[soapcraft] Re: Potassium lactate and Gibna's Sky Blue colour

  • From: "Ross Spencer" <galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:01:33 +1200

I use oxides - black, tan, yellow, red, brown and chromium green oxide

 

The Library of Babel pics - sure.  Not sure how the swirl is going to turn
out

 

From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Liz Brook
Sent: Friday, 23 April 2010 8:32 a.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: Potassium lactate and Gibna's Sky Blue colour

 

Pleased it worked for you.

 

Do any of you use oxides for colouring?  Or are the FD&C's, micas and
ultramarines the generally used colours?

 

Can we see pics of the The Library of Babel when you unmould and cut?  I
want to see if my vision has been realised!

 

Liz

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Ross Spencer <mailto:galahad@xxxxxxxxxxxx>  

To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:50 PM

Subject: [soapcraft] Potassium lactate and Gibna's Sky Blue colour

 

Hi all

 

Liz kindly sent me a little bit of potassium lactate to play with.  I tried
some in a batch last night and have just cut it.  I love the texture and the
hardness of the soap.

 

Gina, would you consider stocking this as I can't find it anywhere at the
moment?

 

The fragrance I soaped was Island Market   I used an FD&C orange with a blue
swirl using the sky blue colour from Gina.  Unfortunately the orange clumped
and spotted really badly but the sky blue came out a glorious baby blue (i
used a low concentration of colour).  I am so happy to have a good blue that
doesn't turn purple.  I was a little worried to start with as it initially
turned a puce green.  I will try and get a pic up in Facebook in the
weekend.

 

I am not so sure about the scent after soaping it.  But will have to wait to
see what it is like when finally cured.

 

The raspberry red colour has quite a purple red tone to it so I will still
need to stock up on the FD&C 40 for vibrant true red.  I used the Amberwood
colour swirled through natural in my soaping of The Library of Babel.  The
soap is still a little soft so I will leave in the mould a bit longer before
cutting.

 

Ross

 

 

 

 

 

 

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