Heaped bright crimson red mica pigment on white background
Trial by Fire Red Cold Process Soap sample
Trial by Fire Red Clear Melt & Pour Soap sample
Trial by Fire Red White Melt & Pour Soap sample
Trial by Fire Red epoxy resin sample

Trial by Fire Red

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Sale price$1.30
Size: 5 gram bag

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Cured color in cold process soapCut from a real bar, photographed after cure
Color in clear melt & pour soapCut from a real bar of clear base
Color in white melt & pour soapCut from a real bar of white base
Color in epoxy resinClose-up of a real cured resin sample
Approved for
  • Eyes: No
  • Lips: Yes
  • Bath Bombs: Yes
  • Body: Yes
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Trial by Fire is our most well-known red - and for good reason! In cold process soap, it produces a beautiful red that leans slightly toward a brick tone. If you’re after a brighter red, you can easily adjust it by blending in a pinker mica, like Queen of Hearts. A little goes a long way with this one, so use it sparingly to keep your color from turning too brick red. It’s a classic favorite for a reason!

You can also check out our new red blends. I like them even better!

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• High Voltage

Want to try all the reds?🔥Playing With Fire Red Color Set🔥

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About this color

This one earned its name the hard way.

Trial by Fire Red is a custom pigment blend built for serious heat: rich scarlet meeting a warm copper flame over a deep rustic undertone for passionate, fiery intensity.

In cold process soap, this tried-and-true classic survives saponification to settle into a warm, brick-toned finish. Blend in a touch of pinker mica to brighten it up, or use a light hand to keep it from leaning too rustic.

Forged by fire, finished in brick.

Use Rate

CP Soap: 2 teaspoons per pound of oils.
MP Soap: ½ teaspoon per pound of soap base.

More or less can be added to achieve your desired color.

Use Notes

It is very important to start with a white base. Soaping oils that are yellow or green will affect any color. Do not add Titanium Dioxide to whiten the base, as this will make the red more pastel.

Do not use more than 2 teaspoons per pound! You don't need to. This color is a rich red at 1.5 - 2 tsp. per pound of oils (a great use rate for red). More will make a more brick colored red than using it at the recommended use rate. Using Trial by Fire at 1 tsp. per pound will make a very rich rose color that is quite beautiful as well! 1.5 - 2 tsp. per pound of oils is the perfect use rate in our testing.

Trial by Fire is a mica-based pigment. It will need to be blended into your soap well for best results. You may portion off a tablespoon (or so) of your soap making oils and disperse the color before adding it to your soap.

When used at 2 tsp. per pound of oils in CP soap, this red would transfer to a washcloth but once rinsed, come right off the cloth. You may want to test a small amount for staining if you are concerned that this color may stain washcloths.

Ingredients and approved uses

INCI + Info

Product Type: Mica/Pigment Blend
INCI: Mica, polyurethane 11, D&C red 28, titanium dioxide, iron oxide
Micron Size: 1-100 μm

FDA Info

EyesNo
LipsYes
Bath BombsYes
General Body UseYes

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CoAs are not available for custom colors.

⚠️ Warning: Titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) is on the Proposition 65 list because it can cause cancer. Exposure to titanium dioxide may increase the risk of cancer. Once it’s mixed into a liquid or solid, it’s no longer airborne, so this warning no longer applies.

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