How to Test Natural Colorants in Cold Process Soap (30 Test Samples Revealed)

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Жыл бұрын

Learn how to Test Colorants in Cold Process soap. Learn the Math, Soapcalc Formulation, Fading, and more. Then, stay with me until the end of the video, where I reveal what Natural Colorants made each color sample and where I got the Natural Colorants I used. Also, see the interesting results of how these colorants fade.
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@TreeMarieSoapworks 7 ай бұрын

🌿Showing the samples after 3 years was meant to show how each colorant fades.⏳ They were exposed to almost no sunlight during that time.😴🌃 If your soap is exposed to sunlight, for example, at farmer's market, this fading can happen in one day.🌞 Just make sure you know about that. It can be frustrating.🌿🧼🛁 Watch till the end to see the colorant names and how they faded.🎨💕

@elizabethmerriam1955 Жыл бұрын

This is a spectacular video. Thank you for sharing. A few discoveries I've made along the way with natural colors. First, if you infuse in the alkanet root with the oils for several hours, low heat, double boiler, your soap will be a vibrant beautiful purple. Combined with red sandalwood powder, it's even more vibrant and lasts longer. For powders like madder root, if you add them to the lye mixture when it is hot at the initial mixing, you'll get more vibrant colors. If you strain it as you pour the lye into the oils, you will have a pure color without all the little dots. Also, using smaller amounts of charcoal gives light blue colors.

@HeatherHogue73 Жыл бұрын

I’ve done the double-boiler infusion with paprika and spinach. They yielded vibrant orange and almost lime green, and didn’t fade (but my soaps get used in about 6 months or so after curing, so they may not be the best examples for fading or not fading).

@jacquibuckley6015 Жыл бұрын

This has got to be one of the clearest and most concise videos I've ever watched. Your attention to detail is staggering. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise. xxx

@wantingsulax Жыл бұрын

Wow, this video took 3 years to make! Thank you so much to wait 3 years to show the before-and-after on color fading! Amazing video! It appears that most green botanical colors faded to tan.

@davidhensley76 Жыл бұрын

A 3-pack of uncolored, nettle & madder would make a fine Christmas gift.

@magnum7424 Жыл бұрын

Amazing. Very detailed and informative. Easily the best channel for videos on making soap at home.

@ddazuulada Жыл бұрын

I don't intend to make soap any time soon but I keep watching because I love her voice, it's so soothing 💗

@beep-beepwatermelon4203 7 ай бұрын

These colours are AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

@TreeMarieSoapworks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@nolamosier666 Жыл бұрын

Such a huge amount of work! Thank you so much for sharing your process and results. 🙏🏻

@lulaflor1 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for touching on on the water discount. I've been using the soapcalc suggested 38%, and now I understand why my soap takes a few days before I can take it out of the mold, oy! I love natural colourants, the specs make the soaps so interesting

@serenitys_sudsnsuch Жыл бұрын

Awesome in depth video, thank you! Being able see the samples years later it super helpful too. I love all the natural earthy tones, just gorgeous! When I tried spinach powder I combined it with nettle powder, they worked great and they still have a tiny twinge green/yellow two years later! I really love using natural colorings, some of them can so hard to find though! I’ve wanted to find blue woad, couldn’t find it anywhere. But, I love my indigo!

@Arthen1ce Жыл бұрын

I really admire your way to make soap so clean and precise. Love your videos ❤️

@jet687 Жыл бұрын

I remember when this channel only had around 10k subs! I was surprised to see that now it’s at 150K! 🎉🎉🎉

@KarinaMD.11 Жыл бұрын

You did such a great work! Thanks for sharing!

@elenasakman Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely useful, thank you!

@madamsloth 6 ай бұрын

This is an invaluable resource ❤

@lisabobersky9266 Жыл бұрын

Love this video!! So informative! Thank you for testing these.

@China-Clay Жыл бұрын

Teri, I love your videos! They have been so very helpful!!

@annatyburski6506 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thank you so much! I’ve just started experimenting with natural colorants and this is so incredibly helpful.

@bugbubblessoap Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, I got really excited when you showed the faded after pics haha this is the content I've been looking for!! I've had success with fresh tomato paste - its kept its lovely light orange colour but it might be because I made it hp and added after it was cooked.

