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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