[becksbarrow]

Thank you both for your comments! I contacted the fragrance supplier and I haven’t had a response yet! I think I might test the perfume at both levels for now. Its a shame the level for 4C/D is so much lower than the 4B.

[becksbarrow]

Thanks for your help!

I’m in the UK. Luckily I don’t have to make the products compliant outside of the EU because I would be having a serious melt down.

The aloe in the formulation is a concentrate at a good level so hopefully it will help the formulation.

[becksbarrow]

I have had issues with the filling machine where I work resulting in cream flying everywhere!
If the cream is thick warm it to slightly to thin it then reduce the pressure. Or you could fill straight after making before the cream bodies up.

Hope that helps

[becksbarrow]

If you have a coffee grinder or a spice grinder they are prefect for milling pigments minimum 3 burst of 10 seconds. Due to the friction the coffee grinders can over heat, multiple short millings is best - a colleague caused a small lab fire with a grinder. Shake the grinder between each milling. The pigments will be a lot smoother. Also make up the pigment blend at 110% then weigh in the correct amount. If a particular colour separates out then you could consider making PCBs (primary colour bases) and start with the white and add the red yellow and then your black until you make the preferred shade. We would mill all pigments before making a batch. In production we used a triple roller mill.

[becksbarrow]

Hi Vjay, 

I haven’t formulated BB Creams but I have colour matched and made a lot! I spent 6 months developing numerous BB creams for lots of different companies with my chemist. I have made probably 100’s  of small and large batches including some up to 100kgs in production. 

I only saw the iron oxide pigments separate a few times. Once after too much emulsification, once after too little and on one occasions it was because they weren’t milled for long enough. Are you making an o/w or w/o emulsion? Are you pre-milling your pigments before you add them? If you are making an water in oil you could try making up PCB’s and blending the colours to colour match.