Alkanet root will color your soap anywhere from a pinkish red to a bluish purple. The shade of color largely depends on how much alkanet is used and what other ingredients are used in your recipe. For beautiful results, use oils in your recipe that produce a relatively white soap and try to avoid fragrance or essential oils that will drastically change the shade of your product.

infuse olive oil with the alkanet root at the rate of 2.5 tablespoons per pound of olive oil. After the alkanet is successfully infused, use the infused olive oil in your recipe as usual. Remember... the higher percentage of infused olive oil that you use in your recipe, the deeper the shade will be

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