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Which are the bluest of the Essential oils?
I am making a pain cream, and want it to accidently end up blue, so it will look amazing in the blue jars. In test batches (150 gm), I am getting the perfect blue color with 4-5 drops of Blue Tansy EO. However this stuff is crazy expensive, but the deep indigo color is amazing in a white cream.
I know there are other blue EO’s….cypress, and the Chamomiles… Can anyone tell me which ones have the deepest blue pigment? Typically I buy my EO’s at New Directions Aromatics…so if you are familiar with their line-up, that would be awesome.
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Is there a reason why you don’t want to use Blue 1 FD&C?
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ngarayeva001 said:Is there a reason why you don’t want to use Blue 1 FD&C?Yes…. the premise is basically a natural pain reliever. Blue #1would defeat that.
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howbout Butterfly pea water, not oil tho.
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Wonder if that would translate through to the final emulsion color?
Are there known formulas that use that method?
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Butterfly Pea Water is intended for coloring bar drinks … it is not stable in a cosmetic product and turns grey.
German Chamomile is quite a bit less expensive than Blue Tansy
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German (Blue) chamomile also very blue. Some essential oil suppliers will omit “German”, though. It’s about $60 to $90 per 0.5 oz, depending on the supplier.It’s entirely possible you’ll have to use a little more German chamomile EO to get that lovely blue color, especially due to the sourcing and the age. Be aware that fresh/recently harvested German chamomile can have an “old fish” top note, but the smell gets better with age.
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I wouldn’t use Blue Butterfly powder in a product containing water.
When I first got into formulation, I played around with natural colorants like Alkanet Root, Hibiscus powder, Rosehip powder, Acai powder, etc. For starters, they’re usually not pigmented enough to contribute to the color of a final product. But also, they oxidize in products containing water.
I have Blueberry Seed Oil that is blue, but I think you would have to use a ton of it to get the final product to be blue.
Yarrow is a blue essential oil.
https://www.newdirectionsaromatics.com/products/essential-oils/yarrow-essential-oil-blue.html
Actually more expensive than Blue Tansy from NDA.
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i’m not sure if this would help, but you might want to take a look at butterfly pea extract as suggested by others. it’s blue. but sometimes it can be purplish.
i actually bought a bottle of this butterfly pea extract a couple of months back, and the one i got was very deep blue. i also bought butterfly pea flower petals, infused it in my tea and it turned blue.
paulas choice has a product that uses butterfly pea extract to produce a lilac color.
SKIN PERFECTING 25% AHA + 2% BHA Exfoliant Peel
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raiyana said:i’m not sure if this would help, but you might want to take a look at butterfly pea extract as suggested by others. it’s blue. but sometimes it can be purplish.
i actually bought a bottle of this butterfly pea extract a couple of months back, and the one i got was very deep blue. i also bought butterfly pea flower petals, infused it in my tea and it turned blue.
paulas choice has a product that uses butterfly pea extract to produce a lilac color.
SKIN PERFECTING 25% AHA + 2% BHA Exfoliant Peel
That product is colored using mica and advertised differently.I also had this dilemma with natural coloring of cosmetics.
you can try adding copper gluconate alongside your EO for the blue hue.there is also guaiazulene but it’s crazy expensive
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@Graillotion I came across this blue mica that is supposedly natural…
https://www.rusticescentuals.com/products/Deep-Ocean-Blue-Mica.aspx
I don’t know if you’re opposed to micas or not but some are considered natural while others aren’t…
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You can also go for blue yarrow essential oil (Achillea millefolium) or even blue cypress can be interesting to explore. Though, given that you are using it for creams, chamomile is the safest option if the high price point of it doesn’t bother you.
Sharing some options of essential oil suppliers who offer yarrow oil.
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