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    Botanical Color Chart for Soap Makers

    Kandra’s book, The Natural Soap Color Palette, included this color chart… a section that she thought was nice to have,
    but by no means the core of the book. Little did she know that this was one of the most exciting aspects of the book
    for many soap makers! Soapy Friends has updated the chart just a tad and included oil vs. water soluble icons for ease
    of use. We’ve also included a few extra spots for you to add in own colorants as you develop your blends and unique
    coloring techniques. So print this out, hang it in your soap room, and color some natural soap!

    Yellow Dock (Rumex Provides shades of pink. Can fade to tans and browns. Is temperature
    crispus) sensitive & effected by the amount of water in your formula.

    Madder Root (Rubia Provides shades of pink to deep mauve.


    Tinctorum)

    Himalayan Rhubarb Provides shades of pink to rich mauve. Behaves much like Yellow
    (Rheum Emodi) Powder Dock.

    Paprika Creates shades of peach to orange.


    (Capsicum Annuum)

    Turmeric (Curcumin) Golden orange.

    Annatto Provides shades of yellow to orange. Will fade in direct light at lower
    (Bixa Orelana) percentage uses.

    Green herbs will lend a lovely shade of green to your soap. However,
    Nettle, Alfalfa, or other they all tend to fade to hues ranging from white to brown to cream or
    green leaves
    very pale green.

    The unprocessed plant looks like a green powder. This has moderate
    Indigo staying powers, will fade to a muted khaki-green, and can create
    (Indigofera tinctoria)
    amazing amber shades.

    Spirulina Create a wonderful green that unfortunately fades when exposed to


    (Spirulina Platensis) Powder light.

    Chlorella Provides a green to blue-green that can fade to gray-blues.


    (Chlorella vulgaris)

    Indigo The processed plant results in a blue powder that provides shades of
    (Indigofera tinctoria) blue.

    Alkanet Root Provides shades of gray to royal purple. A high quality herb and a
    (Alkanna Tinctoria) long cold infusion is required to get accurate and consistent results.

    Results in pale gray to dark black with the darker blacks tending to
    Activated Charcoal
    create messy bubbles and stained washcloths.

    Soap can have a lovely white, ivory, or cream color depending on the
    Your soap base
    oils you use in your formulation.

    www.SoapyFriends.com water soluble oil soluble

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