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05: Learn How To Make Your Own Natural Soap – How To Colour Soap Using Natural Ingredients
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<p>Have you tried making your own batch of natural soap yet? If you are new to the neighborhood, then you will discover that my previous posts also feature information on “learn how to make your own natural soaps”. Up until now, we have touched on some common “soap-making” terminology, we have discussed the science behind lye and saponification, and in post number 04, I shared a recipe and steps on how to make your first batch of blissful bath soaps.&nbsp;</p>
<p><center><img src="https://i.ibb.co/fdrqSNv/Learn-How-To-Make-Natural-Soaps-With-sweetpea.png" width="560" height="315"/></center></p>
<p><center>Image source: <a href="https://lovelygreens.com/how-to-naturally-color-handmade-soap/">Lovely Greens</a> - Edited by @sweetpea</center></p>
<p>Now, when we make natural soaps, the emphasis is on the word “natural”. To ensure that our soaps have no nasty ingredients in them, everything must come straight from nature itself. This means that you should avoid artificial colourants and fragrances. But don't worry, this doesn’t mean that your soap won’t look good and smell good. There are plenty of natural ways to brighten up soaps and get them looking and smelling divine.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In this post, we are going to focus on giving soap colour using only natural ingredients.&nbsp;</p>
<p><center><img src="https://i.ibb.co/NTjrJBr/20190924-212516.jpg" width="800" height="450"/></center></p>
<p><center>Image by @sweetpea</center></p>
<p>In the image above, I made a green tea bar of soap by mixing my liquid with green tea. If I left it as is, however, the soap would have turned out a dull brownish colour. To ensure that I got the “green” effect so that my product could live up to its namesake, I add a teaspoon of Spirulina to the mixture. Spirulina is powder made from algae.&nbsp;</p>
<h1>Here’s A List Of Natural Products That Can Be Used To Give Your Lye And Oils Some Colour</h1>
<p><br></p>
<ul>
  <li>Green – Spirulina</li>
  <li>Light Orange/Peach - Paprika</li>
  <li>Orange – Carrot Juice or Pureed Pumpkin</li>
  <li>Light Brown - Cinnamon</li>
  <li>Dark Brown – Coffee or Cacao Powder</li>
  <li>Activated Charcoal – grey to deep black</li>
  <li>Curry Powder – Yellow</li>
  <li>Alkanet Root – Blue/Purple</li>
  <li>Moroccan Red Clay – Red</li>
  <li>Rose Pink Play – Light Pink</li>
</ul>
<p>This above list features just a few of the earth’s natural products that can be used to colour soaps without adding artificial chemicals. The great thing about these products is that the don’t only colour the soap to make it look attractive, but many of them have healing properties for your skin too.&nbsp;</p>
<p><center><strong>Here are more colouring suggestions:</strong></center></p>
<p><center><img src="https://i.ibb.co/s3KgnqY/60e0f6a3e8a7edbbe4b09a9e3b007ec9.jpg" width="564" height="800"/></center></p>
<p><center>Image Source: <a href="https://www.threehillssoap.ie/natural-soap-colourants/">Three Hills Soap</a></center></p>
<h1>Just Don’t Always Expect Amazing Results</h1>
<p><br></p>
<p>Natural soaps will never look as bright and as striking as your store-bought soaps. This is because they do not contain artificial colourants that can create such bright and perfect colours. Also, the colour you expected might come out in a lighter or darker shade than you had hoped - this is because the chemical reaction of all the ingredients will be different each time.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So, don’t be disappointed if the soap you are making doesn’t look exactly how you imagined – but please remain happy in the fact that your soap is a healthier alternative for your skin and you can make do without the bold “fake” colours.&nbsp;</p>
<h1>The Next Question Is - When Do You Add Your Colourants?</h1>
<p><br></p>
<p><strong>When Is the Best Time to Add Your Colour to Your Soap Mixture?</strong></p>
<p>“When” you add your colouring also has a big effect on the shade of colour your soaps take to. For the best results, I can make the following suggestions:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Powders should be infused with oils and mixed in just before the lye is added to the remainder of the oils.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Liquid colourants can replace the water in your recipe.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Clays and solids should be added in just before the mixture reaches trace.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Trace is:</strong></p>
<blockquote>When your oils are blended with your lye mixture to form an emulsion – meaning that they are no longer capable of separating. You will know when you have reached trace when the soap batter dripping off the stirring utensil leaves little lines that sit on top of the mixture in the bowl. - <a href="https://www.naturesgardencandles.com/blog/what-is-trace-in-soap-making/">Source</a></blockquote>
