Ask Anne-Marie: All About Bath & Beauty Colorants | Bramble Berry

Playing with color is one of our favorite parts of creating bath and beauty products. But with so many different kinds to choose from, it can feel a little confusing. In this video, CEO and founder Anne-Marie covers the basics of powdered colorants and liquid dyes. Then, she answers your questions regarding how to add them to various products, how to get vibrant colors, and more.
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Read these articles to learn more about colorants:
All About Micas and Pigments: bberry.studio/MicasandPigments
All About Natural Colorants: bberry.studio/NaturalColorants
All About Bramble Berry Color Blocks: bberry.studio/ColorBlocks
🌈Time stamps:
00:05:32 How do you know how much colorant to put in cold process soap?
00:06:49 Will using too much mica affect how long the soap takes to cure?
00:07:50 When do you mix in colorants? With liquid oils or at trace?
00:08:47 What are other natural colorants that have vibrant colors?
00:09:43 My micas color the bathtub when I use them in bath fizzies, what should I use instead?
00:10:58 Is there a certain temperature when you should add your colorants to melt and pour soap?
00:11:44 The red color block comes out more pink. How can you get a good red in melt and pour soap?
00:12:18 How to know what colors are going to get affected by vanilla discoloration and how to fix it?
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[@kendallgibson]

Thank you for this! You answered some questions I had (and some I didn't realize I had lol). I've been obsessed with soapmaking videos for the last year, and I would like to try my hand at making some one day when my life is a bit more settled. This was very helpful. 💗

[@stephaniekuo9506]

Fantastic!! I was struggling so hard with colorants. This answers alot of questions. Especially why my sandalwood vanilla bars kept turning brown!!

[@jemimahkendall6579]

It's funny isn't it coz food wise everything vanilla is white, not in the soap world

[@wendydh1212]

You're such an amazing teacher :)

[@NguyenNgocChauBeauty]

Thank you this is so nice and clear! I bought your book too, very nice instructions!

[@Samsmom50]

Great information! Thank-you so much!

[@audieblakelabis7587]

Hi anne, i am a big big big fan, you are the reason that i learned in making cold process soap, i always watch your new videos, i am from philippines, a mother of two boys, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR SOAP MAKING...

[@annamaria4827]

This is beautiful! Thank you so much🥰

[@WriterPal]

Great video love making bath products especially salts and soaks with essential oils I use something similar to the la bomb colorants but they clump a lot and those clumps sometimes color my tub haven't quite perfected a good non clump bath soak

[@jeraldcharlie9204]

Love you vids. There so useful

[@conneaness]

Very helpful!

[@MariaNyceDesigns]

Thank you for this informative video, hugs!

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Love it!

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[@janladyjflowers130]

Thanks for the information in this video. I have a question, can Oxides and Ultramarines be used in things that are completely oil based? Like a body oil?

[@JenaHuffman]

Excellent informative video. Thank you!

[@LifeWithNel_]

Which one do you recommend to use for body butter? I’ve used mica in my body butters but it has like that shimmery glitter effect when applied to the skin. Would that be harm to the skin with the shimmer?

[@act5247]

Can micas be used in body butters and body scrubs and used to sell

[@nyasiahenry5750]

YESSS

[@mamabssoapery747]

I am having a hard time with the percentages or measurements of my colors, what if I want 5 colors in my 2 lb batch? I also don't want them equally split so maybe a bit of pink a bit more of white even more of red etc... knowing I can only use 2 tsp of colorant per 2 lbs of oils ?? ty

[@donshaejohnson7322]

Hi, when doing body scrubs and body washes can I just mix pigment once all products are together?

[@sevenyoko]

Which is best to use for semi permanent hair dye formulas?

[@amandafoster9229]

When you are mixing your color into oil, are you using the fragrance oil?

[@antwynwatson723]

I could use some advice. I have a problem with the colorant I am using not dissolving in the bath water in my bath bomb. The colorant is just sitting on top of the water. Would you mind giving me some tips of solving this problem?

[@yanagreen8243]

Can I use this powder for body sprays?? Thank you so much in advance!

[@imanyyforever]

Which is best to use for body butters?

[@huzaifafatima7688]

Plz plz plz answer my question... i took 200 gms of melt and pour goat milk soap base to which i have added fresh tamarind pulp... can you please tell me which and how much preservative i should use???

