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    Trial by Fire Red Mica Blend

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    Introducing 🔥 Trial by Fire Red Mica 🔥 for cold process soap!

    • It's premixed and easy to use.
    • It is a true bright red in cold process soaps.
    • It makes true red with 2 tsp. per pound of oils.
    • It will not migrate into other colors.

    Be daring and try Trial by Fire Red Mica Blend! Our unique mixing process makes this red transform from a dark pink in the jar to a vibrant red once added to your soap or oils. Unlock the transformation magic of this exclusive blend - mixed in the Nurture Soap Color Lab. You won't find a red like this anywhere else!

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    Ingredients & Info

    📁 SDS

    INCI: Mica, polyurethane 11, acid red 92 (uncertified D&C red 28), titanium dioxide, iron oxide
    Micron Size: 1-100

    *Note: Acid red 92 is uncertified D&C Red No. 28. Unless it is batch certified by the FDA we are not permitted to use the certified name.*

    Cosmetic use:
    • N/A - Use for Soap Only

    Ideal for:
    • Soap
    • Resin
    • Crafts
    • Wax Melts

    Prop 65: Titanium dioxide (airborne, unbound particles of respirable size) is on the Proposition 65 list because it can cause cancer. Exposure to titanium dioxide may increase the risk of cancer. Once incorporated into a liquid or solid base it is no longer airborne and falls off the Prop 65 list.

    Because this is a Nurture Soap custom color, we do not provide CoA information. Please take this into account if you need a safety assessment performed for your soap (i.e. European Union).

    What Does Uncertified Dye/Lake Mean? Why is it important?

    Synthetic color additives, also known as certified colors, are required to undergo batch certification, a process in which the FDA analyzes a representative sample of each batch of the color additive to ensure it meets the required identity and specifications before it can be used. 

    Nurture Soap has a certification account with the FDA, and we send each lake and dye to be analyzed before being released for sale. However, the rules are different for mixtures. A mixture is a combination of two or more lakes or dyes, or the addition of a diluent. A diluent commonly used in neon colors is polyurethane 11, such as our neon colors. A mixture containing dye or lakes must be made using certified colors at the manufacturer. We asked the Color Certification Branch Chief at the FDA, and were told a mixture cannot be certified by a distributor or down-the-chain supplier. The manufacturer must do it.

    Here's the tricky part: There is one manufacturer that most neon colors come from. They are not US-based and perhaps exempt from US law. They market the neons as, for example, Polyurethane11 (and) D&C red no. 28, but when asked they stated that the dye used (D&C red no. 28) was in fact, not certified.

    Ouch. The issue is that each batch of dyes and lakes must be analyzed and certified by the FDA to be used in cosmetics. If not, the dye or lake must be identified by its uncertified name and marked as non-cosmetic grade.

    • Uncertified D&C red no. 28 is acid red 92.
    • Uncertified FD&C yellow 5 is tartrazine.

    It’s against the law to market FDA-regulated products in the United States that contain a certifiable color additive from an uncertified batch. If you see a neon color containing polyurethane 11 and "certified" dye, buyer beware. It is not truly certified, and it is not cosmetic grade. It does, however, make strikingly beautiful soaps!

    Learn more about FDA Color Certification

    Soap Use Notes

    • Use rate in cold & hot process soaps: 1.5-2 teaspoons per pound of oils.
    • Use rate in melt & pour soaps: .5 teaspoons per pound of oils.

    ~ More or less can be added to achieve your desired color. These usage rates are recommended for no colored lather. ~

    It is very important to start with a white base. Soaping oils that are yellow or green will affect any color. Do not add Titanium Dioxide to whiten the base, as this will make the red more pastel.

    Do not use more than 2 teaspoons per pound! You don't need to. This color is a rich red at 1.5 - 2 tsp. per pound of oils (a great use rate for red). More will make a more brick colored red than using it at the recommended use rate. Using Trial by Fire at 1 tsp. per pound will make a very rich rose color that is quite beautiful as well! 1.5 - 2 tsp. per pound of oils is the perfect use rate in our testing.

    Trial by Fire is a mica-based pigment. It will need to be blended into your soap well for best results. You may portion off a tablespoon (or so) of your soap making oils and disperse the color before adding it to your soap.

    When used at 2 tsp. per pound of oils in CP soap, this red would transfer to a washcloth but once rinsed, come right off the cloth. You may want to test a small amount for staining if you are concerned that this color may stain washcloths.

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    Kris

    No other red compares! My absolute favorite!

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    Donna

    Great color

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    Theresa Duncan (Walled Lake, US)
    Trial by fire

    Great red

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    RTA (Hyattsville, US)
    RED

    It’s the ONLY red mica I can rely on. Love this one and won’t ever be without it!

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    Jennifer (Richmond, US)
    Beautiful!

    I love this shade of red! It's gorgeous and it mixes so easily!

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    Ruby

    This is the only red I use

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    S.A. (South Tangerang, ID)
    Favorite Red

    Great in soap. Makes an excellent red

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    S.A. (South Tangerang, ID)
    Perfect Red

    Great in soap. Makes an excellent red

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    J.C.

    My one and only when I need red. Gorgeous color!

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    Naj (Toronto, CA)
    Lovely red

    I've been looking for a red that actually looks red in cold process soaps and this is it! The red is vibrant and so beautiful.