Cosmetic Pigments & Dyes
A Pigment is a color additive which does not dissolve into its carrier and is not staining (except in really high concentrations in which case it could). Pigments suspend in their carrier. Pigments are flat and non-shimmery. They tend to be opaque.
Dyes dissolve into a carrier (for the most part) and can be staining. They are also brighter in hue. They tend to be flat, non-shimmery and somewhat translucent.
Pigment companies will color Mica with a pigment (or sometimes with a dye) to produce the colored micas which you see all over our website, as well as in all kinds of makeup. A lot of people call this blend Pigments, but really they are pigments mixed with shimmery mica!
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from $ 1.65Red Oxide, Red Shade
Flat basic brick red iron oxide. A stable and staple color for all kinds of projects. This is a very intense hue and a little will go a long way.
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from $ 2.65Carmine
Carmine is a natural dye which is made from the dried bodies of a female insect called the Cochineal (Coccus Cacti). TKB offers three different br...
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from $ 2.65D&C Red 27 Alum Lake
Bright, almost fluorescent pink lake dye. Appropriately used to dye products for personal use for cosmetics generally, but not for eye area use.
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from $ 1.65Red Oxide - Blue Shade
Here is a standard red oxide, but with more of a blue, or burgundy or maroon hue. A great stable and staple color additive for all projects.
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from $ 2.65TKB Matte Red Pop
May 2019 Update: This color has been reformulated. The color is substantially the same in look, but you may wish to sample it out first before buyi...
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from $ 2.65Vivid Cardinal
This matte pink pigment is a little lighter/pinker than showing in this photo.
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from $ 3.65TKB Rouge Red
Soap stable and non-bleeding. Approved for cosmetic use in the USA and EU.
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