Great points that can always bear repeating. In addition I get annoyed at the "all natural," or "organic" claims. Arsenic is natural, and ricin is organic, folks need to educate them selves.
@blondangel796 жыл бұрын
This is a huge pet peeve of mine, too! I hate when people say that chemicals are bad. I've told them to stop breathing then, because the air is a chemical. Apparently, I'm insensitive. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Oh goodness YES!!! "Chemical free", too 🙄 The seller that inspired this video was all over all those claims.
@EmunahFL4 жыл бұрын
First thing I learned in school was that EVERYTHING is a chemical. Our bodies are chemicals. These people with their claims! 😂
@BamboozledUS5 жыл бұрын
I just bought your book from Amazon. I recently began this journey and this book looks like it has more information about the characteristics of ingredients that lets me make my own recipes, rather than just follow someone else's. The book arrives tomorrow, meanwhile, I'm watching these videos.
@HumblebeeAndMe5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for your support! I hope you love my book :)
@sammeemadison90796 жыл бұрын
I love your book, Marie. I was excited when it arrived and I love that I can make my own eye shadow, primer, foundations etc etc on a real budget. I love it!!!!
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for buying my book, and happy making! :D
@melmill11646 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel this weekend and I am obsessed. You have a great personality and easy to watch. I like that you are simple and personable when explaining things. Great tutorials. I am trying the lipsticks and balms. Thank you
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Mel!
@mandimani4 жыл бұрын
Finally a YT video that is actually informative. So tired of KZbinrs “teaching” false information. Thank you for this!!
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Don't forget to check out my blog (humblebeeandme.com)-I've been blogging for over 8.5 years while I’ve only been on KZbin for about 4, so there is TONS more content on the blog!
@mandimani4 жыл бұрын
Humblebee & Me I will most definitely be checking you out! Thanks again!
@reneemunn54537 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your video and explanation. I have been looking at so many natural color mica powders that people are selling and wanting to know what is the ingredient of the pigment that creates and the color and so many only list the ingredient as mica.
@shabbyhijabi43446 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy you made this video. Seeing just Mica listed on bright colorful bath bombs drives me nuts!
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
YES!
@kathyleicester73065 жыл бұрын
Make your own and make the labels correctly. We benefit, and you end your crazy.
@LizzieWestBathandBody6 жыл бұрын
This is the best video on Mica and the difference between Lakes thank you so much for the education a lot of people don't know what Carmine really is and where that rent comes from that little Beetle loves to hang out on a cactus and loves the cactus fruit the same cactus fruit that lower your blood sugar if your diabetic those cactus fruits are gorgeous gorgeous color again thank you for the mica education a lot of people also don't know is if there is synthetic Mica colorants some are pH stable and some aren't which means and soap specially cold process your colors make morph on you the number one supplier in the entire world supplies 90% of the resellers they have a custom Color Lab which I took advantage of to get the particular colors I wanted but the minimum buy is 25 kg but when you're after that Holy Grail of red or that perfect peacock color sometimes that's what you have to do thank you again for such a great video
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! As a homecrafter who works with other homecrafter 25kg is definitely a bit much, but a girl can dream!
@TheProcrastinatorFiles6 жыл бұрын
I love the fact you actually understand what you're talking about (and confess when you don't). DIYers on KZbin who jump on bandwagons without research need to be cancelled 😅
@josephinejacobs21596 жыл бұрын
The Procrastinator Files agree
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I do try, I've learned so much in the last 7 years that I'm getting to the point where I wonder if I really know anything anymore LOL.
@clarissathompson6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for always putting out such sensible information and advice! I love your videos and working with your recipes! : )
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching! 😃
@AnhLe-zl4ws6 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! I know that mica and pigments are different but people keep telling me otherwise. I’ve done my research too but I’ve known people who kept telling “mica is the color” and I kept saying no it’s not, pigments make the color
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
YES! Hopefully we can spread the word on this. I think suppliers can be to blame a bit as well as many don't list in INCI for their micas, but dang... if you're selling stuff you really should know these things!
