Products in Pigments & Colorants: Lipstick

Black Iron Oxide is a D&C approved water soluble dyes for personal care. It is manufactured with unique proprietary technology to achieve extremely soft and fine particles. Particle size plays an important role in the final product incorporation. It also is a key factor to achieve consistency in shades.

Colorona® Glitter Bronze cosmetic pigment is a golden-brown sparkling powder. It contains 78.0-87.0% mica and 13.0-22.0% iron oxide. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Some uses for Colorona® Glitter Bronze include shampoo, eye shadow and eye liner.

Softouch™ Rainbow Blend CCP113 by Momentive Performance Materials is commonly used as Opacifier, Adhesion Promoter and Pigment for a variety of applications in Skin Care and Color Cosmetics. It is available in Powder form.

D&C Red No. 22 is a D&C approved water soluble dyes for personal care. It is manufactured with unique proprietary technology to achieve extremely soft and fine particles. Particle size plays an important role in the final product incorporation. It also is a key factor to achieve consistency in shades.

Colorona® Patina Silver cosmetic pigment is a silvery lustrous powder. It contains 51.0-71.0% mica, 18.0-28.0% FeO4 and 11.0-21.0% TiO2. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Colorona® Patina Silver can be used in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care applications including eye shadow, lip stick and eye liner.

Creasperse® Electric Pink is a ready-to-use predispersed Red 27 lake colorant based on hypoallergenic, inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of colorants.

Kuncai Borostar is based on calcium sodium borosilicate, a highly transparent substrate that is ideal for achieving clean and brilliant colors. Due to unique refractive index properties, these pigments produce a high chroma and a sophisticated, multicolor sparkle. Variable particle sizes create a subtle shimmer or dynamic sparkle impressions and multicolor effects in a defined color area.

TEFPOLY® is a range of texturizers and colorants consisting of composite materials based on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Tefpolys are available as non-colored texturizers without surface treatment or with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene treatment. The color composites in Tefpoly® range are surface treated with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene. PTFE is amorphous in structure, and in combination with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, it offers a comprehensive bonding site for pigments and lakes. Tefpolys have a very soft feel, and they are ideal for long lasting color care applications. Tefpoly Electric Pink's color is based on Red 27 Lake.

Creasperse® Carbon Black is a ready-to-use predispersed black 2 colorant based on the inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of colorants.

Colorona® Sun Gold Sparkle MP-29 is a brown, golden, sparkling powder cosmetic pigment. Our Colorona® gold pigments display highly intense and lustrous gold effects. They consist of mica coated with titanium dioxide and iron oxide. The selection of gold shades is obtained by varying particle size and the ratio of iron oxide to titanium dioxide. Colorona® Sun Gold Sparkle MP-29 can be used in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care applications including eye shadow, lip stick and eye liner.

TEFPOLY® is a range of texturizers and colorants consisting of composite materials based on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Tefpolys are available as non-colored texturizers without surface treatment or with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene treatment. The color composites in Tefpoly® range are surface treated with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene. PTFE is amorphous in structure, and in combination with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, it offers a comprehensive bonding site for pigments and lakes. Tefpolys have a very soft feel, and they are ideal for long lasting color care applications. Tefpoly Black's color is based on iron oxide.

SyaKarp® pigments are based on a natural mica substrate. Due to their multilayer coating technology, they display optimal color saturation and interference coloring in a small particle effect pigment. This interference product portfolio comes in two particle size distributions: 5 – 25 µm and 8 – 35 µm and is optimized for use in demanding application systems including exterior applications. These are classic pearlescent pigments of the highest level.

Creasperse® Geranium is a predispersed colorant based on the inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® Geranium produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of Red 7 Lake.

Couleurs de Plantes Henna Extract use is very old, Egyptian women mummies found in tombs had dyed henna nails. Henna is quoted in the Bible as kofer for its fragrance properties. Andalusian poetry of the eleventh century sings henna as a hair and body dye, and as a textile dye. The dye was identified in textiles from the 15th to the 19th century in different parts of the world Today henna is widely used as ceremonial body painting (hair, nails, skin tattoo).

Couleurs de Plantes Crushed Leaves Of Tropical Indigo (Black Henna) name comes from the Latin indicum, the Indian “who produce Indigo.” The Sanskrit nila gave in Arabic an-nil and Spanish anil. It was also at the origin of the name aniline product made by processing of Indigo. Other species of Indigo are used such as Indigofera suffruticosa Mill., I arrecta Hochst ex. A Rich or I. coerulea Roxb. Botanical identification is sometimes controversial and has evolved over time. Indigo suffruticosa was the main source of Indigo for precolombian civilizations of Mexico and Perou. It was introduced in South-East Asia. Indigofera tinctoria is probably native from India and it is still cultivated although the surfaces have been considerably reduced since the 19th century and the advent of synthetic indigo (1882).

Timiron® Splendid Red cosmetic pigment has a reflection color of red and a transmission color of green. Timiron® Splendid Colors (10-60 μm) are produced by depositing precisely controlled layers of titanium dioxide and silica onto a mica substrate. This requires an advanced coating technology since each color must have its own defined layer thickness to reach the maximum color value. The end result is a range of stunning interference colors.

Couleurs de Plantes Old Fustic was introduced to Europe by the Spanish colonizers. Its name Old Tustet or Palo fustete was given by comparison with the European fustic. If the European fustic has been known since the 5th century BC, old fustic appeared in Europe around 1510. This wood contains a lot of morin, yellow dye molecule discovered by Chevreul. This wood has assumed considerable importance in Europe for dyeing wool yellow and orange. Around years 1830, nearly 12 000 tons arrived each year in the English ports. In 1916, the United States still imported 16 000 tons. This wood is still used for leather dyeing.

