[soapcraft] Re: Alkanet
- From: "Mandy Coleman" <mok.mansions@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:05:29 +1300
Kia ora
Well I just bougth some liquid stuff from aromatics and more and have only
used it once, had no idea of how much to use but it was also in a coconut
oil based lather in sea water bar and apparently large amounts of coc oil
always goes white anyhow so I am not much further ahead really in terms of
how much to use and I would try the actual root if I could get it. I wonder
if its easy to grow..where do you get it from?
Arohanui
Mandy Coleman
Mokihinui Mansions
36-56 Lewis Street
Mokihinui
RD1 Westport
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0273075881
-----Original Message-----
From: soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:soapcraft-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Liz Brook
Sent: Friday, 29 January 2010 10:59 a.m.
To: soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [soapcraft] Re: Alkanet
Hi Gina,
Yes sounds great. What I do is exactly that - unfortunately I have never
weighed or measured. But that is mainly because the roots are thick and
thin. I have made soap in all colours from barely discernable lilac to the
deepest purple. I leave mine in the oil all the time - I always have an
infusion going. Make sure the jar of olive and alkanet root are in full
sun - and if you want to hurry things along, you just need to heat gently in
a pot or crockpot for a few hours. I just like it to do its thing. If
leaving for a set amount of time, I'd say a minimum of 48 hours and the
longer the better.
Alkanet can give you a huge range of colours, hopefully you will get a
lovely lavender and not the slate grey!!
Let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Liz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Soapcraft" <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <soapcraft@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 8:53 AM
Subject: [soapcraft] Alkanet
> Liz I have taken 100 mils of olive oil and stuffed a handful of alkanet
> root
> into it and will leave it for 48 hours. Is this correct?
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> I have never tired of what i do so have never ventured into vegetable dyes
> but here i go...........
>
> Gina
> www.soapcraft.co.nz
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