Hello all!

There are many ways you can color your beauty products. It is not good to use food coloring on skin contrary to belief. It may not stain skin right away but it can dry it out. Here are better options for adding a little pop to your stuff.

Mica powder:

You must check the package to see if they are safe to be used on specific parts of the body. (Some may be safe on eyes but not lips) Micas can be found on Ebay for approx $3-4 for 50 grams. This may seem expensive but a little goes a long way in a recipe so it will last.

Micas on Ebay:



http://www.ebay.com/bhp/mica-powder

Soap Coloring:

Soap coloring can be used in any product not only soap. For body butter, lotions, bath melts etc. I recommend looking for soap colorants that are used for liquid soap. (they are easier to add). Colorants for hard soap are only good for soaps.

Soap colorants on Amazon

https://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_4_7?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=soap+coloring&sprefix=soap+co%2Caps%2C153&crid=3BUPBXTQGBDYX

Natural products such as coffee or herbal tea

Sometimes simple infusions like cocoa powder will be enough to color your products while adding scent. 🙂

Oxides:

They are alot a good ways to add color especially to soaps. Make sure to keep an eye out for skin safe oxides in order to avoid a trip to the ER or poison control. Here is an example:

Oxide Mineral powder on Amazon

https://www.amazon.ca/Ultramarine-Pigment-Oxide-Mineral-Powder/dp/B013K5P40W/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1483421846&sr=8-7&keywords=pink+oxide

Thanks so much for reading. You will never use food coloring again 🙂