Using all natural plant based colourants and clays to try and create a rainbow cold process soap

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Today we are using a selection of all natural plant based colourants and clays to try and create a rainbow design soap to showcase the spectrum of colours that you can create using only natural colourants.
The actual finished bar was not a stereotypical rainbow, however, it did showcase the natural colourants and gives you an idea of the wide range of colours that can be created naturally without the need for micas or oxides.
Follow our cold process recipe and tutorial for details on how you can make this at home!
Our soaps are all palm oil free and this one is vegan friendly too.
The ingredients we used for this soap are as follows:
Water 220g
Sodium Hydroxide (Lye) 109g
Olive Oil 340g
Coconut Oil 184g
Shea Butter 75g
Cocoa Butter 36g
Castor Oil 57g
Sweet Almond Oil 99g
1 tsp Red Moroccan Clay
1/4 tsp Annatto extract
1 tsp French Yellow Clay
1 tsp Nettle Leaf powder
1 tsp Spirulina Powder
1/4 tsp Indigo Dye
1 1/2 tsp Indigo Root Powder
1 tsp Brazilian Purple Clay
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@rosaliecamp5459 Ай бұрын

Love what you created

@user-sq5ph1zr1p 26 күн бұрын

Magnifique savon, Merci beaucoup pour votre générosité de cœur

@naureenahassan2772 2 жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful. It looks like a river bed with surrounding scene scape. Thank you for your wonderful videos🌿🌺

@tassiegirl1991 3 жыл бұрын

I actually like it, the subtle colours and natural ingredients make it much more appealing. I’d be thrilled to produce it. Thank you so much. From Tasmania

@LotusFlowerLife 2 жыл бұрын

*This is so HELPFUL,* thank you for sharing!

@ellielynn8219 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’ve been very discouraged with my natural additives but trying to stick to my natural plan. Thank for sharing and your wonder and positive vibe. It definitely helped me today 💜

@yarichowdhury9294 11 ай бұрын

I love it. I am so happy that i found your channel. Natural and no palm oil. Thank you

@cassierobinson2273 4 жыл бұрын

It turned out GREAT! I love it.

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cassie. :-)

@Zabelina347 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for sharing ❣️ you re a real generous person. I ve learned a lot ! Thank you

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Isabelle and I am glad that we could help :-)

@irunedemiguel8322 3 жыл бұрын

Me encanta!. Gracias!. I love it

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Muchas Gracias :-)

@denanowlin8451 4 жыл бұрын

That anatto would be perfect for a pumpkin pie kinda soap, for fall! Love watching your channel.

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 4 жыл бұрын

It really would! I have Pumpkins growing this year with the intention of making a Pumpkin themed soap in Autumn, so I may have to use the Anatto to colour it.

@ericaaston7358 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. How helpful!

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Erica and thank you for watching!

@cathythompson1578 4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE it!! Thank you 😊

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cathy. We always love hearing when people enjoy seeing what we make!

@freddieivory625 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty colors!! Thank you for sharing

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome Freddie

@claudiafonseca5810 3 жыл бұрын

Such a nice natural colors, cool soap. Thank you fir sharing.

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Claudia :-)

@rockyandbullwinkle1122 2 жыл бұрын

so pretty I love the soft colors

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, so do we!

@cindyholcomb2159 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm learning a Lot from you about colors! I went to our craft store and they had the titanium colorz! I dont want that, it's cancer causing isn't it? So, thank you thank you!

@vaslim1711 2 жыл бұрын

There’s just something about natural colorants 😍

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't there just! I love seeing what can be created with the natural colours.

@martineouellet6080 3 жыл бұрын

Superbe!

@zoeymcdonald880 3 жыл бұрын

I love it :)

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you you :-)

@ariellahshoresh7800 8 ай бұрын

Your soap is lovely, reminds me of the natural layers of sediment in a river bed, ... On a different subject, Have you tried Himalayan Rhubarb for red? A little will make pink but 1 tsp per 100 grams oil makes a magenta red color.

@emilye709 Жыл бұрын

Beet powder is great. It isn't really red either. It is more dark pink but it is more red than the clay.

@sandraadamson6835 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! What indigo dye do you use? And do you create a vat? And does it color your skin?

@MaRi-ub5wb Жыл бұрын

First of all the soap look beautyful. You mentioned you have troubles to find a decent red in natural colorants. Did you ever try rubarbrootpouder. I tell you the red is really red 😍

@coleDavis-df5yi 3 жыл бұрын

So enjoyed your video, I have a question about the indigo dye. Is that what is sold sometimes as an indigo hair die or the one for dying cloth, or neither of these.

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Cole, We use an Indigo dye which would be the one you can use for cloth. We purchase ours here in the UK from "The Soap Kitchen" so if you search for "Indigo Dye" on their site it will show you the exact one that we purchase along with a description of its uses :-)

@glenisgibson9736 3 жыл бұрын

Love watching your videos, I just finished watching your soaping for beginners which I really enjoyed. I am starting to put recipes together for my assessment, I was wondering if you could let me know where you purchase your clay from as The Soap Kitchen seems to be very expensive and as I understand if they go down as my supplier I will not be able to purchase them from elsewhere. I am not sure if that's correct but it my understanding. Thanks for all your help.

