Oxide - Black
NOTE: Our pigments and micas are
sold by weight - not volume - so you're
getting the most for your money!
FYI: These will not work in water formulations
such as body sprays or low viscosity formulations
such as body oils.
General Instruction for Nu-Scents pigments:
Cold Process (CP) soapmaking:
Add 1/2 teaspoon (2.5cc)of dye or pigment to 1 oz of
carrier oil and mix well. Make sure all the clumps are
evenly stirred into the solution before using. You can
even chose to add the pigment and oils to a small baggie
and squish the baggie with your fingers to get an even
mix. Use a dropper to add the colored oil to your warm
oils (CP soaper), a few drops at a time, making sure you don't
color beyond what you wanted to and stir after each addition.
Melt n'Pour (MP) soapmaking:
There are three different methods to use it.
(1) Add pigment directly to MP and stir, stir, stir.
This may cause speckling in your soap.
(2) Add pigment to small baggie and mix thoroughly
with oil or glycerin. This way, you can make sure to
squish out any speckles. Then, pour the mixture into
the melted soap base, reseal your baggie, and save the
rest for the next time.
(3) Make a giant color chip - Mix a small bit of pigment,
glycerin or oil (1/2 tsp to 1 tbsp) works fine in a small
plastic cup or ice cube tray. Make sure it's mixed well -
until all the pigment is totally dispersed in the oil.
Then add the clear MP to the cup and stir up well. Let
sit for a few hours to harden and there you have a color
chip. The larger container you're filling up the more pigment you should add
initially to be sure your color chip has the most color
possible. To use the color chip, just chop off pieces and
melt into your soap. However, by using the color chip
method you won't be able to have an accurate usage of color
for a recipe notebook.