@jeanettehaygood4154 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience with tomato paste! I look forward to trying it out.

@bugbubblessoap Жыл бұрын

@@jeanettehaygood4154 you're welcome, good luck with it! I just looked it up and I used triple concentrate if that's helpful.

@branrufarm Жыл бұрын

Fascinating and informative, as always! Thanks a bunch :)

@susanfletcher6370 Жыл бұрын

I agree, it really is spectacular.For quite a while now I have been looking for info re natural colourants and you have so many.Also, such a really simple way of adding them, as opposed to infusing oil. My soap making is only for my use as a hobby and so having 12 bars of one soap gets a little dull after a while.This technique allows me to make a small batch of say 6 each of a different colour!

@courageous_soap Жыл бұрын

As usual, so well done, Teri - thanks so much 👍

@francesng7776 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, it's so inspiring. The amazing part is to see those samples after 3 years

@shelleyhardage4483 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Impressive calculation skills! I'm envious!

@sustainabarcompany7991 Жыл бұрын

This was amazing to watch - so educational! Thank you for this and all you do to educate soap-makers. I recently blended indigo and marigold powders in my quest for a lasting natural green colorant. I got green, but it's more grayish than the bright green I was hoping for...

@lifewithamberb 7 ай бұрын

That change was staggering! Wow!! Thanks so much for this

@TreeMarieSoapworks 7 ай бұрын

It's good to know ahead what to expect. Natural colors are so beautiful and worth exploring.🌿🧼🛁

@AmyWarden Жыл бұрын

Such a valuable resource!! Thank you for sharing, Teri!! 👍

@cristyizquierdo19 Жыл бұрын

Your videos always have so much information, so full of knowledge. Thank you for sharing with us!

@markziemann2330 7 ай бұрын

I luv the way you think! Ty

@karenurbanski5004 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video learned so much. Thank you

@HeatherHogue73 Жыл бұрын

Soooo helpful! Thanks for sharing. The only one I didn’t see that I was interested in was annatto seed.

@AVMMM 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@KimClark-1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all your helpful information. All your videos. All your time.

@TreeMarieSoapworks Жыл бұрын

This is so appreciated, Kim! 😘💖✨

@nevena8996 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video and fantastic colours!

@niyyahhandcrafted Жыл бұрын

This was a super helpful tutorial as always!!! I love using natural colorants and yours is a channel I check out before pursuing another one. Well done!!

@lisafowler8210 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you so much for doing all of these samples. It was super helpful.

@caseyatpahvantvalleysoaps6435 Жыл бұрын

Such a helpful video! Thank you!

@florentinaehceru5731 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this, so beautifully done and so detailed. Very helpful!! Again massive thanks ❤️❤️

@karendanner7272 5 ай бұрын

So very informative and excellent quality video... Thank you for sharing!

@knittingblackbelt40 Жыл бұрын

Wow, very interesting. I use many of these same natural dyes for yarn.

@davidgeorgaris276 Жыл бұрын

Extremely interesting, thank you so much for this video!

@rasheenacarter8163 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video ❤

@horsechic2368 Жыл бұрын

Sooo awesome! Great job, and thank you for the information!

@hadeelabukaraki791 4 ай бұрын

thank you!

@espiraldeervas Жыл бұрын

What a spectacular video!! Thank you so much for this

@SK-kn3ov Жыл бұрын

This is such an amazing resource, thank you so much!

@lorenaestrada5014 7 күн бұрын

Wow 😮 this is an awesome experiment!!! Thanks so much for publishing it❤

@atinemassare Жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you so much

@rhondadelaney9390 10 ай бұрын

This is an absolutely wonderful video thank you so much, this really helps those of us who are crafters for family gifts and like natural products.

@joyaghosh2940 Жыл бұрын

Wow so detailed information on natural colouring in soap very well done video

@JS-ik7rn Жыл бұрын

So, so pretty!

@sonya-turtletidesart-whits8578 3 ай бұрын

Thankyou so very much this is very informative I can’t wait to do some testing on a few different ones also

@sonnyqc Жыл бұрын

Love your video, thank you for sharing.

@RED-cy7ig Жыл бұрын

This is so iinteresting. Thanks for the research.

