Trial by Fire Red Mica Blend
Trial by Fire Red Mica Powder ignites your cold process soap creations with a vibrant, true red hue that commands attention. Specifically formulated for soap making, this non-migrating mica ensures sharp, defined designs without bleeding into other layers. Its easy-to-use premixed form saves time and effort, offering consistent, stunning results with every batch. Whether you're an expert or a beginner, Trial by Fire Red Mica brings boldness and reliability to your soap-making artistry.
Custom made at Nurture Handmade, this blend is our most popular color, exceeding all other red micas and pigments available anywhere.
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General Use General use indicates any color additive that will come in contact with mucous membranes. For example, lipsticks, bath bombs, bath salts, etc. This does NOT include the eye area, which has it's own approval classification (see below).
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No
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Eye Area Colors approved for use around the eyes. For example, eyeliner, brow pencils, eye shadow, under eye concealer, and mascara.
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External Use This applies to any part of the body that does not come into contact with mucous membranes. For example, nail polish, body butters, body lotion, and body art.
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No
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CP Soap |
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Ingredients |
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Micron Size The smaller the micron size, the more dense the powder. Higher micron sizes are less dense and more glittery.
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Color Type |
Mica, Pigments, and Custom Colors
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CP Soap Stable |
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CP Soap Use Rate |
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MP Soap Use Rate |
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Blender |
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Calculator |
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SDS |
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Prop 65 Compliant |
No
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⚠️ Warning |
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Customer Reviews
Definitely a good red! Used recommended amount.
This is a brick red which I already have. I was hoping for a beautiful bright red for a holiday soap. Followed all instructions they recommended but still brick, sadly.
We're sorry you're dissapointed! As mentioned in other reviews, too much will result in a brick color. Even if you are following our instructions, if you are getting a brick red you need to decrease the amount you are using. Everyone's recipe is different so despite the fact that we got a nice bright red using 1.5-2 tsp ppo doesn't mean that in your recipe it will turn out exactly the same! ;)
I used 1 tsp for 454 grams of coconut oil. The directions say to use 1-2tsp per pound of oil to avoid a colored lather so I started with the lowest recommended amount. I was surprised and disappointed to end up with a brick red and a lot of color in the lather. The mica itself looks much more rusty brick red than what is shown in the product photo. Maybe I didn't receive Trial by Fire?
We're so sorry you're dissapointed! Trial by Fire was tested very carefully in our own soap recipe and we found for us 1-2 tsp per pound was just right. However different recipes may need a little less or a little more! With Trial by Fire if you get a brick color then you need less and if you get a rose color you need more.
Fantastic in cp soap!
I used this color for my College Game Day Soaps (Georgia), and it was perfect. They sell out each year.
This colorant is not the same as the first time I bought it, it is far more brick red. I don't recommend unless you're going for a brick red colorant.
This color has been reformulated in the past so if you have an older version you might have been using more than what you will need to use with this newer one. Our suggested rate is 1.5-2 tsp per pound of oils but you may not even need that much! If you are finding the color to be too 'brick red' you might want to try using much less, maybe start with .5 tsp and bulid up until you get just the red you want!
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This is a great deep red. It worked great for my watermelon soap. It is a little messy though.
Beautiful red color in my CP soap! Will be repurchasing when I run out.
I’ve heard so many great things about this red mica! I love that i was able to buy a sample size bag.
