Teach Soap

Just wondering, if I use to much of the oxide???
I mix the oxide first with a little rubbing alcohol....but when the soap is done, ( used it in the shower) black soap suds comes of the soap.
Happened a few time with different soaps...
Thanks
Marion

Sounds like you're using too much. How much of the oxide are you using per lb. of the MP soap base?

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Irena
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I used brown oxide to do a hot cocoa bar for our son. It was fantastic, until he got it in the bath... Turned the water a truly disgusting shade of watery brown. That was a very short bath night I used about 1/8 teaspoon in a 6-ounce bar, which was clearly way too much. I now use about 1/4 teaspoon per 3+ pounds of base, & while it's not quite as dark as I'd like it sometimes, no colored suds.

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lol I was trying for a rich dark red once - thankfully I just made one bar for me to test, cause it looked like the tub was full of blood!!! Can you imagine the poor unsuspecting customer taking a shower and ....! to paraphrase my dad - never buy a car without a test drive and never sell a soap without a test bath! (BTW I have since surrendered to the fact that rich red isn't possible in M&P, darn it.)

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Irena
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I've done that with red before. I was making liquid soap and as I was pouring the red in, my hand decided to drop the bottle. I gave it to my kids and told them it was Vampire soap. They loved it.

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