Guessing Game - Answers, Winners and Brainstorm List

Thanks everyone for your awesome guesses!  The colorants that were actually used to naturally colour these four different soaps were:

From left to right:

Soap 1) Pink Clay – fairly simple.  Added at trace.  Maybe could have mixed it in a little better and avoided the specs…. Or maybe not… maybe I like the specs?

Soap 2) Madder Root – I infused olive oil with Madder Root and used that olive oil in the main portion of the recipe.  I really like this colour and the soap is so smooth.

Soap 3) Madder Root and Alkanet Root – These are both infused in oils.  As mentioned under soap 2 – the Madder Root was infused in olive oil and added to the main part of the recipe.  The alkanet root was infused in Castor Oil and added at trace, but I don’t think the alkanet came through.  Didn’t add enough?  I was hoping for an interesting unique shade… and what are all those white specs?  Bubbles?  Not sure why this happened.

Soap 4) Red Clay – I was surprised by the result.  Simply turned the soap slightly tan!I will use more next time and see if I get a better colour.

So, as for the winners -  there were two really:
Michelle from Two Blooms Design Studio at  http://twobloomsdesignstudio.blogspot.com.es/  and Mabel Savonniere at  http://savonniere.thescarfer.net/

Michelle and Mabel - Congratulations to you both!! Please send me an email and I will send you a list of my current soaps to choose from!

The brainstorm list that we came up with together for natural shades of pink and tan in cold process soap making:

paprika

rosehip powder

ratanjot

pink or rose clay

beet juice

rose dust

cinnamon

madder root

coffee

rhubarb

strawberry

aloe juice

turmeric/ curcuma

wine

alkanet root

raspberry

chai tea spices

valley mauve clay from TKB
beetroot powder
bayberry root
yucca root

So, thank you so much for contributing, reading, following and happy soaping!!
xo
Jen