Teach Soap

Hi everyone. I'm new the boards and have a question... this has probably been discussed before and if so, please feel free to direct me with any links!

So I want to make my own pre-mixed soap dyes for M&P. I was thinking of mixing them with glycerin, but I tried that and they separated. Does anyone have any suggestions on what might work well and won't separate?

TIA

Kelly

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What dyes do you have? Are they water or oil soluble?

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Irena
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I was planning on using micas and iron oxides... I guess that info would have been helpful.

As for the dyes I have on hand now, I use water based, oil based and even glycerin based (from various suppliers), and they all stay mixed. But when I tried to mix my own with the glycerin, it separated... I'm sure I must be doing something wrong.

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Oxides dissolve better in oil. I mix micas with glycerin. Micas do settle, so you need to shake the bottle before use.

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Irena
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Any thoughts on why the "professional" brands stay mixed and mine won't (in glycerin)? I guess maybe the pros use lakes and dyes instead of mica.

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Irena
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Oh! Thank you... starting to make sense now!! It's not a big deal for me to shake my dyes before use, I just was curious why mine were different. Thanks so much for your help!!

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