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Elegant Lipstick

Posted: July 14, 2008

Company: Lipo Chemicals Inc.

A.
Tridecyl trimellitate (Liponate TDTM, Lipo) 73.20% w/w
Synthetic beeswax (Lipobee, Lipo) 8.00
Copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax (Carnauba Wax, Hansotech) 4.00
Euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax (Candelilla Wax, Hansotech) 4.00
Propylparaben (Propylparaben, Ruger) 0.20
Mica (and) boron nitride (Lipomic 601 BN, Lipo) 1.00
Tocopherol (Vitamin E, Ruger) 0.50
Titanium dioxide (CI 77891) (and) dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate (and) tridecyl trimellitate (and) tridecyl stearate (and) neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate (Titanium Dioxide, 60%, in Lipovol MOS0350, Hilton Davis) 2.80
Iron oxides (CI 77489) (and) dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate (and) tridecyl trimellitate (and) tridecyl stearate (and) neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate (Iron Oxide Red, 60%, in Lipovol MOS-350, Hilton Davis) 4.70
Iron oxides (CI 77489) (and) dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate (and) tridecyl trimellitate (and) tridecyl stearate (and) heopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate 0.80
Iron oxides (CI 77489) (and) dipentaerythrityl hexacaprylate/hexacaprate (and) tridecyl trimellitate (and) tridecyl stearate (and) neopentyl glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate (Iron Oxide Black, 60%, in Lipovol MOS-350, Hilton Davis) 0.80
  100.00

Procedure:  In the main kettle, combine A using a lightning mixer and heat to 80-85°C. Continue mixing until the color is dispersed. Cool the batch to 70-75°C and pour into a suitable container.