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Soap and Candle-making: Rose Soap additives and colorants

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Forum: Soap and Candle-makingReplies: 1, Views: 34
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desertsal
Reading, PA

March 03, 2009
03:35 PM

Post #6216771

I'm planning to try pink clay as an additive and colorant for my next batch of double boiler hot process soap. When I made MP soap, I used varying shades of rose, pink, and red glycerin MP in the barely-pink colored shea MP as design. I don't want to use MP any longer...any ideas for design "additives/inclusions?" I thought of rose petals, but understand they turn brown after a while. Also, I could use varying shades of darker colored cold or hot process soap as "chunks." I want something other than swirls...any ideas? Here's a picture of my MP rose soap, so you can see what I'm after.

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kathy_ann
Judsonia, AR
(Zone 7b)

March 03, 2009
04:23 PM

Post #6216978

That soap is Beautiful! Looks rich and creamy. I think your idea of chunks of darker colored hot process soap is a fabulous idea. Would look alot the same way as the picture there I think. I don't have any other ideas for you. I'm not creative in my soap making, these days if I get soap made it's a big accomplishment LOL

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