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Frost Eyeshadow

Posted: June 1, 2009

Company: The HallStar Company

A.
Talc (Cosmetic Talc 114 USP B.C., Cosmetic Specialties) 30.95%w/w
Zinc stearate (Zinc Stearate 921-G, Brenntag) 6.00
Iron oxides (C33-8073 SunCroma Yellow Iron Oxide, Sun Chemical) 0.50
Iron oxides (A-1226, Color Technologies) 0.20
Iron oxides (C33-134 SunCroma Black Iron Oxide, Sun Chemical) 0.20
Bismuth oxychloride (Biron LF-2000, EMD Chemicals) 5.00
Kaolin (Kaolin 2457, Brenntag) 5.00
Ascoryl palmitate (Ascorbyl palmitate, DSM) 0.05
Mica (and) dimethicone (Sericite S14, Senyi) 5.00
Benzoic acid 0.10
B.
Mica (and) titanium dioxide (Flamenco Super Pearl 120C, BASF) 10.00
Mica (and) iron oxides (and) titanium dioxide (Cloisonne Copper 340X, BASF) 30.00
C.
Butyloctyl salicylate (HallBrite BHB, HallStar) 4.00
Dimethicone (Dow Corning 200 Fluid, 100cs, Dow Corning) 3.00
  100.00

Procedure: Combine A and mill to disperse the pigments using a hammer or jet mill. Add B to A. Spray C onto AB with agitation. Mix to uniformity without further milling.