Teach Soap

I was wondering, if I make a 2 layer soap where one layer is left natural with no color and the other layer is colored with tea or coffee, will the color from the tea/coffee layer bleed into the uncolored layer at all? I plan to use triple strength tea or coffee as a replacement for the lye water. I wont actually add any tea leaves or coffee grounds to the soap.

Also, does using tea or coffee accelerate trace at all?

Any info would be great! Thanks!

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You can, but over time the color will seep into the uncolored portion. Be aware that if you add lye to triple strength coffee it will stink; bad. It will cure out though.

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I didn't have great luck coloring with either, but I added coffee grounds with good success. The green tea was too scratchy and the gross smell came back in the shower.

Thank you both for the great info!

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when I make my green tea soap I use dry chamomile tea beacuse it dosen't bleed color or be scratchy. I simply list it as tea on the lable

Chamomile tea..hmm...I will have to try that one. Do the leaves stay golden?

I didn't notice a color change, they stay light.