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Glenis and thank you for your comment. I am glad to hear you enjoyed our video :-) Yes, The Soap Kitchen is expensive and you are correct that clays are one of the few ingredients where you tend to be tied to your supplier. We purchase our Kaolin, green and yellow clays from mystic moments, our purple clay from Bramble Berry in the US (because in the amount that we buy, it is actually cheaper to buy it from the US and pay import charges and shipping than it is to order from the Soap Kitchen) and we purchase our red clay, dead sea clay and Rose clay from "Found In Bio" online. They are Portugal based but offer a really great service and free, fast UK shipping (at least, they did last time I ordered, but that was before Brexit.......)

@glenisgibson9736 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Absolutely blown away with your response, I really appreciate all the detail you have gone into, it can be really hard when just starting out and still feeling your way around. This help means so much. A massive thank you. I will now start to have a look at the different options you have given me. One very happy lady.

@ceemoore6053 3 жыл бұрын

Very cute soap! Can I ask where you get your indigo root powder please? 😊

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Cee, yes of course. We purchase our Indigo root powder online from "The Crafter's Shop" here in the UK. They can easily be found online if you wish to try some yourself :-)

@unbreakable207 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for sharing these amazing recipes! Would you be able to add mold sizes to your videos? I search through all the comments hoping I would find the size!!! Thank you!! Greetings from Pennsylvania!

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hello and greetings from Hastings, UK! Yes, of course. The mold we usually use is by "Two Wild Hares" and measures 8" long by 3.5" wide by 2.5" deep. Hope this helps!

@unbreakable207 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Thank you so much! Just starting and it might help doing few tried recipes before I start calculations myself!

@theterifox 3 жыл бұрын

Love this

@connieronken2207 2 жыл бұрын

Use beet juice for red?

@cintamisepetithomme3561 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-)

@lydiarajasekar6142 3 жыл бұрын

Do take the oils for mixing colors from measured light weight oil?

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Lydia, yes that is exactly what we do :-)

@betsydeath 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing colours! Has Maurice gone back to the moon yet?

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 4 жыл бұрын

Nah, he liked it so much, he decided to stay here with us ;-)

@taniamacdonald6070 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see the colours after 6-8 weeks

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tania, Unfortunately we don't have pictures of them at 8 weeks, however all the colours except the green lasted pretty well (the yellow and blue especially so). The green faded really badly to a very pale, almost white shade.

@samihage1223 Жыл бұрын

What about the blue indigo? Is it natural 100% and which brand

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Жыл бұрын

The indigo is natural, yes. We use both "The Crafters Shop" and "The Soap Kitchen" for Indigo. This is an old video and rules for using Indigo for soap making have changed now in the UK. If you are UK/EU based you may not be able to get Indigo assessed in a soap recipe that you wish to sell any more unfortunately.

@carolinarojo3898 Жыл бұрын

Himalayan rhubarb root powder gives you the most amazing reds❤ maybe you know that by now but just in case that you don’t I thought to say something 😊

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Жыл бұрын

Thank you :-) We did recently try out a Himalayan Rhubarb root soap but really appreciate you mentioning it too as it is one of the lesser well know colourants I think!

@carolinarojo3898 Жыл бұрын

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany you are so generous sharing your knowledge that the least we can do is share back. Love your channel and in some dark days you always manage to make me laugh. So, thank YOU beautiful lady 🥰

@elizabethhofer4407 4 жыл бұрын

Turmeric is an amazing yellow

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 4 жыл бұрын

Turmeric is great for colouring, I agree! We tend to find it gives us a more orangey than yellow colour, though that may be down to how much we use or our infusion method.

@stefaniamorelli9919 Жыл бұрын

When you use the natural colours with the clay, how do you have it assessed?

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Жыл бұрын

We include the amounts that we use in the "variations" section of our assessment and the assessor will take it from there for us. It is done in the same way that you would include a mica or other colourant in an assessment :-)

@CH-yq4or 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Sussex Handmade Soap Company! I was wondering if you could please help- your Indigo root powder... Where can you source that in the UK, if at all? Been looking everywhere for it, but with absolutely no joy. :( (argh. I would love to follow this recipe!)

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, we purchase our Indigo dye from The Soap Kitchen and our Indigo powder from The Crafters Shop. Hope this helps!

@CH-yq4or 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Thank you, lovelyyy! I did actually find your supplier via another video you made :)) Thank you for your inspiration and assistance

@poojamohta2470 3 жыл бұрын

I am doing melt and pour soaps. I need completely natural colousy

@poojamohta2470 3 жыл бұрын

Colour

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

I am very sorry but I do not have any experience with melt and pour. I know it is not necessarily advisable to use botanicals in them, so I would not know what to recommend as a natural colourant I am afraid.

@natalieschannel4508 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Where do you get the containers from?

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 2 жыл бұрын

These were actually containers that once held sea salt (when we were testing our salt bar recipe) we washed them out and repurposed them for soapmaking.

@natalieschannel4508 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany Thank you.

@Allahguest 3 жыл бұрын

Your olive oil is light how come ?

@TheSussexHandmadeSoapCompany 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, We use light in colour Olive Oil, which is marginally lighter than regular Olive Oil (though we do use reguar Olive oil if we run out and it doesn't alter the colour in the final bars). We never use extra Virgin or pomace as we find that they have a distinct green tint that does alter the colour of the final bars.