September 2024 Limited Edition Pigment Blend
Color Lab™ BN11-E13 (Ectoplasm)
Color Lab™ BN11-E13 (Ectoplasm)
What Are Color Lab Colors?
What Are Color Lab Colors?
COLOR LAB™: Mad Micas colorists create hundreds of colors that don't go into regular production; here's your chance to take a peek into the lab.
Each month we'll be rolling out a new color complete with notes from that colorist's lab book and making it available for one month only.
Note: Some Color Lab colors may eventually be made part of our permanent collection.
The Color Lab selection for September, 2024 is:
Book N11, Entry 13.
Limited Edition, available through September 30, 2024.
THIS COLOR DOES NOT EXIST! (digitally)
“In spiritualism, ectoplasm is a substance or spiritual energy "exteriorized" by physical mediums.” – Wikipedia (Ectoplasm (paranormal)).
There is no physical evidence that ectoplasm exists. Likewise, we can present no digital evidence that this color actually exists, because it can’t be photographed. Really.
Our Ectoplasm pigment blend exists beyond the physical world reproduceable on computer monitors and phones screens – we were absolutely unable to photograph it. The photo we've put on this page is close, but it misses the real magic.
So even though this is one of our favorite colors of all-time, we can’t show you why. We can’t show you the ethereal glow of Ectoplasm in epoxy, or the deep, saturated blue/green/I’ve-never-seen-this in CP soap.
We can’t show you how it’s so saturated you can get away with using half the usual amount in soap and still end up with something like a magical jelly-jewel. And we definitely can’t show you the crazy glow that appears when it’s hit with a blacklight (yes, it’s blacklight reactive to boot).
You just have to see it in person to believe it.
(Ectoplasm™)
I can’t quite put my finger on what color this pigment blend is. Is it a blue-green? A green-blue? Aquamarine or turquoise? I can’t find what color to categorize this in, but it is absolutely stunning and unlike anything I’ve seen before outside of hydrated chromium green - and this is better.
It is incredibly saturated, and I needed very little to get the color to pop.
CP Soap: Tested using both 1½ and 3 grams/pound of cold process soap batter. The 3 gram batch is incredibly rich and jewel-like - this prompted the 1½ gram test which still gave me a very bright color only slightly less saturated. Amazing.
Consistent in both epoxy resin and clear MP soap (usage in MP was ½ teaspoon per lb. of clear base). Highly predictable.
Ingredients | FDA Info | SDS
Ingredients | FDA Info | SDS
| Color Lab BN11-E13 (Ectoplasm) | SDS | |
|---|---|
| Product Type | Mica/pigment blend |
| FDA-Permitted for External Use | Yes |
| FDA-Permitted for Eye Area Use | Yes |
| FDA-Permitted for General (Including Lips) Use | No |
| FDA-Permitted for Bath Bombs Use | No |
| Particle Size | 1-60 μm |
| Ingredients | Polyurethane-11, ultramarine blue, chromium oxide green, mica, titanium dioxide, manganese violet, tindioxide |
Usage Rate in Soap
Usage Rate in Soap
| Cold process soap | 1-2 tsp per lb. of oils OR 2-3 g per pound of batter |
| Melt & pour soap | ½ tsp per lb. of MP base |
NOTE: White MP base will always create a pastel form of the color due to titanium dioxide in base. |
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Ethical, Cruelty-Free, Vegan
Ethical, Cruelty-Free, Vegan
Mad Micas is committed to holding ourselves and our suppliers to the highest ethical standards. We have established a strict set of guiding principles that govern our actions and our supply lines that are rigid and non-negotiable.
Animal Cruelty Statement
- Mad Micas has never tested any of our products or their individual ingredients/raw materials on animals and we never will.
- Mad Micas will never purchase from any supplier or manufacturer whom we know to participate in any form of animal testing or cruelty.
- Mad Micas suppliers certify to us that no raw material used in the production of mica or other products we purchase from them has been tested on animals.
Vegan Statement
- All products we buy, sell or give away are 100% vegan. This includes refusing to carry any products colored using carmine.
Supply Line Ethics and Child Labor Statement
- Mad Micas sources exclusively from ethical supply lines.
- Mad Micas requires declarations from all suppliers stating that no minors participate in mining, factory work, transportation or any other process involved in the production of anything we carry.
- Mad Micas will not source product from areas (for example, mica from India) in which there have been documented ethical transgressions.
- The Mad Micas transport supply chain consists exclusively of major carriers like FedEx, UPS, and DHL and thus is free of forced or child labor.
Additional questions about our standards and practices should be directed to our office via phone or email.
Download a printable version of the Mad Micas Ethics Statement.
Large Volume Purchases
Large Volume Purchases
5- and 10-pound sizes come in bags, not in jars or buckets, in order to help reduce plastic use and our carbon footprint.
Need larger quantities? Mad Micas offers aggressive discounts on large quantities of all colorants we manufacture, and we reserve customer-specific racking in our warehouse for our large volume clients to help smooth supply chain ripples.
Talk to us and find out how we can make your color life better AND easier.
CA Prop 65
CA Prop 65
WARNING: This product can expose you to titanium dioxide, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. Titanium dioxide appears on the Proposition 65 warning list only while in the form of "airborne, unbound particles of respirable size." Once incorporated into a liquid or solid base it is no longer on the list. For more information go towww.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Trademark Information
Trademark Information
The name of this product, as well as the name Color Lab™, is trademarked by Mad Oils, Inc d/b/a Mad Micas.
Customer Reviews
Another win for Mad Micas, this color is one of the prettiest greens I've seen. It does have a bit of blue in it and it is not day glo 80's green either but a really pretty in between of the two. I subbed it for dark blue in one of my staples that I call Starry Nights and it really looks like the Northern lights, love it!
Perfect turquoise color! A new favorite
Beautiful rich colour! Looks great with Bubble Gum in my cp soap.
Very nice color, works great in CP soap!
This color is absolutely beautiful in my MP soaps. It's a perfect shade of teal!