Pop! Mica Colours match the classic Colour Wheel (Red, Yellow, Blue, Orange, Green and Violet) and as a result are a great option for colour blending. All our Pop Micas are suitable for Cold Processed and Melt & Pour Soap, as well as blending with all our existing colours to create an absolute Rainbow of colours for all Bath and Body Products including Soaps and of course Mineral Makeup. Do not use Micas in Foamy Pump bottles.

Suggested usage rate in soap to achieve a Medium Colour is ¾ - 1 Teaspoon (3 – 4g) of Mica Powder (packed down) per 750g of Oils or Soap Base. However, this is only a guide because my mid tone might be your pastel tone. If you don’t pack the powder down, allow for a volume of air in your measurement. Because they are Dye Free, these pigment based Micas won’t fade or bleed.

You can also mix and blend these micas will all our other colours - hundreds of Colour combinations!

Approved for lips, eyes, face & nails, so can be used in all cosmetics such as mineral makeup, soaps, lotions, creams and other formulations.

• The colours closely match the colour wheel, so they are great for blending
• They are Pigments, so are dye-free and non bleeding
• All our Pops are stable in high pH (in CP soap)
• They are beautiful and affordable

The best results are achieved in soap when used in Clear Melt & Pour Bases and then they shimmer, and shine, and sparkle! You need light to reflect from the particles, and when used inside CP or in White Melt & Pour Bases, you will not have this reflection. They do require a higher usage rate than other colours (Dyes and Pigments), but you can always keep them for swirling, or dust and brush them over the surface of your soap.

You’ll see from the Graphic above (if you have studied art you will already be familiar with the colour wheel) that Colours that are opposite (directly across on the wheel) go well together. If you would like a darker shade, try mixing a little of the opposites together – Magic! Suggestions to get your blending started:

• To test the Opposites go together theory - just do it! Just a tiny bit and you'll see!
• To make a colour a little darker, try blending a little of the opposite colour on the wheel - eg. some Blueberry with Tangerine - you'll see!
• Begin by working one one colour first - Green for instance. particularly useful if you are beginning to blend colours for Eye Shadows, and mineral makeup, not to mention soap! Here are some suggestions:
• Try: Sherbert Green: 8 parts Pearl White, White Lustre or Sericite Mica, 4 Parts Apple Green, 1 Part Lemon Drop, 2 parts New Gold
• Try: Gelato Green: 4 parts Apple Green, 2 Parts Blueberry, 2 Parts Lemon Drop, finish with either some White Mica or a more turquoise tone with Seafoam
• Try: Aegean Sea: 8 parts Pearl White, White Lustre or Sericite Mica, 2 Parts Apple Green, 1 part Blueberry
• Try: Spring Shoots: 2 Parts Apple Green, 1 Part Tangerine

I am sure you get the idea - experiment, but with small quantities, that is why our scoops are so good - you don't waste your colours and they are quite accurate. Keep notes in a diary so you can replicate your blends.

You can always add more of something to lighten, darken or change the blend. I always have Pearl White Mica, or now White Lustre on hand, in case I have been a little heavy handed with darker colours.

Mostly I pre-mix my Micas in some water to avoid speckling and clumping in soap. During our trials with Pop Micas, we found that they mix most easily in oil, however, water dispersion works too, it just takes a little longer to blend in.

Colour is one of the big “things” in my life, and the only subject I ever received 100% for in an aptitude test, and I play with colour. So, have fun with your colours, we do!

Jude

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