Merlot Mauve Mica

Our colour micas are heavy-metal-free, coloured with oxide pigments.   Micas are used to add beautiful, vivid, sometimes shimmery colours to handmade soaps, lotions, shampoo bars, hair sprays, make up, and bath bombs.  

Micas are also used in other non-cosmetic related crafts such as epoxy, paints, etc. 

Micas are soluble in oil, glycerine and alcohol.

Our micas have been tested on Cold processed soap and are stable.   They have been tested at a rate of 0.5g mica to 100g soap batter to achieve medium colouration.  For more intense colours, particularly pinks to reds, higher ratios can be used.  There might be some bleeding with some colours if too much is used. 

To use in soap:  Disperse  (an equivalent of ) 0.5g of mica the same volume of light oil.  Add dispersed mica into soap after trace is reached.

Please note, our micas have been tested on cold processed soap only so far.

When will it leave? Orders paid before 11:00 on a weekday are sent the same day. Orders paid after 11:00 are sent the next afternoon.

• Door-to-door courier across South Africa. Delivery takes 1 – 5 working days after dispatch, or up to 7 working days for outlying areas.
• Outlying areas can have a surcharge of up to R250. Some high-risk areas are delivered to the local police station.
• You get a tracking number as soon as your order is sent.
• Insurance is not included. Ask us for a quote on high-value orders.
• EFT orders are sent once the payment shows in our account.

Rather collect? Collect from Unit A7, Spearhead Business Park, Montague Drive, Montague Gardens, Cape Town. Please wait for your "ready to collect" email first.

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