Whether it is the crowd celebrating in the festival or the actors performing on the stage, we can often see some colorful patterns on their faces, which are not only loved by adults but also by children. This is our Today I will introduce face painting.
In most cases, the composition of painted materials is similar to that of inks, paints, and cosmetics, and is mainly composed of color pigments and chemical binders. The difference is that face painting is more environmentally friendly, so the pigments and binders are required to be non-toxic. The pigments should be plant pigments as far as possible, that is, non-toxic pigments extracted from plants, and non-toxic resins and solvents, such as water-soluble resins, vegetable oils, etc. Disperse pigments.
The materials used in face painting mainly include the following three components, which are cosmetics, plant pigments, and acrylic paints. Cosmetics mainly use colored makeup such as lipstick, eyeliner, and eye shadow. These materials mainly contain ingredients such as vegetable oil and surfactants. Regular products have reached the safe cosmetic level, so there is almost no harm to the human body. Through facial cleansers, Products such as makeup remover can be easily cleaned.
The second is plant raw materials, which are mainly extracted from the parts of some plants that contain dyeing components. The toxicity of these materials to the human body cannot be generalized due to the different extraction of pigments, process selection and residual impurities. It is worth mentioning that some materials will cause some color residues, so it may take some effort to clean.
The most common acrylic material, the so-called acrylic paint is a new type of pigment mixed with acrylate resin, acrylic acid, etc. Water-resistant when dry. Although the acrylic material used in ordinary painting has certain toxicity to the human body, the acrylic material used for face painting has reached the cosmetic level, so the toxicity is relatively low and can be ignored. Compared with the other two, this material is more affordable and easy to clean. It can be cleaned with alcohol or alcohol-containing wipes.
When choosing a suitable face painting material, in addition to factors such as aesthetics and price, practicality and safety are also issues worthy of everyone’s concern. For the face paint materials to be selected by actors for stage performances, we can choose water-soluble face paint pigments or use cosmetics instead. Because it is not easy to sweat in this case, there will be no “makeup” in facial painting, and it has a small smell and is easy to clean. It is less toxic to the human body and is safer. However, for face painting in outdoor play settings and celebrations, it is recommended to use cosmetic, cosmetic-grade acrylic face paint dyes. Because these materials are more resistant to sweating than other materials and are safer and easier to clean.