 2011 at 8:32 am

      Will,
      I’m not quite sure where this problem is occurring for you, but let me see if I can help you with that. What do you see when you are clicking on the colors?

      If you click on the product code, that should bring up a small pop-up window that asks you for the quantity you want to have added to your shopping cart.

      Andee

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  • Tina says:
    May 9, 2011 at 4:42 pm

    So how much was used for this 1 lb fat batch? I know you say to use qs, but what amount did you use?
    Tina

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  • Sixwhiteties says:
    August 8, 2012 at 10:32 am

    Love it! Are the bubbles from this soap grey?

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