@zaira3135 жыл бұрын
Im really thankful for your xplanation, that topic was just flying around my head... and then i found your video talking truth, Thanks sweetheart
@HumblebeeAndMe5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@momojackandluke5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this educating video. Sadly I've seen a lot of online sellers in Germany not listing the full ingredients for mica when I searched for soap colorants :/
@HumblebeeAndMe5 жыл бұрын
How frustrating! Thanks for watching :)
@meganaxtell86276 жыл бұрын
Got my book for mother's day, loving it!! Next book could be all the blog posts for the non internet people? Works already done, hook could be updates to recipes with new fav ingredients... Thank you so much for the 411 on above
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Yay! I'm so glad you're enjoying my book :D I can easily state there will never, ever be a book of all the blog posts. That's over 1000 posts (so it would be a HUGE book), and no publisher is going to pay to publish something that is available, in its entirety, for free on the internet. Sorry!
@moonmagnolia74 жыл бұрын
I looked into making and selling goats milk soap, by the US has lots of laws regarding how to market even soap. If you say it’s just soap, you can sell it without much fanfare. But if you say if moisturizes your skin, then it’s a cosmetic which has additional rules regarding its sale and if you say it helps with psoriasis, then it’s considered a medical product which has even more hoops to jump through. ☹️
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
Yup-my inclination would certainly be to keep things simple if I wanted to sell :)
@AlaneLane3 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid 👍🏾🙏🏾 thank you for sharing. I'm learning about micas pigments etc.
@1gr8lpta6 жыл бұрын
Great job. Makes me more aware of ingredients inside ingredients
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😄
@yeseniaherrera7992 Жыл бұрын
Are there any suppliers for mica that you trust? Thank you for the info!
@shaghayegh19823 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your awsome videos, do you have any advice on how to get the most color out of oxides while the lipstick is firm 🙏
@HumblebeeAndMe3 жыл бұрын
I recommend checking out my "how to formulate highlighter" video that I released towards the end of 2020 :)
@DanteVelasquez6 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks. Is sericite mica the only type of mica that is sold to be used in cosmetics?
@catzkeet48606 жыл бұрын
Dante Velasquez no. Sericite mica is often added to products to provide slip, but isn’t used to colour product. As shown in the video, sericite mica is just an off white powder. Coloured micas, on the other hand, start out the same as sericite but are then coloured. They only provide colour and there are many ingredients in them that you need to be aware of. Some are not approved for use in cosmetics in all countries, some are approved only for particular applications, some are vegan compatible, others are not. As Marie has said in this video, if you are making products for sale, you need to know this stuff.
@DanteVelasquez6 жыл бұрын
catz Keet no i meant the mica itself without any pigments. Is serecite mica the only form it comes in, or is there another form of colorless mica as well?
@catzkeet48606 жыл бұрын
Dante Velasquez not in general supply no. Like I said, sericite is used in formulations sometimes, but there wouldn’t be much point in selling a colourless mica when sericite is already freely available.....which is colourless mica. Sericite is also milled more finely I believe as it’s used in formulations.
@DanteVelasquez6 жыл бұрын
catz Keet ah thank you!
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
From everything I've read sericite (muscovite) mica is the only type used in cosmetics. There's eom more info here that's quite interesting! www.911metallurgist.com/blog/mica-mineral-types
@mountainviewsoapcompany57126 жыл бұрын
Excellent! thank You so much I didn’t know this
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
I'm happy I was able to teach you something new :)
@rebeccabeebe16 жыл бұрын
Are food and plant dyes not approved in Canada as well or just not approved by the FDA in the US?... i see people selling products with natural food dyes all the time
@clarissathompson6 жыл бұрын
It is my understanding that food dyes are not approved for cosmetic use. That being said, it's always best to consult the website for Health Canada in the section on cosmetics. I will warn you, though, that it is not great to navigate and more than once i have found myself in a loop on that site.
@catzkeet48606 жыл бұрын
As noted, food safe does not translate into approved for cosmetic use by national authorities. In fact many food dyes are definitely NOT approved for cosmetic use by the FDA.
