Scented Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Tried some red that Carrie sent me (thank you!) and I'm actually seeing orange instead in the #40 alum lake from TKB. I was curious, does it start out that way? Hoping not, but wondering just how much you guys use of it to get red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara AL Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I just got some too from TKB I would also like to know how much to use. Scented how much did you use?I have also heard that Merlot Mica from BB has a beautiful red tone.Barbara AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 What I used was about 1/2 tsp mixed in glycerin, which I had a beautiful red before adding soap. When I added about 3/4 c. of soap to it, mixed, it went orange. Right now my midnight pomegrante is definitely orange lol.Don't mix it with flaming red from Southern Soapers. That appears to be a darker orange, but in all fairness on the soap I used that with, I am sure the FO and TD have a lot to do with the discoloring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystical_angel1219 Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Do you have any Hot Mama from TKB? It's a gorgeous [iMO] true, vampy red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Do you have any Hot Mama from TKB? It's a gorgeous [iMO] true, vampy red.I soaped it and got an ugly reddish brown color, not a true red. It is gorgeous in the bag though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Haven't it, but it goes orange-ish red on me at 1/2 tsp. Pretty in the bag, but not giving off what I'm looking for and too expensive to use the whole bag to see if it would give what I want.I'll wait and see what happens with this #40 at the end of gel in about a day. It went from orange to a very light orange and has since decided to darken. I know, don't talk about color till it's done, but I think it's simply cycling through various oranges lol. Might be one that I will need to use more than 1/2 tsp. I know with TD in the batch, it turns it orange or a spicy looking orange, but again this one also is just starting to hit the gel state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redquilt Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Mixing red 33 with red 40 both fd&c colorants will give you a truer red.Red 33 is a raspberry colored (blue red) and red 40 is orange red in soapthe combination give a red that's down the middle and more true imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-GRAN-ONES Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I knowticed that southern soaper is getting a new red..call corvette red..says it is a true red.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndulgentCreations Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I knowticed that southern soaper is getting a new red..call corvette red..says it is a true red..I saw this yesterday too! I can't wait until it's available, it's on my list to order and try right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Yeah I asked Kelly to post on a pix lol! I'm tired of hunting for reds, but going to seek out some Red 30 now to go with the Red 40 and see what happens. I still have a few soaps to make that I want red in ... and since I'm no longer getting red out of anything it ought to be interesting to see what does come out lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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