LuminousBoutique Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 (edited) Anyone have any guidance on how much to use pp to get a real nice black, versus dark grey? I havent ever used the black and I am trying to do a zebra bar (Yes, I am crazy.)ugh... I mean TKB. wahhh. Edited May 9, 2010 by LuminousBoutique uh I should go to bed.. I meant TKB!! well, you knew that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 With black oxide I get a steady black with about 1/2 tsp per 2 cups soap however I have strayed from oxide to use the activated charcoal, which takes about 1 T to 2 - 2 1/2 cups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccajo99 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Thank-you for posting this. I have a good smelling watermelon FO that I was going to try making a watermelon looking soap. I have not tried the black yet, but if you don't have a good answer (which the previous poster may be good, just have not tried it yet:smiley2:) I will post my results too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousBoutique Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 I've wondered about the charcoal too.. I'll give a shot today and see what happens, if I'm not happy with it maybe I will give the charcoal a shot because that would turn out to be alot of oxide, I think I only have about 1oz left after making crayons, lol... I got carried away with those as I always do :rolleyes2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 My problem I ran into ... and it is the same with the charcoal ... is getting a solid streak of black that didn't bead out or break up. Thicker soap helps that, but for me, using more was easier. Problem with the oxide was I often had to let it set for a day or two so it would blend easier. Charcoal blends like a dream. I have no idea how big your batch is, but you could probably get by with 1/2 of what I said earlier too. Just no promises that it will be the right amount ... every recipe would be different along with every fragrance I suppose. That's just what I use so that I get the midnight black. Use less soap and then you use less oxide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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