<h1>Green Tea Soap Recipe</h1>
<p><br></p>
<p>To end off, I would like to share my Green Tea Soap recipe with you.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>You will need:</strong></p>
<ul>
  <li>Lye</li>
  <li>Water</li>
  <li>Coconut Oil</li>
  <li>Olive Oil</li>
  <li>Green Tea</li>
  <li>1 teaspoon of Powdered Spirulina</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The steps:</strong></p>
<ol>
  <li>Melt your coconut oils so that it is in a liquid state. Add Olive Oil.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Take a small amount of your oil mixture and add the Spirulina. Use a coffee whizz to blend the powder with the oils.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Mix your lye with your water.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>When your lye solution is the same temperature as your oil, you can mix them all together. Remember to add lye to oil and not vice versa.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Add your Spirulina-infused oil to the mixture.</li>
  <li>Blend until "trace" is reached.</li>
  <li>Pour the soap into your molds.&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Insulate and leave the mixture to harden for two days before removing the solid bars of soap from their molds.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<h2>Next in the line-up will be –&nbsp;</h2>
<p><br></p>
<p>Next, we are going to look at how we can add natural scents to soap.</p>
<p>05: Learn How To Make Your Own Natural Soap – How To Add Scents To Your Soap Using Natural Ingredients&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Index:&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/health/@sweetpea/01-learn-how-to-make-your-own-natural-soap-introduction-and-terminology">01: Learn How To Make Your Own Natural Soap – Introduction and Terminology&nbsp;</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/health/@sweetpea/02-learn-how-to-make-your-own-natural-soap-stocking-up-on-the-essentials">02: Learn How To Make Your Own Natural Soap – Stocking Up On The Essentials&nbsp;</a></p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/steemstem/@sweetpea/03-learn-how-to-make-your-own-natural-soap-what-is-lye">03: Learn How To Make Your Own Natural Soap – What Is Lye?</a> &nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://steemit.com/steemstem/@sweetpea/04-learn-how-to-make-your-own-natural-soap-the-saponification-process">04: Learn How To Make Your Own Natural Soap – The Saponification Process</a></p>
<h1>Information Source:&nbsp;</h1>
<ol>
  <li><a href="https://lovelygreens.com/how-to-naturally-color-handmade-soap/">Lovely Greens.&nbsp;</a></li>
</ol>
<h1><center>Much love - @sweetpea</center></h1>
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@astrophoto.kevin ·
Hi @sweetpea,
Again, a very nice read :-) 
I'm really happy to find the source at the end of the post. Unfortunately, this time the images are the problem that prevents to get this post upvoted by @steemstem. 
The first and third image seems to be copyrighted by its copyright holder. I haven't any license information on the linked websites. Btw. it's great that you provide the link to the image sources, but unfortunately, this is not enough. The license must allow commercial usage to be conform with the @steemstem guidelines.
@mobbs made a fantastic post about it [here](https://steemit.com/steemstem/@steemstem/guidelines-on-copyright-standards-in-steemstem).
Maybe you want to try Pixabay as an image source? https://pixabay.com/service/license/

Sorry for sounding like a complainer, but we'd love to support your posts :-)

Greetings, Kevin
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@helen-of-light ·
All your soaps are so pretty looking.  Bet they smell nice, too.
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@kaerpediem ·
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I am surprised Turmeric didn't make the cut :)
Indians used to (and maybe some non-city folks still do) use them to bathe all the time
And the colour sticks ;p

Hey, this looks like fun to do
Thank you for sharing the recipe :)
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@sweetpea ·
Hello @karpediem :) thanks for popping over. Turmeric makes a great colour but it tends to dry out the skin, so I avoid it if I can. Saying that, I recently had Chicken Pox and added Turmeric to dry out the blisters faster - it worked like magic!
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@kaerpediem ·
Ahhh, didn't know it dried your skin ....
I wonder how those who used it all over their skin managed that...

And thank you for the the Chicken Pox tip.
Hey @khimgoh, maybe something you want to check out 
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