How To Use Micas Tutorial

How to use Micas in Lotions, Hair gels, body gels or any thick liquids?

To use the micas or glitters in lotions, hair gels, body gels, or any
combination of ingredients that are a thick liquid.. To use mica in lotions
(The most economical), simply put the desired amount of lotion, gels etc. in
a plastic bag, say to make 16 oz. of lotion, pour the lotion into a bag,
then scent it if you want, then add about 1/2 of a teaspoon of mica.. (the
whites and golds seem to be the prettiest), If you prefer more color, or
more sparkle look, simply add more mica, and squish the mixture together
until you reach the desired effect of sparkle. Then snip off a tiny corner
of the bag, and squeeze the product into your bottles, or whatever you are
using. This way, you dont waste product down the sides of your container.

How to use mica in the bath salts

First, make your bath salt base, (and put into a large plastic bag)..say
from sea salts, Epsom salt, baking soda, or whatever recipe you use, then
add the fragrance and shake well to blend the fragrance into the salt. I
then divide the salts into 2 plastic bags, and in 1 of the bags, say if you
have 3 cups of bath salts, put about half of 1 teaspoon of mica in it, (you
can use more or less mica to give it color or your desired effect), seal the
bag, and shake well to disperse the color and or sparkle of the mica. In the
2nd bag, which also has been scented, I put a whiteish color mica..say
diamond cluster, or our snowflake color, and shake well to coat the bath
salt crystals, and then, I will pour the 2 bags together in 1 bag, and shake
only 2 or 3 times, to incorporate the first and second color.. if you over
blend the 2, it will give a lighter effect of your first bag of color. You
are then ready to put into your bath salt tubes, or jars, or whatever
container you are using.

How to use micas in cold process soaps.. what works, and what doesnt.

The colors of mica we carry that either fades out entirely or will mutate
are:Dark Blue, Cloud blue, royal peacock, ocean blue, blue pearl, peacock
pearl. Carmine red, Old fashioned Rose.Majestic Green, Jade Green, Teal,
Teal Pearl, Green Pearl. Lavender Shimmer, amethyst shimmer, passionate
pink, iridescent violet, magenta Sparkle, Purple Haze Shimmer, Pink Pearl.
Our beautiful cactus blossom holds up very well in cold process soapmaking.

What Mica's work in cold process soap?

White colors that work:

All white colors, Transparent white, Snowflake, White
Gold, Diamond Cluster, Pearl Flake, All Sparkle, Angel Wings Glimmer, City
Lights Evening Star.

Red and purple Green tones:

Burgundy Shimmer comes out a pretty plum color medium shade, Purple Shimmer
turns a beautiful violet, Plum Shimmer turns out a light plum color, Cactus
Blossom remains a beautiful rose color, Merlot Glimmer turns out a pretty
light wine color, Plum Pearl and purple pearl turn out light colors.
Egyptian Green comes out a pretty dark green.

Brown & Metallic Tones that work

Autumn Masterpiece, Brown Pearl, Tigers Eye, Cappuccino Shimmer, Bronze
Shimmer, 24 Karat Gold, Shimmering Gold, Chrome Shimmer, Pewter Shimmer,
Golden Satin, Bronze Pearl, Copper Pearl.If you use the micas in crock-pot
process, hot process, oven process, and add the micas the very last thing
before pouring into the mold, the micas will hold up well, as the lye has
saponified.

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