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FD&C colors are made in a lab, so no, these are not a product that you will find on the shelf marked “ Natural. ”

Having said that, they have a huge pallet of colors to chose from. Any color you can imagine.

There has been a lot of balk about these colors though. In 1976 Red no.2 was banned for its possible links to cancer.
Now keep in mind that in most of , if not all the processed foods we eat, like candy, french fries, cheese, boxed dinner mixes, sodas, medicines, vitamins, etc. etc. The list goes on and on of the things we use every day in life that contain FD&C colorants.

I tend not to concern myself so much with this colorant, being used in such tiny amounts in a wash off product such as handmade soap.

They are easy to use and inexpensive to use as well. These colorants will remain clear in melt & pour soaps. They are not considered stable in an Alkaline environment such as cold process soap.

I have as have many other soapers, used them for just that. It is a learning experience using them, but most places that sell these colors for use in handmade soap have a lot of advice on how to use them.

Some even have a color wheel to show you how to mix them to get the desired colors you want. And will also advise you on how much you should use in your handmade soap.

These are fun colors to work with, but they will bleed, and certain colors will bleed more than others as well. As I have said before, it is a learning curve.

When purchasing FD&C colorants for handmade soap, I suggest buying them from companies that are intending you use these in handmade soap.