My name is Kim Daalder, since I was 18e I have been working as a permanent make-up specialist for years. That is already 22 years today. More than half my life! Many more awards, a beautiful practice and an academy for permanent make-up for 2 years now. A lot has changed in the permanent make-up world over time. The work of that time really does not deserve the beauty prize. Techniques are more refined, colors are more beautiful and the knowledge is very broad.
The ladies of Amavi After a conversation about pigments, they asked me if I would like to share my knowledge with their customers in a blog. No sooner said than done. Because you are never too old, too good, too specialized to learn, I also learn every day. What a wonderful profession we have, dear colleagues! Continue to specialize and dare to listen to other colleagues. Don't see it as a competition, but help each other where necessary. I wish everyone a lot of fun learning with my Blog.
Kind regards, Kim.
I would like to tell you more about the pigments that each of you work with. You may already be familiar with this theoretical knowledge. It is always good to give your knowledge a small upgrade so that you are well informed about what you work with every day: PIGMENTS.
Pigment leather:
The word pigment originally referred to a dye. In other words, an inorganic or organic, colored or achromatic dye that is practically insoluble. Achromatic colors are all black, gray and white colors; everything else is colorful.
A distinction is made between color pigments of an organic and inorganic nature. Organic pigments are based on carbon chains and carbon rings. Inorganic pigments are chemical compounds that are not based on carbon; they are usually metal salts obtained from solutions. With their larger molecular surface area, organic pigments have much higher color strength. With a few exceptions, inorganic pigments have higher stability than organic pigments.
Inorganic pigments were originally extracted from minerals. These pigments usually consist of oxides of metals. Well-known examples of inorganic pigments extracted from minerals are umber, yellow ocher, red ocher and rouch sienna. Another pigment is cadmium sulfide either cadmium yellow that is part of the cadmium pigments with colors running through yellow, orange and red to maroon. There are of course many examples of inorganic pigments for example eyeliner pigments, but then my story becomes a bit too long.
Organic pigments contain carbon compounds and originally came from animals or plants. They have been made synthetically since the rise of the chemical industry. Well-known examples of organic pigments are sepia (animal) and kraplak (vegetable pigment made from madder).
Permanent make-up uses both inorganic pigments (earth minerals) and organic pigments. Organic pigments are used more often and are more colorful compared to inorganic pigments that are less allergenic, but last longer in the skin.
Combinations of these become hybrid pigments mentioned.
Read more about the color wheel in the next blog.
Love Kim
