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  • Color Matching in Four Steps
    October 8, 2020

    Color Matching in Four Steps

    Once you understand these words, you will have a framework for fast and easy color matching: Hue > What is the main Color name? You can pick from these choices:  Red/Blue/Yellow/Brown/White/Black Secondary Hue > Which way does it lean on the...

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  • New Spout Bag Packaging for Our Liquids
    June 11, 2020

    New Spout Bag Packaging for Our Liquids

      You may notice some recent changes to packaging for our larger liquid products… and that is because we’re transitioning from plastic bottles to spout bags!  Why you ask? Plastic bottles have become difficult to source since the demand for...

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  • Working with "% by Weight" in a recipe
    October 22, 2018

    Working with "% by Weight" in a recipe

    We get this question a lot:
    "I'm looking to make the sparkle body balm, but I don't understand this whole % by weight thing..? Can you convert it to grams or something?"
    Here is our answer:
    It isn't necessary to convert to grams.  Let's say the recipe is:
    10% powder
    30% liquid
    60% secret ingredient.

    The recipe always adds up to 100%.

    So, to make a 100 gram recipe, you would just do
    10 grams powder
    30 grams...
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  • October 18, 2018

    Increase Lip Gloss wear-resistance with new Citrine Clear Wax

    We are often asked how to make the Tkb Gloss Base (formerly known as Versagel) more resistant to being wiped off the lips. The best ingredient to accoplish this is a wax and we are happy to recommend our new: Citrine Clear Wax!

    Here is how we found that works best: To 1 gram of TKB Gloss Base, you will want to add from 10%-20% (by weight) of the wax. The more you add, the stronger the fix on the...

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  • October 3, 2018

    Announcing a site-wide price increase of 10%




    In its 20+ years in business, TKB has rarely raised its prices.   
    However, increasing material costs, tariffs against Chinese imports to the US, and increases to transportation and labor (you know the drill), well, they all combine to force a serious and complete assessment of the situation.
    After much analysis, we have decided to implement a company-wide price increase of 10% on all products,...
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  • September 27, 2018

    About Sunflower wax and Rice Bran wax





    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,...
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  • September 18, 2018

    Making a Mousse Blush (Vegan)

    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...
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