@rebeccabeebe16 жыл бұрын
Clarissa Thompson health Canadas webpage is horrible to navigate! It took me forever to the actual CNF form insstead of just the how to fill it out page
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
As best I've been able to make heads & tails of it from the FDA... something like beetroot powder is not approved as a colourant by the FDA, but it's a perfectly fine ingredient to use. So... if you used it in something, but not "as" a colourant, but it happened to contribute colour... that would be ok?! It's very weird. Obviously there are tons of ingredients that contribute colour but aren't FDA approved colourants (seabuckthorn oil, buriti oil, palm oil, jojoba oil... so many!) so I'm not really sure what enforcement looks like there. You can see which ingredients are limited or banned by Health Canada here: www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/consumer-product-safety/cosmetics/cosmetic-ingredient-hotlist-prohibited-restricted-ingredients/hotlist.html
@LivelyLiz33 жыл бұрын
I have a question .. What should I use to color my beard butters and whips ? I don’t want to use anything that will harm my clients l
@khatunjanokyere-boateng55133 жыл бұрын
Can mica powder be added to hair butters too? & are there any side effects it may have on the hair?
@Addisnegeri2 жыл бұрын
I do have tons of ground micas how can I make pigments
@billionbear47776 жыл бұрын
thank you for this video, quick question alot of people are using rubbing alchohol when maxing their mica and in their pressing tray is there an alternative?
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
You can learn how to press powders properly here: www.humblebeeandme.com/turn-loose-powders-pressed-powders/ :)
@Woekkie6 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks love videos with "insider info" .
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@hani007-mm2ih7 ай бұрын
does pearl mica powder turns pink after applying??
@moonmagnolia74 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was very informative. It sort of grips my butt though that the FDA would outlaw a plant based pigment as opposed to a metal based pigment. I would think a plant based pigment like curcummin would be safer than titanium, but I’m not a chemist, just a budding artist who has learned a little bit about how cadmium and lead based pigments are hazardous to our health.
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
I definitely don't understand all of the motivations behind the FDA's decisions re: colourants, especially since (as far as I can tell) you can include something like beetroot powder in a product as long as it's not there as a colourant... though of course it would impart a colour. I do not know how they'd make that call. There are some more natural colours that are allowed-you can learn more here: www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetic-ingredient-names/color-additives-permitted-use-cosmetics. I recommend clicking through the links in that list to learn more about the specific guidelines each product must adhere to for use-it's quite interesting! Lead & cadmium are contaminants the industry is very aware of and takes great care to control. Heavy metals an also be present in things we wouldn't expect, like rice cereals (www.fda.gov/food/chemical-metals-natural-toxins-pesticides-guidance-documents-regulations/supporting-document-draft-guidance-industry-inorganic-arsenic-rice-cereals-infants-action-level) so something's "natural-ness" is no guarantee of avoiding heavy metal exposure. Happy making!
@PauiChu5 жыл бұрын
What pigments do they use and can be used it hair dyes?
@ahmadbnkhalil46684 жыл бұрын
I found the mica on AliExpress Is it ok to use silver mica in bath bombs or it’s harmful please help
@joannethompson68693 жыл бұрын
Hi good night please can you please tell me the name for the clear mica you rub on your hand in this video you also mention it add slip and hide fine lines in cosmetic products ,can you please tell the name please write it out below in capital letters i was trying to find it but i am not successful so far , i hear you say the name but its not clear. Thank you in advance
@bnnyrae3 жыл бұрын
Hello sweetie! I'm starting a small business and i need to know what kind of mica i can use to mix with whipped body butter? I don't want the mica to stain the skin so if you could help me i'd be sooo happy 🥺🤍🤍🤍
@EETERNA2 жыл бұрын
X2 😕
@kajae74503 жыл бұрын
I was wondering if you know where the mica you use is comming from? Since It's a mineral, can you find it in any gravelpit or stone quary? (sorry if my spelling is wonky, english is not my first language)
@HumblebeeAndMe3 жыл бұрын
It will vary with suppliers, but cosmetic grade micas will meet safety standards that "found in any gravel pit" mica wouldn't :) Think of it a bit like water-yes, you can find it in a puddle in the road, but that's not what we drink! Happy making!
@snowwhite16726 жыл бұрын
Can i add safflower or babassu oil with vitamine E for pressed pigments?
