Paul,
You should always use "soap safe" coloring / dyes.
I have heard of people using food coloring without problems in M&P. I have
not used them.
However, if you do use it, use one drop at a time. Too much coloring and you
will be the same color as your soap.
Food colors can also fade and there goes your cool design.
Hope that helps.
Ginger

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> Ginger -
>
> Did I hear that food colorings are suitable for soaps?
>
> PGS
>
>
> Cosmic Potions wrote:
> >
> > Kind of funny, but I was reading my Saponifier Magazine tonight and
> on
> > page 17 it talks about using Micas in M&P.
> >
> > Here is a quote:
> >
> > "Choosing colorants for melt and pour soap can be tricky. The most
> > effective colorants are water
> >
> > soluble dyes, which stir in easily and give vibrant color to the
> soap.
> > However, these colorants have a
> >
> > tendency to bleed or run, which can present a problem when doing
> > layered or multi-colored
> >
> > soaps. An alternative to these colorants can be found in micas and
> > other pigment products, but
> >
> > they will give duller colors and can clump or fall to the bottom of
> > your soap if not mixed properly diluted
> >
> > before being added. The ways of diluting micas or pigments are as
> > varied as the methods of
> >
> > soap making; some prefer to mix them with their fragrance or
> essential
> > oils, others add them to liquid
> >
> > additives such as witch hazel or skin nourishing oils like almond,
> > while some simply
> >
> > mix them with a bit of distilled water."
> >
> > If you don't get this magazine it is well worth it. It only comes as
> a
> > PDF quarterly.
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Ginger
> >
> >
>
>
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