@amalabdurrahman494 9 ай бұрын

Informative

@elainem7722 Жыл бұрын

Very interesting video - thanks. I'd never heard that these additives reduce the longevity of the soap!

@ayumi-asmrsoakedsoap 11 ай бұрын

I like this type soap😍😍🥰🥰

@kateseverein7650 4 ай бұрын

Wow from a non soap maker that was sooo interesting, thanku - love the idea

@lisabrunet6646 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this incredible video; seeing the color change over 3 years at the end was the best part. I’m so impressed that the soaps arent covered in DOS after 3 years, even though you used avocado oil (high in polyunsaturated fatty acids), shea butter (high in unsaponifiables), a 7% superfat, and loads of botanical colorants! How did you store them? Did you wrap them up, and does your office stay cool all year round? I live in a hot place and longevity is always a challenge here

@tiborbomba 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TreeMarieSoapworks 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😘💕

@fujierobesky5651 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you. Will save your video for reference. I really appreciate all the work you put into doing this test. I did a color test using oxides so I know how much work it takes to do this type of test.

@TreeMarieSoapworks 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! It's a lot of work, but so work it for reference.

@FlatTireFarmHomesteadingAlaska Жыл бұрын

Hello from Alaska! Ooooo! I’m so excited to watch this one. Thanks for all your hard work.

@TreeMarieSoapworks 11 ай бұрын

Hello in Alaska! What an interesting life you must have living off-grid.🌿💕

@FlatTireFarmHomesteadingAlaska 11 ай бұрын

@@TreeMarieSoapworks Thanks friend! Be blessed.

@NouriaDiallo Жыл бұрын

That was very interesting. I think some of the pigments like alknet and turmeric are soluble in oils, so it may be possible to get less grainy results by letting them soak in olive oil for a few weeks before filtering, and using the oil as usual, or as part of the batch...

@HeatherHogue73 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I can confirm spinach, indigo and paprika have oil-soluble pigments.

@elenasakman Жыл бұрын

I want to try calendula and nettle from my garden, I like how the colors look

@melissapeterson4202 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Beautiful colors! Can't wait to play around with some natural colorants. The trouble for me has been finding them locally. I might have to break down and order something, I'm really liking the blue and purple.

@antakia_artisan Жыл бұрын

Oh that was what I would like to know

@GodzHarleyGirlStudio Жыл бұрын

Wow, extremely helpful info that’s definitely needed due to the natural additives losing pigment over time. However, mot people aren’t going to have a bar of soap around that long.😊Very well done! Hugz, Tree

@abii4539 Жыл бұрын

Mi-ar fi plăcut sa vad și subtitrări la aceste videoclipuri. De foarte mare folos și un mare MULȚUMESC. Dumnezeu sa va binecuvinteze!

@KrisMakesThings Жыл бұрын

great video!!! have you ever tried carrot or beet powder? could you do a video just like this but on different liquids in place of water? Like coffee, milk, cucumber juice....etc???

@ayumi-asmrsoakedsoap 11 ай бұрын

I wish i could soak this soap🤤🥰

@Traditional_Soaping Жыл бұрын

Making a color palette out of soap is so beautiful! This video is not only beautiful, but also contains a lot of information! Thank you so much for sharing your methods!💗 Making soap with natural colors felt a bit old. However, when I saw how you expressed it with natural pigments, I felt very sophisticated. Thank you so much for giving me new inspiration!

@beadladee Жыл бұрын

Wow

@gratituderanch9406 Жыл бұрын

Try Infusions of Paprika, anatto, Alkanet and indigo and Himalayan rhubarb. Gives a vastly different color! And paprika and rhubarb are especially beautiful as infusions. I gave up on Woad- perfect fresh (aqua) but fades to corpse gray ALL the time. Greens are notorious faders too. Also try putting some like ladder and possibly others right in lye.

@bjdefilippo447 Жыл бұрын

Interesting video. Thanks! My alkanet soap is a lot deeper red/maroon, rather than more brown. I wonder what made the difference.

@triciastephen3137 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I would love to make my own soaps but not sure how to measure oil batch size for soapcalc.?

