Maya Blue Soap Dye

Shepherd Textiles Maya Blue is a plant-based natural dye developed specifically for use in cold process soap. Based on a formula discovered by the ancient Maya, who used it to color murals that are still vibrant a thousand years later, it is made from just two simple ingredients — natural indigo and sepiolite clay. Maya Blue will give your soap a beautiful azure blue shade that is extremely resistant to fading and bleeding. It’s also easy to use: just mix with distilled water to make a paste, and then stick-blend it into the oil base to produce a bright and even color. Use 3 grams of Maya Blue per pound of soap for azure blue. For detailed instructions, please check out our main soap page at shepherdtextiles.com/soap.

Caution: For cold process soap only. Not for use in food or cosmetic products. Always wear a mask when working with dry pigments. Using more than the recommended amount of dye may result in dark-colored lather. We recommend allowing the clay powder to hydrate for at least 10-20 minutes before blending it into the soap, to prevent any cracking when it cures.