Yellow Oxide Mineral Dye

Use as an ingredient in your homemade mineral makeup products:

• Matte or pearlescent eye shadows, loose or pressed

• Loose or pressed foundation powders

• Loose or pressed blush

• Cream foundations

• Matte or pearlescent lipsticks

• Matte or pearlescent lip gloss

• Mascara and eyeliner

• Lip pencils

• Concealers and blemish concealers

• Body paints

Colouring your homemade cosmetics:

• Melt & Pour or cold process soaps

• Coloured balms

• Skincare creams and body lotions

• Coloured gels

• Yellow dye for make-up and other cosmetic products

• Primary colour that can be used to create additional shades when blended with other pigments

Applications: Makeup

Difficulty of use: Easy

Suitable for cosmetic formulations: Yes

I add it to a neutral AZ base.

Yellow oxide can be incorporated into the following ready-made AZ neutral bases:

• Cleansing cream base at a maximum dosage of 1.0%

• Melt & Pour bases at a maximum dosage of 1.0%

• Powder makeup base at a maximum dosage of 30.0%

• Melt & Pour Stick Base at a maximum dosage of 30.0%

For more information on conditions of use, please refer to the technical data sheets for these bases, available online on our website.  

Yellow oxide can be used to create the following shades, as shown in the colour chart opposite:

• A gradient of yellows

• Orange tones when mixed with pink oxide and/or red oxide

• A gradient of browns when blended with red oxide, brown oxide and/or black oxide

• A gradient of beiges when mixed with red oxide and black oxide

• A range of greens when combined with blue oxide and/or green oxide

When added in small quantities to a purple shade, yellow produces a darker purple, as these are complementary colours.

Quality

Cosmetics, non-irradiated product, Ecocert-approved

Method of production

100% mineral origin

Yellow oxide is a micronised blend of the following two components:

• Iron oxide obtained by precipitation from oxidised ore, sieving, filtration, drying, and grinding

• Silica obtained by precipitation from ore, filtration, drying, and grinding

Function

Pigment for cosmetic use

Composition

Iron oxide and silica

Other names

Colour Index: CI 77492 (international registry of coloring substances)

INCI designation

Iron oxides and silica

Presentation

Fine powder in an intense yellow colour, packaged in a small transparent jar.

Storage

Store away from moisture at room temperature.

Precautions

• Wearing gloves, goggles, a dust mask, and a smock is strongly recommended.

• Keep out of reach of children. Do not swallow or inhale the powder.

EO = Essential Oil VO = Vegetable Oil or Oily Macerate

Supplier documentation

"Natural Makeup" by Sophie Macheteau