Color Rescue cases

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• White isn't white
• Red turned orange or brown
• Blue turned green or brown
• Turned tan or brown

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  Sample
  • White isn't white

  White layer came out ivory instead of white

  Cold process soap

  See what happened and the fix

  Colors used

  No white colorant

  1What happened

  Soap made without a whitener takes on the color of its oils and fragrance, which is usually ivory or cream. Gel phase can also deepen the color.

  2What to change

  Add titanium dioxide for a bright white, dispersed in a little oil first so it doesn't leave white specks. Light-colored oils and a fragrance without vanillin help keep it white.

  Try

  • Titanium Dioxide
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  Sample
  • Red turned orange or brown

  Red turned orange a few days after cutting

  Cold process soap

  See what happened and the fix

  Colors used

  A craft-store red mica

  1What happened

  Fresh cold process soap is strongly alkaline. Many red micas and lakes can't hold their color at that pH, so the red shifts toward orange or brick as the soap saponifies. It often looks fine at pour and changes over the first few days.

  2What to change

  Use a red that has been tested in cold process soap and keep the amount up so the color stays saturated. Mix it into a little oil first so it disperses without specks.

  Try

  • Burn Notice Red
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  Sample
  • Blue turned green or brown
  • Turned tan or brown

  Blue swirl turned green in a vanilla-scented soap

  Cold process soap

  See what happened and the fix

  Colors used

  A blue mica

  1What happened

  The blue held up fine. The fragrance contains vanillin, which slowly turns soap tan to brown as it cures. Blue on top of that tan reads as green.

  2What to change

  Check the fragrance page for its vanillin content before you pick colors. For a true blue, choose a fragrance with little or no vanillin, or plan the design around a brown base and keep the blue in the parts that won't discolor.

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