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  Posted by Anonymous on November 1, 2018 at 2:37 am

  Hello everyone 
  im working on a simple, yet effective liquid highlighter. I’m currently using 1tbsp grapeseed oil, 2 tbsp mica, and 2 tbsp cyclopentasiloxane. I got this formula from the company I ordered my supplies from. However, as we all know, mica tends to sink in oils. I’m not sure what to add to it to make it dispersed. I looked into cetyl alcohol or silica microspheres, but I doubt they’ll work. Can I get some help on this please? 

  ngarayeva001 replied 6 years, 6 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
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  ngarayeva001

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  November 3, 2018 at 8:27 pm

  Mica should be treated by something in order to not to sink in oil. There was a discussion here a couple a months ago. Try to search the thread. Addictionally to this, grapeseed oil has high iodina value and goes rancid too fast. And keep measurements in % not spoons.

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