Adventures with Himalayan Rhubarb
I'm always looking for natural colourants for my soap so I was delighted to read about the wonders of Himalayan Rhubarb Powder which is used amongst other things as a dye for fabrics.
The first thing I needed to do was to infuse it in olive oil and let it sit for a couple of weeks.
Infused, it made a very dark brown murky looking mixture. This morning I decanted it and set it aside for mixing with my soap oils.
As soon as it was added the lye mixture turned a deep red.
What magic ...what alchemy!
Then it went into othe mould with the addition of some precious ylang ylang and palmarosa essential oils
I have no idea what this will look like tomorrow when it's set and ready to come out.
Soap is notoriously tricky when it comes to holding colours so we shall see.
Tune in tomorrow for an update!!
16/5/22 STOP PRESS!!!
24 hours on and here it is...
No longer the deep burgundy that it was on pouring but a much more delicate shade, perhaps terracotta would be a good description or maybe just rhubarb!!
