Black Oxide line?

by Lisa
(Wisconsin)

Hi Cathy, As always I just love your site and all your help! you truly have a kind heart!

I make my soap using the room temp method. I am wanting to up the wow factor in the appearance of this bar.

So if I have a pigment colored bottom 1/2 and a white top 1/2 can i add a very thin line of black onyx pigment to the middle? Will it "bleed" into the other colors or will it be fine like a mica?
Thank you so much.
Lisa

Answer:

You most certainly can put a thin line of black oxide in between the two layers. Just be sure to keep it to a minimum as the black oxide could stain fabrics if you use too much. ie. washcloths, etc.

A thin dusting will give a nice crisp line and since oxides are water dispersible and not soluble, they will not bleed into the other colours of soap.

Cathy