Kuncai Chameleon has eye-catching multicolor effects with amazing color travel. Dramatic color flops over different colors are the core competence of this product range. The Chameleon pigments are based on synthetic mica or calcium sodium borosilicate. By selecting the optimal substrate for each color flop, we can guarantee the greatest possible effect. A striking appearance for your final product is a certainty. The colors are strong and vibrant, particularly in low viewing angles, and transition through several colors as the viewing angle changes.

Creasperse® Carmine is a ready-to-use predispersed Carmine colorant based on hypoallergenic, inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of colorants.

Kuncai Setallic has strong pronounced reds, oranges and earth tones with vibrant sparkle. Our superior synthetic mica substrate (fluorphlogopite) with its advanced production technology and subsequent multilayer coatings characterize these sophisticated pigments. Defined coating layers of Fe2O3 give this product range outstanding color intensity, great saturation and a three-dimensional depth with good coverage. The relationship between sparkle, color intensity and particle size has been optimized to such a degree that these pigments are highly recommended for a wide range of high value applications.

Couleurs de Plantes Alder Buckthom, since the middle Ages, the wood of the Buckthorn was used for manufacturing gunpowder and charcoal. Then, the dried bark of the buckthorn has been used between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries as a medicine for treating dermatological and oral diseases. The plant will be more particularly described by doctors and botanists from the Renaissance. Among them, the Flemish Robert Doedoens which the common name of the plant refers. This plant is also quoted by Louis-Alexandre Dambourney since late 18th century, known as source of “new” dye, extracted from the bark or fruit. The Buckthorn is still used today as medicinal plants.

Couleurs de Plantes Tara is a coloring substance that was already known by pre-Columbian civilizations. The first Spanish missionaries quote the black ink named nacazcolotl. Tara pods have been used extensively for leather tanning and black ink manufacturing. It was a species widely exported to Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries. The pods are very rich in hydrolysable tannins (gallic and ellagic). The pods are cropped in Central America, dried and crushed.

Ronastar® Blue Sparks cosmetic pigment is a white powder with blue to lilac sparkle effect. Ronastar® high performance pigments combine an extremely high chroma with sophisticated effects. They are based on calcium aluminum borosilicate and have a very clean mass tone. The two silverwhite pigments display extremely brilliant effects combined with rainbow-like multicolor highlights.

Creastars® Primary Rubis Ros is a pearlescent pigment based on Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate. All Creastar® products are suitable for decorative color care application

Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 is a D&C approved water soluble dyes for personal care. It is manufactured with unique proprietary technology to achieve extremely soft and fine particles. Particle size plays an important role in the final product incorporation. It also is a key factor to achieve consistency in shades.

TEFPOLY® is a range of texturizers and colorants consisting of composite materials based on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Tefpolys are available as non-colored texturizers without surface treatment or with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene treatment. The color composites in Tefpoly® range are surface treated with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene. PTFE is amorphous in structure, and in combination with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, it offers a comprehensive bonding site for pigments and lakes. Tefpolys have a very soft feel, and they are ideal for long lasting color care applications. Siltext® are texturizers, film formers and emollients.

Creasperse® White R is a ready-to-use predispersed TiO2 colorant based on hypoallergenic, inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of colorants.

Colorona® Tangerine Orange cosmetic pigment is a lustrous dark orange powder. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Colorona® Tangerine Orange can be used in a variety of cosmetics including eye, lip and nail products.

Colorona® SynBerry Pink is the perfect choice to create maximum color and chroma. As part of the Colorona® color luster pigments range, it offers many benefits, including ease of use, as well as intense and vivid color and shine. Thanks to its intense fuchsia-red powder color, Colorona® SynBerry Pink is most suitable for any color cosmetic application including lipsticks, lip glosses, nail lacquers, eye shadows and more.

Colorona® Russet cosmetic pigment is a red lustrous powder. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Colorona® Russet can be used for a multitude of cosmetic applications, especially for eye, lip and nail products.

Couleurs de Plantes Dyer's Broom name comes from the Celtic root gen small bush. Its use in dyeing is attested in England in the mid of the 9th century. It has also been identified in Florentine Italian silks from end of the middle ages. We cultivate Dyer's broom in Poitou-Charentes (France). It is a perennial bush about one meter high, from the family of Papilionaceae, which flowering branches are used, mowed in early summer. We carry out the production of the extract in France.

Kuncai KC Pearls are our standard effect pigment range for interior and exterior applications. Based on natural mica, these pigments give products the classic pearlescent effect we know from nature. The color palette varies from silver white to interference, gold and metallic effects. Depending on the particle size, the effect achieved can range from a silky shimmer to a high sparkle. KC Pearls are perfect for giving products a high-quality appearance and a touch of exclusivity.

Creasperse® Violet is a ready-to-use predispersed Manganese Violet based on hypoallergenic, inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of colorants.

TEFPOLY® is a range of texturizers and colorants consisting of composite materials based on Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Tefpolys are available as non-colored texturizers without surface treatment or with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene treatment. The color composites in Tefpoly® range are surface treated with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene. PTFE is amorphous in structure, and in combination with Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene, it offers a comprehensive bonding site for pigments and lakes. Tefpolys have a very soft feel, and they are ideal for long lasting color care applications. Tefpoly Geranium's color is based on Red 7 Lake.

Creasperse® Melon is a ready-to-use predispersed Yellow 6 lake colorant based on hypoallergenic, inert and photostable emollient Alphaflow®. The dispersing technology used in manufacturing Creasperse® produces stable, non-sedimenting dispersions, which make it an easy to use and reliable dispersion of colorants.

Creastars® Primary Olivine is a pearlescent pigment based on Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate. All Creastar® products are suitable for decorative color care application