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Candelilla and Carnauba Waxes

23 Saturday Nov 2013

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candelilla wax, carnauba wax, cosmetics, lipstick

Things are moving forward with some of the makeup products! With products such as lipstick, liners, and mascaras, we use one of two different kinds of wax – candelilla wax (INCI name Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) Wax) and carnauba wax (INCI name Copernicea cerifera (carnauba) wax).

Native to northern Mexico, the Candelilla shrub is where candelilla wax comes from. The leaves and stems are boiled and the wax is skimmed from the surface and then further processed. It is used as a glazing agent in food products and as a binder for chewing gums. With lipstick it helps give it the nice glide feel while giving it a glossy look.

Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of the Carnauba palm found only in north eastern Brazil. The leaves are dried and then beaten to loosen the wax with is then further refined. It has one of the highest melting points of natural waxes and is also one of the hardest natural waxes. This makes it a great wax to use in eye and lip liner pencils. It is also used in many commercial waxes such as floor and furniture polish, car wax, and surfboard wax. It is also used to coat pills and candies. And one of the most common used of carnauba wax is to coat dental floss. Chances are you have encountered this wax a few times in your life without even knowing it!

Colours with Micas and Oxides

17 Saturday Aug 2013

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cosmetics, mica, natural colorants, natural makeup, oxide

One of the most fun things about the courses I took last September was making natural makeup. I don’t wear a lot of makeup and never really have. It was amazing to see how simple the process could be to make natural makeup. And I’m still amazed by the various shades you can make. One of the ways to make colours for makeup is to mix micas and oxides.

Micas come for the minerals of muscovite and silicate. There are different sizes of mica and the sizes of the mica particles determine if it has a satiny appearance or a sparkle look. Larger micas provide the sparkle and smaller micas give the satin appearance.

To give the micas a colour they are coated with oxides. Oxides come from irons like hematite. There are a variety of different oxides such as black, red, brown, yellow, green and blue. By mixing them you can create a wide range of colours.

You can buy micas in a variety of colours that have already been mixed like the ones in this picture.
various micas

Then you can mix them again with each other to create even more shades. Or you can create your own coloured micas by rubbing mica with a coloured oxide. This green is one that I did last year during our class.
Green mica

And while they are in powder form, the colours you buy or make can be used in all kinds of makeup – eye shadows, foundations, lipsticks, blush – liquid, cream, or powder.

I still don’t wear makeup often but now when I do at least I know that I have made it myself!

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