Teach Soap

I just used BB's Ultramarine Blue pigment for the first time. Its gray, does the color morph to blue? (Please tell me it morphs back to blue!!!)

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Logansama aka Belinda
Nor Cal

If it's gray, sounds like you didn't use enough, or used oils that have a yellow color.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I used a light sunflower oil to disperse, my white did fine with no yellow tint. I used about 1/4 tsp for a 2 pound batch, I was afraid that would be too much. I also mixed a tiny bit of ultramarine violet into it to make it a little more lavender. The green came out pretty strong, the white is crisp and now the blue is just starting to take on a lavender hue. Its pretty as is, but still a little greyish.

I seem to recall that blues can go grey in CP but all the feedback I've read on this pigment reports that it gives a true blue in CP.

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Logansama aka Belinda
Nor Cal

With ultramarines you can go as high as 1/4 tsp per cup of soap, so you could have used a little over 1 tsp and been fine.

I don't use ultramarine violet at all. It has always gone gray on me.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I've used it mixed with a bit of violet for lavender soaps, and yes, it looks grey when you first mix it, but it will change to blue/purple. AT least it has for me. I had the same scare as you, though!

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I did mix it with a little ultramarine violet and its now morphed to a pretty lavender color. Next time I'll try using more for a stronger blue.
thanks, guys!

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Logansama aka Belinda
Nor Cal