Velvety Blush Pressed Powder

By: TOM BRANNA

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Ingredients

%

Phase A

Talc MM3D1 (Sandream) (Talc, dimethicone, mangnesium myristate)
46.48

Geleste red iron oxide SS (Geleste) (Iron oxide (and) stearyl triethoxysilane)
3.56

Geleste titanium dioxide SS (Geleste) (Iron oxide (and) stearyl triethoxysilane)
1.36

Zinc stearate 914-G USP Veg (Brenntag) (Zinc stearate)
3.00

Phase B

SanMica DM15 (Sandream) (Fluorphlogopite, dimethicone)
10.00

Mica HL (Sandream) (Mica/hydrogenated lecithin)
10.00

Mystic Light Red (Sandream) (Mica, TiO2, FD&C Red 40 Al Lake)
10.00

Mystic Rose M4229R (Sandream) (Mica, TiO2, FD&C Red 27 Al Lake)
10.00

Phase C

Octyldodecyl olivate (Sandream) (Octyldodecyl oleate)
3.00

Vitamin E (Sandream) (Vitamin E acetate)
1.00

Jojoba Oil (Extracts & Ingredients) (Simmondsia chinensis)
0.60

SP-422P Wax (Strahl & Pitsch) (Beeswax)
0.50

Methyl Paraben (Sandream) (Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate)
0.30

Propyl Paraben (Sandream) (Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate)
0.10

SD Duo-Bright-C (Sandream) (Ethyl ascorbic acid)
0.10

Procedure

Weight phase C into a beaker & heat to 85-90°C. Mix gently until everything is dissolved & uniform. Set aside & maintain temperature while preparing the remainder of the formula. Weigh phase A into an Osterizer type blender & mix vigorously for 2 min. Open container, scrape down side & mix again for an additional 2 min. Add phase B to phase A & mix in Osterizer for 30 sec. Open container, scrape down side & repeat mixing for an additional 30 sec. Slowly add heated phase C to phase A&B. Mix again for 1 min. Open container, scrape down sides & continue mixing for an additional minute or until all is uniform. Press in blush pan under moderate pressure.