Hi all!

I am a very amateur cold process soap maker.  I just discovered mica and would love to make nicer, more creative soaps.  My first foray using  amethyst mica did not work at all.  My soap did not turn a pretty purple.  Do I need to use a lot to get the effect I want?

Ideas what I can do or should have done?        

Hello & welcome.  You'll find a lot of really talented CP soapmakers here who love to help out.

So let's trouble shoot, how much mica did you use?  Some mica's morph in CP so that could be part of your trouble.

Hello and welcome to the friendliest forum around.  :buttrf:

Hello and wlecome. I don't use micas so sorry I can't help.

Welcome!

I also don't use micas, but if you search the forum, I'm sure you may find valuable info.  :buttrf:

I am sorry I can't help with your question, but I just wanted to say hi and welcome to the forum  :buttrf:

Hello and welcome - sory but I don't use micas, many here do though soI'm sure the answer will arrive.

Hello and a very warm welcome to you!

Fiona on here sells CP stable micas - Mica Moma is the name of her shop on ETSY.

Learning about colouring CP soap in the beginning is something I will never forget! I was totally heartbroken time after time!! I eventually found what works and what doesn't!! Then I found here! I wish I was here before I produced the vast quantities of brown and grey sludge!!  :mwaha:

Well - Ultramarine Violet - worked for me - I got a lovely strong vibrant purple from it - but to colour a whole soap I think it is rather dull 

you can get CP stable colours from a number of suppliers GF being one - along with some lovely FO's and SPsh being another - but GF are pretty excellent on the service side of things - SPsh not great!

I hope you enjoy yourself here - you can also have a look for ideas etc by looking at soapy show offs here!! Loads of inspirational stuff you shall find.  :buttrf:

Wow!  You all rock!

@Lindy - I used about a tablespoon, but it was for a loaf.   

I would like to use pretty, appealing colors.  I have seen soaps made with mica and they are pretty.  Guess I'll have to give it another go      

I find design concepts really hard...  I'm terrible at it so have quite plain soaps but I'm working on it LOL!

Hello and welcome. Loads of good avdice here so just ask and it's a really frinedly forum.

Micas are cool. They are really versatile but colours do not always do what you want. That's why I got my own stash. :mwaha:

With mica you sometimes need to use a little bit more. I usually use 0.5g per 100g of soap. So a heaped ish teaspoon for 1kg.