Colorants for lotion

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dudeitsashley

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What colorants are body safe for use in lotions? I was looking at the fun soap colorants from NG but I have no idea if those are suitable for lotion making. I was also looking at mica's from TKB. Any feedback would be much appreciated. :)
 
NGC's description on one of their Fun Soap colorants says "Pigment dispersed in vegetable glycerin. Uses: Melt and pour soap, Cold process soap, cosmetics. Stable and non-bleeding."

So, some do work in lotions. You just have to read the descriptions on them to see if they say they're safe for cosmetics.

There's also a tutorial for using micas on the SMF tutorial section
http://smftutorials.com/drupal/how-to-use-micas

If a colorant is body or skin safe, then it is safe to use in lotion. Most suppliers will state whether or not a colorant is skin safe. If they don't, then I'd pick a different supplier.
 
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