Who’s ready for another challenge? This time it’s going to be all about cold process soaps and Team Bramble Berry is so excited to see what you will come up with! Just like our Make It Monday Melt and Pour Challenges (#Layers, #Embedding, #Swirling and #Sculpting), each week will have a different theme and you will have the chance to have your creation featured in a Soap Queen blog post!
Mission (if you choose to accept it)
- Create a unique soap that follows the theme for the challenge of the week. This week is all about using natural colorants and infusions in your cold process soap.
- Post your pictures of your cold process soap to Bramble Berry’s Facebook page during the entry period (August 27th -September 10th).
- Your entry must have the hashtag of the week in order to be entered into the contest. This week, your picture must have the hashtag “#naturalcolorants“.
- You may submit up to three different pictures.
- At the end of the two weeks, Team Bramble Berry will pick our favorite soaps. The winners of the challenge will be featured in their very own Soap Queen Blog post. You have until Monday, September 10th to post your Cold Process #naturalcolorants.
Here is some inspiration to get you started!
Still lost on what colors to use? Be sure to check out the Infusing: Herbs, Spices, Teas & Clays e-Book and Natural Colorants Online Video that will help you to create new and fun color blends that you didn’t even know were possible! Here’s a few helpful color hints to get you started:
Blacks and Grays: Activated Charcoal
White: Kaolin Clay
Reds & Pinks: Madder Root and Rose Clay
Yellows & Oranges: Yarrow, Safflower, Lemon Peel, Annatto Seed, Yellow Silt Clay, Paprika, and Marigold
How to do the Peacock Swirl in Cold Process Soap from Soap Queen on Vimeo.
Learn to Make Sunshine Soap with Orange and Calendula from Soap Queen on Vimeo.
Happy Soaping!
Hi Becky
I have a batch of oatmeal scrubby soap that part of which has gone mouldy – any ideas as what could have gone wrong – thanks for any help
Mae
Good morning, Mae! Could you tell us a little bit more about your your recipe? And, if you have any pictures, I’d love to see them so that I can help you troubleshoot this issue. You can send them to info(at)brambleberry(dot)com.
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Made a soap, just need to wait to unmold it. So I can post the photo on Monday and still be included in the challenge?
Absolutely! And, I believe I saw your soap earlier this morning. Thank you so much for your entry, Erica! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Would yellow oxide (pigment) be considered a natural coloring?
Not for this challenge – we’re going all plant and dirt (clay) based for this Make It Monday.
I just made a Chai Soap with all natural colourants and essential oils and added a bit of glitter on top. Would I be able to submit this one for the contest?
Good morning, Michelle! We’d love for you to enter your naturally colored soap into the challenge. All you need to do is upload it to Bramble Berry’s Facebook page and tag it with the hashtag #naturalcolorants. Can’t wait to your chai soap! 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/BrambleBerry
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Becky,
Thanks. 🙂
Thank you, Becky!
Could someone answer to my question, please, regarding the red ochre? Thanks!
Red Ochre is a gorgeous natural colorant and would totally work for this challenge! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Is the red ochre a natural colorant?Thank you.
Lovely,I have been waiting for this challenge :).
As a fan of natural colorants,I am in:).
Thank you!
I just uploaded my soap photo on your face book. I really hope that my pic ended on your site, since this is my first time submitting something, I wasn’t shore what am I doing. Thank you.
Diana
ps.would you please add me on your (news) email list.Thanks:)
Hi Diana!
We did receive the pictures of your soaps and they are absolutely beautiful! If you want to sign up for our monthly newsletter, all you need to do is go to Bramble Berry’s website, and on the right hand corner of the screen find the little box that says, ‘Sign Up For Our Newsletter’ and enter your e-mail. You will then receive our monthly newsletter with coupon codes, recipes, tips, ideas and more! 🙂
https://www.brambleberry.com
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Just uploaded a photo and I’m making a new soap today that I may use natural colourants in.
Fun! Can’t wait to see how it turns out. 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Trying to upload my three favorites right now! Lemongrass Rosemary, Witch’s Brew, and Wake Up! Soaps.
Can’t wait to see them all! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
I will have to try two of them later. I am having upload problems.
Are you counting titanium dioxide as a natural colorant? I know it’s a natural pigment, just want to check before I submit a picture. I have a soap I used TD and Charcoal in.
Hi Jennifer!
Thanks for the great question. We are not going to be considering Titanium Dioxide as a natural colorant for this challenge. But, we are having four more cold process challenges that you can submit your soap into! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Sounds like fun. I’m in.
Can’t wait to see what your soap looks like! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
So would you be including your micas, oxides, and pigments as natural colors as well? (I know that that not all of your micas are natural but the ones Anne Marie said were natural identical in her post on Colorants.)
Great timing for this challenge! I’ve been infusing calendula petals in olive oil for 4+ weeks, I guess now is the perfect time to make soap with it! 🙂
We are so excited for everyone to participate! And we really can’t wait to see what you come up with, Amy! 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry
Thanks Becky 🙂 Now that I’m on my computer (was on my phone earlier) and can see the post better, I see bentonite clay wasn’t listed for a gray! I love the soft gray it gives 🙂
What a great idea, we’ll have to list it in there! Thanks, Amy. 🙂
-Becky with Bramble Berry