Color: Light to deep yellow. Usage: Add 1/4-1 tsp powder PPO mixed in a little oil at trace. Be aware that it can add an exfoliating/scratchy texture. You can also infuse liquid oil with the powder and use the oil as part of your soap recipe. Infuse some soap colorants in liquid oil, and they will tint the oil and, eventually your soap bars. From the left, calendula flowers, alkanet, and annatto seeds. Naturally Color Soap Using these Instructions Pink is quite an easy color to achieve with natural ingredients, and any of the ingredients used for purple and red can also produce pink. Of the colorants listed below, you can get one of the loveliest botanical pinks from madder root. You can either infuse the larger pieces into a light oil before soaping or add powdered madder to your soap at trace. Gelling (insulating) your soap after it’s molded will intensify the pink. Ingredient

Color: Light to a vivid green that usually fades with time. Usage: Use as a puree or powder and stir in at light trace. Up to 1 TBSP PPO. Color: pink, purple to red. Usage: Use 1/2-2 tsp powdered madder root PPO. Add directly to your lye solution or mix with a Tablespoon of distilled water and add at trace. Alternatively, you can infuse the whole roots in a carrier oil and use that oil in soapmaking for a true pink. There’s also concentrated madder powder available through some natural dye suppliers, and using 1/4 tsp PPO will give you a very dark purple. Madder soap recipe

The base soap recipe is firm and creates light fluffy bubbles How to naturally color soap with woad Color: Pale to dark yellow. Usage: add 1/2-1 tsp finely grated lemon peel, either fresh or dry, after trace. Color: Light brown, though this is not one I’ve yet tried. I’ve only found the vaguest reference to comfrey in soapmaking. Color: Deep brown. Usage: Add powder at trace and be aware that they create a scratchy or exfoliating texture.

Color: Yellow to light orange, depending on the pumpkin or squash variety. Usage: Stir in as a puree in at light trace or add to melted oils before adding the lye solution as in this Pumpkin Spice Soap Recipe Natural soap making is an exciting craft anyone can do from the comfort of their kitchen. Here at Lovely Greens, I share many small-sized cold-process soap recipes for beginners, and after making a few simple batches, you might be interested in unique ways to scent and color your bars. You’ll find that the soaping world is filled with colorful and exciting design inspiration. Vibrant reds, swirls of sparkles, and layers of every color imaginable. But what if you want to keep your soap 100% natural? Color: Natural green. Usage: I’ve read that you can infuse dried leaves in liquid oils, but I’ve not used this one before.The natural soap coloring world is your oyster when making yellow soap. Use pumpkin or carrot puree (or juice), goldenrod, turmeric, or annatto to achieve everything from a soft pastel shade to electric yellow. Many of the shades listed for orange can give you shades of yellow if you use less of the ingredient. Ingredient Color: Muted brown-green. Usage: Stir in as a powder at a light trace. I’ve not used it before, personally, but I’ve seen it used in this way in another person’s r ecipe. Color: ButteryYellow to pumpkin orange. Usage: Infuse the seeds in liquid oil and then use a small amount of the strained oil to color soap yellow. 1 tsp PPO is recommended as in this Annatto soap recipe. Color: Yellow to pinky-orange to deep orange Usage: For orange, add as a large part of your solid oils at up to 10% of the recipe. Color: Light to medium orange Usage: Stir in as a pure tomato paste at a light trace using 1-3 tsp PPO.