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Video Blog: Make Eyeshadow with TKB
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The video snippet shows how easy it is to blend colors in a 3x4 zip lock bag, and an easy way to fill an eyeshadow jar when you are finished.
We are often asked how to make the Tkb Gloss Base (formerly known as Versagel) more resistant to being wiped off the lips. The best ingredient to accoplish this is a wax and we are happy to recommend our new: Citrine Clear Wax! Here is how we found that works best: To 1 gram of TKB Gloss Base, you will want to add from 10%-20% (by weight) of the wax. The more you add, the stronger the fix on the lips. Add too much, and it may have somewhat of a heavy feel, so please experiment. Instructions: To fill one Silver Rectangular Gloss Container: Take 20 grams of TKB Gloss Base and add 4 grams of Citrine Clear Wax Heat in the microwave for approximately 2 minute. Stir and allow to cool. Test to see if you like the results. If you feel that it needs more "staying power", add an additional 4 grams of Citrine Clear Wax. Once you have decided what you like, we suggest you remelt it, and add your colors before dispensing into the contai
How often do you stumble on a cosmetic formulation which calls for waxes, and specifically calls for "beeswax"? Pretty often would be my guess as beeswax has been used for 1000's of years in all kinds of cosmetics and skin care products. Take a little break and... Close your eyes and imagine an ancient Egyptian sold perfume unguent of sweet smelling beeswax infused with cinnamon, rose and iris. Nice, right? But when do our poor little worker-bee-buddies get a break? The answer is when you switch to a vegan substitute for beeswax: In this blog post we are showcasing our Sunflower Wax and Rice Bran Wax! About Waxes in Cosmetics: If you are a cosmetic formulator, you are going to eventually use waxes in your formulation. Waxes generally have these qualities (though there are some exceptions): Hydrophobic (they resist water) Solid at room temperature; liquid at their melt point They don't dissolve in water They can dissolve in other liquids
This blog post offers a recipe and tutorial for a lightweight blendable and buildable blush with a semi-matte sheen. Features of the recipe: Vegan, uses Sunflower and Rice Bran Wax. Includes our K-24 Lauryl Laurate to give a nice slip and silky after-feel What you may learn from the recipe: How much color is really required to make a color cosmetic How much bulking powder is required to make a color cosmetic How to incorporate pure pigments into a recipe with the least amount of speckles. Phase A Ingredient % by weight Function Sunflower Wax 6 Structure Rice Bran Wax 5 Gelling Polyester Castor Wax 6 Plasticizer Lauryl Laurate 4.5 Emollient Fractionated Coconut Oil 4.5 Emollient Melt the Phase A ingredients together and set to the side. Phase B Ingredient % by weight Function Titanium Dioxide (oil dispersible) 7 Color Red Iron Oxide (Red Shade) 0.25 Color Ultramarine Pink 6 Color Fractionated Coconut Oil 14.75 Dispersant & Emollient M