Plant dyes

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Marbling soaps with natural colors

Natural colorants give handmade natural soap a very special touch. You have many of these colorants at home, such as turmeric. You can...

Sep 19, 20231 min read

PLANT DYE INDIGO

One of my favorite natural-based dyes is INDIGO. Available in powder form, it reliably colors soap glue from light blue/grey to dark...

Sep 19, 20231 min read

MARBLING TECHNOLOGY

I just had to cancel two full courses that fell into the lock down. And what else can a woman do besides boiling soap? I have...

Sep 19, 20231 min read

PLANT DYE DANDELION

For all those who this year have already put dandelion in the salad or made honey from it, here is another way to use it in a decorative...

Sep 19, 20231 min read

CLAY

Simply improvised and mixed cheerfully on it, these soaps were created. Except for the black, which comes from coal, all shades are of...

Sep 19, 20231 min read

WILD HERB SOAP

Just demolded, my workshop room already smells deliciously of forest and meadow herbs. For the lye I have prepared a strong herbal...

Sep 17, 20232 min read

PLANT COLOR ALKANNA ROOT

PLANT COLOR ALKANNA ROOT Since time immemorial, my heart has beaten exclusively for plant colors in natural cosmetics. They are the most...

Sep 17, 20231 min read

POT SWIRL

POT SWIRL One of my favorite techniques is the pot swirl technique. Different colored soap glues are emptied one after the other into a...

Sep 17, 20231 min read

PLANT DIVERSITY

PLANT DIVERSITY Dyeing with natural colors was always the most natural thing for me to make my natural cosmetics as natural as possible....