53 Natural Colorants for Soap Making

While color may be a purely aesthetic feature of soap, it adds interest and variety, allowing you to show your crafting creativity. You can use micas, liquid dyes, and oxides, but consider these natural soap colorants instead, as they’re more readily available––you might even have them on hand in your home right now. Though usually not as vibrant as synthetic colors, natural colorants can be just as lovely with their muted, pastel tones.

Natural Soap Colorants List

Nearly all of these ingredients can be found in your kitchen, local grocery store, or from soap making suppliers. Many of them are already used to color common foods and drinks. For instance, annatto is what gives macaroni and cheese its orange color, and cochineal is used to color Hawaiian Punch.