[@Ga3lle]

How do I know which one is best for scrub, whipped butter, whipped soap

[@nguyenrtv]

can someone help me out. if we sweet almond oil / avocado oil isn't in our soap recipe but we still want to use those carriers to dissolve mica, do we still need to somehow incorporate that amount of carrier oil in our recipe? would it affect our recipe? im not sure if we are supposed to "borrow" oil from our soap recipe to use it to dissolve the mica?

[@kaorigrosales6587]

i am leaarning so much

[@preciselyavri7944]

Can i use a white mica powder to make a body butter more white? my butter is a natural eggshell white.

[@VinodKumar-cj1te]

Excellent information

[@annamarielutz5125]

I've always been confused about mixing the oil with the mica. I don't understand if you have to recalculate the recipe or if the oil you're mixing with the mica is already part of the recipe. For example if the recipe calls for 9 ounces of olive oil would you just subtract some of that amount to mix with the mica?

[@fayekachy]

Can you use colourants in perfumery?

[@aishabagigah7892]

Hello can you make lip colorants for making lipgloss?😩

[@NevaKnowrr]

Can you use soap dye to color body butters?

[@DEDEJL]

Can I use mica in a shower gel?

[@user-qy2ib5ze6z]

7:12 do u take the oil from your measured batch or add extra oil to the mica? If extra oil how much and what kid should you use? Thanks🙂

[@bramble-berry]

We use a little extra of a light carrier oil, like sweet almond oil, to disperse the mica. For cold process, we like to start with mixing 1 teaspoon of mica with 1 tablespoon of lightweight oil.

[@LinasBeautyAffairs]

Hi..can micas be used in facial serums?

[@bettyk3372]

Thank you for these educational videos! Can you use eyeshadow powder to color soaps?

[@bramble-berry]

You will want to verify the other ingredients in the eyeshadow to ensure they are safe to be added. If there are non-recognizable ingredients we would not recommend using them.

[@bettyk3372]

@@bramble-berry thank you so much for responding back to me ❤

[@camryn_pi]

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[@chocolatesugar4434]

Mica is mined in India by children as their family doesn't die on in poverty. But there are charities that try to stop this. But there's a huge demand. Need to check for fair trade.

[@bramble-berry]

Some micas are mined in unsafe conditions using child labor. Ours are not - we confirmed that with our vendor before bringing any colors in.

[@linnealindecrantz3552]

Does your polysorbate 80 contain any animal fats? The one's I've found being sold in sweden (where I live) are not considered vegan.

[@khadrawarsama437]

Hi my name is Hinda I am new soap maker i like you all your soap decorating and how your anwer all questions I made melty clear soap but after I cut it, it started sweating. I'm not sure if the recipe is the problem. What I shall do? Thank you

[@MartiniMouse]

We stan one woman and that is Anne-Marie

[@patriciasawyer661]

Is there a way to prevent mica that is out in soap from coloring wash cloths?

[@bramble-berry]

We have found that keeping your usage rate at 1 tsp of dispersed mica per pound of soap will help prevent the color from bleeding from your lather.

[@Tiffany-sp7sb]

Can you use food coloring?!

[@fraizwrite80]

Have you looked into using phycocyanin for your soaps? I have a friend who mixed it with glycerine to make a nice dark blue bar of soap. You can reach out to me if you want to know more.

[@jonabriol5797]

Can you please teach me the calculation of each Ingredients

[@omadam5143]

Where do i get this in Egypt ??? Please Answer me

[@jemimahkendall6579]

Just look on the brambleberry website see if they ship to Egypt

[@VeronicaVeronica1]

If I use micas will my handmade cp soaps still be considered natural?

[@techbasics2647]

It depends on which type of mica you use, like she stated in the video. Also she stated her company sells natural micas.

[@bramble-berry]

Some micas will contain ingredients that are not naturally derived. If you have questions about a specific colorant you would like to use our customer support team is available to assist via chat or email on our website, www.brambleberry.com.

[@cruseboomerangeffect]

Nice..do you wholesale your soaps?!

[@nikochic4236]

Can you add food colorant to lotion?

[@tiffany7023]

No, you really shouldn't

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