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
You can, but keep in mind you really won't need much at all of any oil :) It is also best to choose oils with shelf lives that are as long as possible because once they go rancid you'll need to throw out your pressed pigment.
@asialawson3792 Жыл бұрын
I’m very new to all of this, I love a lot of the mica colors that I see on TKB trading. However, a lot of them seem to have the CA Prop 65 warning on them. Does anyone have any advice on navigating through that or know of any better mica company recommendations?
@HumblebeeAndMe Жыл бұрын
Hi! The Prop 65 warnings you're seeing doesn't mean that TKB isn't awesome (they are!)-it mostly just means they're located in California. If a company doesn't have those warnings that doesn't mean their products are better/safer, it just means they aren't legally required to include the warning. Learn more here: tkbtrading.com/pages/california-proposition-65. I have zero worries about the products TKB Trading sells. If you went and bought the exact same ingredient from a different company that doesn't display those warnings it would be just as likely to contain minute traces of prop-65-able compounds because those things are inherently present in mineral colourants, but in cosmetic grade versions of those ingredients there are legal requirements that keep those levels extremely low. You can see how low in the data sheets TKB shares on all their products.
@asialawson3792 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the clarification!
@misshappy21824 жыл бұрын
Hello!! Can i reboil lotion or creme with Mica pigment? Or I need to add it in cold lotion? Is it safe to put Mica in hot oil and vax while making lotion? Sorry for mistakes :)
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
You should never boil (or re-boil) a lotion, and I don't recommend adding ingredients to store-bought products/lotions. That said, if you have made your own lotion/formulation, you can include mica in a heated phase or in the cool down phase :) Learn more in the Humblebee & Me DIY Encyclopedia (www.humblebeeandme.com/diy-encyclopedia/)!
@stillinspirationsphotography4 жыл бұрын
I am trying to make mica powder with pigments for epoxy resin coloring, I am trying to achieve that shiny look in the pigments, will sericite mica achieve that? All I can find is sericite mica with titanium dioxide in it.
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
You don't want sericite mica for this, you want coloured micas-there are hundreds if not thousands available, so I'm sure you can find what your'e looking for!
@SassieNewf3 жыл бұрын
@@HumblebeeAndMe I believe she wants to make her micas from scratch for her epoxy projects, which is exactly what I came here looking for. Info on where to purchase plain mica and the additives and which pigment types are good for it. I know titanium dioxide is one, but was unsure about oxides ie: if they are too heavy or if there are any types that CAN'T be used for epoxy. Then I found bath pigments and the lake ones, and now I'm lost for sure, hahaha
@jedivah4 жыл бұрын
Can tkb mica pigment be safe for use
@cindrellarmoyo20494 жыл бұрын
are all micas shiny
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
In the world of coloured micas, yes. Some are more or less shiny/sparkly/glittery, but none are matte like pigments are.
@classyjewel5 жыл бұрын
is Mica safe to use now? I saw on tkb website that it causes cancer and birth defects so I was hesitant about purchasing.
@HumblebeeAndMe5 жыл бұрын
Yes, mica is safe when used as directed. As with all insoluble fine powders, don't inhale it in large amounts. www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/_____________-ingredient-safe/ cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredient/mica-0 Happy making!
@ShaynaReneeStyle4 жыл бұрын
Great to know. Thank you
@simplybjscreations31152 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this helpful info!
@CandyDropCosmetics Жыл бұрын
Why does mica separate in a lip gloss? 😭 please help
@HumblebeeAndMe Жыл бұрын
It sounds like the gloss is not the right consistency to suspend the mica; it may be too thin, or may not have good suspending properties.
@drewdrew84265 жыл бұрын
Hi I have a fairly ignorant question I'd like to ask and sorry in advance to anyone this may offend, but why do people still choose micas to color their lotions, body butters, toners, etc when they can just use natural powders like turmeric, alfalfa, alkanet, annatto, etc?
