Blue Violet Mica bears a striking resemblance to the 2022 Pantone® Colour of the Year, Very Peri. With a Blue-Violet base and a lovely pink shift, this subtle colour will breathe joy and creativity into your projects.
This colour brings a subtle violet-pink sheen to clear Melt & Pour Soap bases. Colour appears to fade and mutate a little in opaque Melt & Pour and Cold Process Soap so we recommend a higher usage rate.
Suggested Usage: Start with about ½ to 1 teaspoon per 500g of scrub, bath bombs, etc. For Melt & Pour Soap, mix 1 teaspoon pigment with 1 tablespoon of 99 percent isopropyl alcohol. Add ½ teaspoon of dispersed mica at a time to the melted soap. Not recommended for Cold Process Soap. We recommend adding Polysorbate 80 when using in Bath Bombs.
| Product Suitability: | |
| Melt & Pour Soap: | Yes |
| Cold Processed Soap: | No, mutates away to nil colour |
| Bath Bombs: | Not tested. We recommend the inclusion of Polysorbate 80 with Micas in Bath Bombs. |
| Cosmetics including Eye area: | Yes |
| Lip Products: | No |
| Oil Based Sugar Scrub: | Yes |
| Particle size: | 10 – 60 μm |
Our Test Results:
Produces a very pale two tone mauve colour in clear MP Soap Base and a pastel with little to no shimmer in white Melt & Pour Soap Base - it is not the best choice for violets in soap. The easiest way to incorporate this mica in MP Soap is to moisten it with some Isopropyl Alcohol, glycerine or water making a slurry, then mix in. A ratio of 1:3 works well. We always recommend small batch testing before embarking on a larger project.
| pH sensitivity: | Unstable in high pH products such as CP Soap. |
| Colour Fading: | Fairly stable - primary use is for lips, eye products and skincare. |
| Colour Bleeding (Migration): | Not tested |
Note: Our Micas are packed in resealable jars unless purchasing 500g and above or surplus stock.
| INCI: | Mica, Titanium dioxide, Ferric ferrocyanide, Tin dioxide |
| CAS #: | CI77019, CI 77891, CI77510, CI77861 |
| Lip Safe: | Yes |
