Oshun Supply
Colours, Pigments, Glitters and Micas

This page was last updated on March 12, 2012 - content last updated December 2, 2010. (previous update was 2003)

FD&C Liquid Colours
colours
Black Colour:
black
At the amount of colour we used for testing, the m&p bar is actually a very dark green (looks black but gives green lather). The cp bars are actually a very dark red.
 
Dark Blue Colour:
dark blue
 
Sky Blue Colour:
sky blue
 
Green Colour:
green
 
Orange Colour:
orange
 
Peach Colour:
peach
 
Pink Colour (cold process soap only):
pink
 
Purple Colour:
purple
 
Red Colour:
red
 
Teal Green Colour (cold process soap only, teal on left, teal and yellow on right):
teal
 
Yellow Colour:
yellow
 

Some primary colour blends:

Blue and Red Colours mixed together:
blue and red
M&P bar is actually a very dark emerald green colour.
 
Blue and Yellow Colours mixed together:
blue and yellow
 
In general with the limited testing we've done on these colours, it is hard to get a purple in m&p. The red will be progressively orange in soap until enough is added to get red. It seems to be hard to get a true red in m&p just using the red, perhaps with some blending it may be possible.
    

Pigment Results in CP Soap


Chromium Hydroxide Green:
chromium hydroxide green
 
Chromium Oxide Green:
chromium oxide green
Bar on right incorporated some titanium dioxide.
 
Iron Oxide Red:
iron oxide red
Bar on left incorporated a small amount of black oxide, bar on right some titanium dioxide.
 
Ultramarine Blue:
ultramarine blue
 
Ultramarine Pink:
ultramarine pink
 
Ultramarine Violet:
ultramarine violet
 

This testing was done in our soap formula which is quite white. The colour of the soap base can affect the end result, especially if it's really yellow. These photos are just to give you a general idea, many more variations in shade and colour are obtainable by using varying amounts of pigment or by blending with black oxide or titanium dioxide. Please note all the above testing in soap and photos are from prior to 2003.

Manganese Violet:
manganese violet
    

 
Photos of Glitters
 
our line of glitters
 
Black Glitter:
black glitter
 
Blue Glitter:
blue glitter
 
Fuchsia Glitter:
fuchsia glitter
 
Gold Glitter:
gold glitter
 
Iridescent Glitter:
iridescent glitter
 
Red Glitter:
red glitter
 
Silver Glitter:
silver glitter
     
Photos of Micas
 
our line of micas
 
Amethyst Mica:
amethyst mica
 
Black Mica:
black mica
 
Bronze Mica:
bronze mica
 
Copper Mica:
copper mica
 
Emerald Mica:
emerald mica
 
Gold Mica:
gold mica
 
Pink Mica:
pink mica
 
Ruby Mica:
ruby mica
 
Sapphire Mica:
sapphire mica
 
Silver Mica:
silver mica
 
Silk Mica:
silk mica