@HumblebeeAndMe5 жыл бұрын
It's because they work better, are more reliable, and come in a much wider array of colours. Natural powders vary in colour, aren't very potent, oxidize and fade/turn brown over time, can be irritating (cinnamon, chili), and are only available in a narrow range of colours. Many of them also aren't approved colourants, so they cannot be used as pigments in products made for sale. It's not that it can't be done, but natural products that have some colour to them have quite a lot of usage limitations. I've used them for things like colouring bath bombs (www.humblebeeandme.com/rose-spice-bath-bombs/), and they work well in such applications-there's no water to cause the colour to shift and turn brown, and we don't want a super potent pigment in a bath bomb. In something like soap the pH will cause the colour to shift to brown. In cosmetics the pigmentation is simply not sufficient to colour the skin.
@drewdrew84265 жыл бұрын
@@HumblebeeAndMe Ok wow. So what's the best (and safest) colorants, in your opinion, to use for skincare products if need be? I'm sure a colorant works different in a lotion compared to a face mist? And thank you so much for always answering my questions. Im trying to start a business from scratch and still have so much to learn. Appreciate it alot! Btw do you have a blog talking about all the safe colorants to use and how to use them?
@violettracey2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this info!
@Haircarequeen3 жыл бұрын
What is best to put in body butters abs scrubs?
@HumblebeeAndMe3 жыл бұрын
I'd recommend micas, generally, but there is a lot of room for "it depends" as well :)
@StarTiffany6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! It’s very informative
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching!
@kendramonae30984 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the micas from with color?
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
I always link all the ingredients for any given formulation in the blog post, which is linked in the description box below the video (that's one of the many reasons I highly suggest reading the blog post as well as watching the video! If you're not sure what I mean by the "description box", read this: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/whats-the-description-box-on-youtube/.). I also have a giant page of places to shop all over the world, which you can find here: www.humblebeeandme.com/resources/. It doesn't have every country in the world, but it does contain all the online stores I know about. If your country isn't listed, that's because I don't know about any online stores in your country. You could try looking for a local Facebook group for people who like making soap & other cosmetics-they may be able to recommend places to shop. And for some more discussion on ingredients, I recommend these FAQs: www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/why-dont-you-only-use-ingredients-that-are-easily-available-globally/ www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/what-ingredients-should-i-purchase-when-getting-started/ www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/is-there-one-place-i-can-buy-everything/ www.humblebeeandme.com/faqs/why-do-you-use-so-many-new-fancy-hard-to-get-ingredients/
@nadaali48783 жыл бұрын
Can i add mica to lip glosses?
@HumblebeeAndMe3 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@jojojojo61045 жыл бұрын
Where to buy mica powder in egypt??
@HumblebeeAndMe5 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I have no idea, sorry!
@skatia884 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@alannahmahon13773 жыл бұрын
this was so helpful thank you
@jenniferburns-robinson7276 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 😄
@jayjune1326 жыл бұрын
Hi Marie what suggestions do you have for people who would like to color their products naturally since alot of these products contains dyes?
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
That depends hugely on what your definition of "natural" is, what type of colour you wish to impart, and if you are subject to FDA regulations. Some plant extracts and clays will contribute a nice colour to the product, but will do nothing to colour the skin. Some clays will colour the skin, but they are not approved cosmetic colourants. Iron oxides suit the natural definitions of many people; they'd be your best option.
@jayjune1326 жыл бұрын
@@HumblebeeAndMe ok thank u :)
@ariassketchingandcrafty30413 жыл бұрын
Is mica bad?
@HumblebeeAndMe3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@amalabdurrahman49426 күн бұрын
Informative!
@tinabennett89806 жыл бұрын
Great info thank you so much.
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@peepla76 жыл бұрын
😀
@HumblebeeAndMe6 жыл бұрын
😊
@kendramonae30984 жыл бұрын
Great information
@HumblebeeAndMe4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@brandenhuffmen82593 жыл бұрын
Do you know that kids in India mine mica that you’re using and dying in the process ?
@HumblebeeAndMe3 жыл бұрын
Did you know that many cosmetic suppliers only sell ethically sourced micas? Those are the suppliers I purchase from :) There are also synthetic micas, which don't require any mining at all. More info: support.tkbtrading.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026634832-Ethical-Mica-Mining-Statement