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Perfumer's Lab: What is an accord? Fragrance Oils Accords Perhaps thinking about it in terms of music could help. Believe it or not, there are a great many similarities between the creation of fragrances and the composition of music. In fact, many of the same terms are used in both. A fragrance masterpiece is as complex, sensual, harmonizing and alluring as an opus, carefully comprised of notes and tones, as little or as many as it takes to capture its creator's vision. Like a chord in music, a fragrance contains a top note, mid or heart note, and base note. In future articles, we will explore these terms among other fragrance related topics, but these first set of articles will center around the term 'accord' and some common accords used in fragrances today. What is an accord? Common Accords: Amber Ambreine Aquatic Aromatic Balsam Chypre Citrus Cologne Floral Fresh Fougere Fruit Gourmand Green Herbal Mellis Oriental Spice Wood So, you too can make your own fragrance compositions. Next up: THE CHYPRE ACCORD.

Endless Color Possibilities with Pop! Micas « The Sirona Springs Blog Micas are one of my favorite colorants for soap. And the ones I find myself reaching for time and again are in the Pop! line of micas from TKB Trading. Blend for new colors Another great characteristic of these micas is that they match the color wheel. Free Recipe Book! Here's a color that I'm dying to try! Go for the Gold! Do you use Pop! Like this: Like Loading... Related Lots of color options One of the things that I love the most about making and designing soap is all the color options. In "creativity" "Easy does it" for mica oil swirls When you make soap in a log mold (like I do for most of the Sirona Springs soaps), a new way to decorate that top edge of the bar is… In "design" How to Test Soap Colorants I was recently helping Lori Nova of The Nova Studio with testing different kinds of soap colorants.

Non-Comedogenic Oils: Here’s a list! — The Classy Anarchist If you haven’t figured it out yet, I will let you know that I can be an extremely opinionated bitch when it comes to skin care, makeup, and what I think. But it doesn’t hurt to do a little bit of research here and there to back a lot of my nonsense up. I have been researching different oils; their comedogenicity, in particular. Comedogenicity basically refers to a product / ingredient’s ability to produce comedones aka cause you to break out. I have researched a variety of sources online, and some of the results have been rather contradictory. I wanted to organize the different oils and present them in as simple a way possible to show how likely or unlikely it is that they will break you out. Sweet Almond OilApricot Kernel OilCastor OilEvening Primrose OilOlive OilJojoba OilSunflower OilSafflower OilEmu OilAvocado OilGrapeseed Oil Cottonseed OilMink OilCorn OilSoybean OilHydrogenated Vegetable Oil Coconut OilWheat Germ Oil

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Color Additives (Colorants) FD & C | Oxides & Ultramarines | Pearlescent Micas | Natural Tinting Herbs | Search Options Our D&C and FD&C powders are a concentrated water based dye in dry powder form. Dilute the powder in distilled water and mix well. Our liquid organic (not to be confused with certified organic products) dyes are pre-mixed and are water based. Using either our liquid dye or the powdered dye diluted in distilled water, add the dye to your water phase drop by drop until you get the desired color. We offer each of the below colors in both powdered and liquid form. D&C and FD&C colorants are not suitable for use in lip balm as they are water based and will separate. Please visit the Color Additive Usage Guide to determine which color additives are safe to use for your particular application. Our inorganic pigments can be used for a variety of applications. We also offer a sampler package that allows you to experiment affordably with a selection of the below pigments.

Make Your Own Mineral Makeup I have used mineral makeup for at least a decade now. When Bare Minerals came out, I was amazed at how well it covered and that it was actually good for my skin. Now, a decade later, I realize how simple it is to make! This recipe is just as good as a commercial mineral make up if not better. This ingredient is a white powder that gives an opaque finish. Titanium dioxide provides even more sun protection and helps with coverage. Mica gives your powder a “slip” so it can be applied with ease. Iron Oxides come in yellow, red and brown. This ingredient is optional. Kaolin is another optional ingredient. Essential oils can actually be added to your mineral make up to make your powder more beneficial to your skin. 8 tsp Titanium Dioxide (find it HERE) 3 tsp. 4 tsp. 1/2-1 tsp Yellow Iron Oxide (find it HERE) 1/16 tsp. Pinch Red Iron Oxide (find it HERE) 2 tsp. 5 drops of Essential Oil (optional) (find it HERE) 1 tsp. Add all ingredients to a jar and shake. You May Also Like:

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Soap Making Colorants | Bramble Berry ® Bramble Berry offers one of the finest collections of soap making colorants available. We have searched far and wide to find the most exquisite soap colors, micas, pigments and glitters you'll ever have the pleasure of using. Our Labcolor line is water-soluble and perfect for liquid soaps, candles, lotions and more. Our colorants are sold by weight- not volume - so you're getting the most for your money! Since many micas and pigments are very light, it often takes a 2 or even 3 ounce container to fit 1 ounce, by weight into. Read this helpful article on using colorants - from pigments to micas to dyes. Click here for a list of all of our lip safe micas and colorants! Click here for a list of all of our eye safe micas and colorants!

The Herb Bar - 78704 (South Austin) - Austin, TX Oxides, Micas, Ultramarines - What's the Difference? | Soap Colorants The following article on soap coloring options was inspired by a reader’s question concerning the differences between oxides, micas, ultramarines and colorants and when to use which one. by Anne-Marie Faiola You’re right, there are a lot of soap coloring options out there. I’ll go over the most common and the pros and cons: (1) Pigments Oxides and ultramarines fall into this category. Learn how to make this swirled soap Pigments are manufactured in labs and have been since the 70′s. Some Iron Oxides are still extracted naturally; however, Iron oxides in nature (dirt) are often stuck with toxic metals like lead, arsenic, mercury, antimony and selenium (when they are in nature). The good things about using pigments in soap is that they are stable. Tip: Use a latte frother (or mini-mixer) to help pre-mix your pigments in a bit of liquid oil before adding to your soap. (2) FD&C Colorants The nice part of using FD&C colorants is that they are, on a per use basis, fairly inexpensive to use.

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