Many soapers and crafters got into their craft because they wanted to make and use the most natural products possible, and to be able to control what ingredients are in the products they use. One way to do that is to use herbs and other natural colorants in products. They can be a bit unpredictable, but are also fun to use and can yield some very beautiful results.
Here are some natural colorants to use that will yield green tones in your product:
Alfalfa (dried, powdered) – bright, medium green
Basil – (dried, powdered or infused in oil) – green which eventually fades. Good scent!
Blue Chamomile essential oil – robin’s egg blue to light green
Chlorophyll – starts green and fades to gray
Comfrey – add dried comfrey to melted oils. Dark green, more intense as you use more.
Cucumber – (dried peel) – bright green
Dill (dried, powdered) – Drab green. Small green specks when used powdered in product.
Grass clippings (infused in water) – medium green, can fade to grey/brown
Green clay – light to dark green, depending on amount used
Hemp seed oil (unrefined) – medium to deep green
Henna – olive to deep drab green with hints of brown
Mugwort (dried, powdered or oil infusion) – greenish gold
Oolong tea (dried, powdered) – dark green with shades of brown
Parsley – green, fades to gray
Peppermint – (dried, powdered) – soap will get green/brown over time. Soft minty scent.
Rosemary – (dried, powdered) – green, turns green/brown over time.
Sage – (dried, powdered or oil infusion) – olive green, turns green/brown over time.
Sea kelp – green with hints of brown
Soapwort (dried, powdered) – starts bright lime green, fades to muddy, earthy greenish yellow
Spinach (dried, powdered) – light green
Stevia – green, turns gray
Spirulina/blue-green algae – bluish green
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