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Please note this is a raw pigment intended to be dispersed into a liquid medium to make paints. Our raw pigments are not meant for use in cosmetics and are not cosmetic grade. Certain pigments disperse more easily than others in certain liquid mediums. For those difficult to disperse into a liquid of your choice, they will need to be ground by a muller or a mortar and pestle into the medium.
Safety note: Handle all dry pigments with care. Work slowly to avoid generating airborne dust and wear a dust mask for extra protection. Also avoid getting the dust all over your hands. Latex gloves are good at providing skin protection without "getting in the way".
I not sure if this yellow ochre is natural, synthetic, or a blend of both. I suspect it's a blend. The term "ochre" is a broad designation of pigments coming from iron oxide consisting of yellows, oranges, reds, and browns. Wiki cites Yellow ochre, Red ochre, Purple ochre, and Brown ochre. If natural, this form of ochre is an iron hydroxide compound which comes from the mineral limonite. It's been used for 75 or more millennia as a pigment, along with other colors of iron oxide, which is an common substance on Earth. Its prehistoric abundance in caves and cave paintings is well known, as is its use in ancient Egypt and other cultures from antiquity. It's used as a pigment in paint and ceramics, and on the human body.
The ceramics database, DigitalFire, says: "A natural clay material containing yellow iron oxide. Used as a colorant to produce iron tan, yellow and red-brown in slips and glazes."
From the Wiki article on "Ochre" is quite good, citing many examples of its use from prehistory to modern times (when it was produced synthetically):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochre
"Iron oxide is one of the most common minerals found on earth, and there is much evidence that yellow and red ochre pigment was used in prehistoric and ancient times by many different civilizations on different continents. Pieces of ochre engraved with abstract designs have been found at the site of the Blombos Cave in South Africa, dated to around 75,000 years ago.
The use of ochre is particularly intensive: it is not unusual to find a layer of the cave floor impregnated with a purplish red to a depth of eight inches. The size of these ochre deposits raises a problem not yet solved. The colouring is so intense that practically all the loose ground seems to consist of ochre. One can imagine that the Aurignacians regularly painted their bodies red, dyed their animal skins, coated their weapons, and sprinkled the ground of their dwellings, and that a paste of ochre was used for decorative purposes in every phase of their domestic life. We must assume no less, if we are to account for the veritable mines of ochre on which some of them lived"
There is also an interesting Wiki article on the mineral Limonite (from which natural yellow ochre comes):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonite
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Nov 16, 2024
Thank you for every thing.
Carolyn
Aug 27, 2024
The color of the pigment is beautiful!! I’ll be using it on my clay to make a liquid color substance and will wear a mask and gloves! Make sure to read the info of everything you buy!
Jaclynduenes
Mar 27, 2024
Great pigment, shipped fast and makes beautiful watercolour paint! Very smooth colour :)
Kai
Nov 17, 2023
Gift for an artist!!! Pleased
Karleen
Sep 22, 2023
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