Sally Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 My first adventure with an alkanet root infusion (in olive oil), in HP soap.I made the infusion really strong & it whiffed a bit so I used more fo than I would usually but now I think I used a wee bit too much.Scented with Oriental Rose from a U.K supplier.The soap lathers really well tho the lather is a little purple, but it doesn't stain.Next time I use alkanet I'll try it in CP & not such a strong infusion just to see what happens.I broke the screen on my camera recently so I can't see exactly what I'm snapping but this pic came out reasonably well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbuddy Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I like the color and the name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise2456 Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Like that color. :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugenia Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Sally, what was your infusion? I've done it at 3 t alkanet to 3 T olive oil and got a rosy plum color.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sally Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hi Eugenia,I used 4 tsp Alkanet root powder to 150 gms olive oil & infused it in my crock pot for a couple of hours.The actual infusion is the most beautiful deep rosy plum as you describe.In the recipe I then used 115 gms of the infusion straight in with all the others in the crock pot (it was only a 500gm test batch).This batch is now a week old, still out in the open & showing no signs of fading.I want to play with this again & again to see what different results I can get & then duplicate them for when I do sell my soaps.Sally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Soap Diva Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Wow, it looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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