Where to get natural colouring for soap making?

Question

Hello,

Could you please advise on where in the UK one could get natural colouring agents for making soap?

Many thanks!

Answer 1

Here is a list of natural colourants for soap making, most are readily available, like cocoa, beet root, cinnamon.

http://candleandsoap.about.com/od/soapma...

Answer 2

My Grandma used natural food colors and I remember she used Fruit & Vegetables and some flowers (I remember lavender smell) which she soaked in oil - veg?? Hope this helps,HAVE FUN!

Answer 3

Your kitchen will have many different natural soap colorants in it right now.

Carrots, dill, beer, tea, honey, cinnamon, citrus peel, cocoa powder, turmeric, coffee, milk (cow, goat, coconut), oatmeal, parsley, paprika, tomato paste....

Here is a link to a page that shows how to use them:

http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/he...

Other ingredients include annato seeds, stinging nettles powder, comfrey leaf powder, rattanjot powder, clays, indigo root powder, alkanet powder....

This link has a list of UK soapmaking suppliers - each carries a different variety of these items.

http://www.soap-making-essentials.com/so...

Good Luck,

Cathy