@lyndawest8612 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Great detail! Beautiful samples. I am an Indie fiber Dyer and use walnut shell and onion skin as well as many of the Botanicals you use here in my dyeing. Could I use onion skin water (steep skins in simmering water) in my lye solution in soap? The yellows and oranges are great in fiber. How do I learn if there might be allergic reactions or worse?

@JS-ik7rn Жыл бұрын

For the oven part, you put on wax paper and then Saran Wrap?

@jojopaul6136 11 ай бұрын

Very informative video. I've a small query . does the papprikka powder colour burns while bathing? If you could answer please.

@TreeMarieSoapworks 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying so!💕

@mdtusarahmed. Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤

@meeprific Жыл бұрын

You shot this three years ago? Burying the lead!! 😂 Lovely video, always so interesting to see your process.

@marialeideduarteribenboim5787 Жыл бұрын

💚

@samihage1223 Жыл бұрын

How to add sodium lactate to soap? Can I use stearic acid and sodium lactate both?

@samihage1223 Жыл бұрын

Can we use zinc oxide instead of titanium powder

@gratituderanch9406 Жыл бұрын

I love your butter/hard oil scooper, where’d you get it? Why don’t you like to heat the Shea butter as much?

@TreeMarieSoapworks Жыл бұрын

Hey, there! I got it here. www.amazon.com/dp/B00RGFVBQY/?coliid=I2SUZBFZLG46LG&colid=186158P92HKGJ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it I am careful not to overheat butters because it can cause fat bloom. (Usually, it's in extreme cases.) I found that cocoa butter in chocolate will bloom that white film if heated too hot. It likes to be around 93°F.

@evenwords.2314 Жыл бұрын

Hi, I make soaps and am particularly new to soap making. I have a problem with my colored mica. The mica colors bleed in my soap lather no matter which mica color i use ( dark or light ). I add mica at the end when the lye and oils are combined. Even if I add little color the color still bleeds in the lather...I searched up this problem but when i read about it online they stated that no matter which color u use the lather comes out white and colorless. Please suggest how I tackle this problem. Love your videos they are very helpful. Thanks.

@OcarinaSapphr- Жыл бұрын

A great video- I've seen blue spirulina at our whole foods store- I'd love to know what the colour looks like in soap before I invest in getting it (it's crazy pricey here [Australia], but it's interesting that there's a stunning looking natural blue colourant)

@TreeMarieSoapworks Жыл бұрын

It completely loses its color after one day.

@OcarinaSapphr- Жыл бұрын

@@TreeMarieSoapworks Oh- good to know. Thanks

@Nina-2311 Жыл бұрын

Hello how are you? I have a question if it's ok When cocoa butter gets fat blooms how does it look like and can the Cocoa Butter still be used? Also, when Shea Butter gets grainy because of over heating, can it still be used? Thank you :)

@keekeejenkins6162 Жыл бұрын

This! I'm not super well versed but I want to know what a fat bloom is...

@samihage1223 Жыл бұрын

How to get the the purple and the blue color

@samihage1223 Жыл бұрын

Paprika leaves a scent in the soap

@katiebird3534 11 ай бұрын

If the cavities have the capacity of 1.7 ounces, wouldnt you then times 1.7 x 15.5…. Not 1.3… or did I miss something

@TreeMarieSoapworks 11 ай бұрын

That is to figure out the oil weight for putting the recipe into soapcalc. 1.7 x15.5 would be the batch weight.

@katiebird3534 11 ай бұрын

@@TreeMarieSoapworks oooohhh 🤦🏻‍♀️gotcha. Makes sense thank you!!

@darlenegarrison5583 Жыл бұрын

promo sm

@ookhana1 10 ай бұрын

Might be a good idea to explain which colourants you have used and the type as thats what your video seems to be about, buts its not lol

@TreeMarieSoapworks 10 ай бұрын

Watch the whole video.

@matthewphelps5136 Жыл бұрын

I sure love Wholesale supplies plus, but worst shipping department EVER. Or is it just me?

@cindypierce965 Жыл бұрын

I find they are hit and miss. Usually acceptable for me, though. EBB is very slow.

@keekeejenkins6162 Жыл бұрын

They were slowish during the holidays but as much complaints I've seen about their shipping I think they are pretty "equal" or better than other places... like brambleberry....