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Tillverkning:
Biofa´s
5 grundprinciper
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BIOFA Products
tried, tested, and fully disclosed
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We say what is
in it –
the transparent ingredient listing of BIOFA products.
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By accurately listing the ingredients of our products we disclose much
of our know-how and run the risk of copyrights trying to copy our
products and market them more cheaply because of lower costs. After
weighing up the possibilities, BIOFA nevertheless decided to put their
customers first. The ingredient listing shows you the exact composition
of BIOFA´s products.
Moreover, BIOFA analyses all its raw materials upon arrival for quality
and ecological soundness.
Many chemical and synthetic materials have a noxious effect on the
human organism, leading to tiredness and even exhaustion. For this
reason many people experience allergic reactions to even a slightly
higher concentration of natural materials. For this growing group of
consumers, ingredient listing is of paramount importance, as they
usually know the substance that irritates them and so can prevent
themselves being affected by choosing the right product.
We also think that the consumer should be enabled to
form an idea of what our products contain before using them. It is
certainly not easy to fine one´s way amongst approx. 200 natural raw
materials that three well-known natural paint manufacturers have decided
to use, but with the assistance of expert BIOFA dealers it should be
possible to get a general idea and to acquaint oneself with soft
chemistry.
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The raw materials from A to Z
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Acid,
abietic
Resin acid and the most important component of colophony resin,
produced from the colophony resin by distillation.
Country of
origin: Southern France
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Aluminium
oxide
Produced by fusion process of aluminium hydroxide respectively bauxite.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Aluminium
silicate
Mineral filler with pigmentation characteristics. Clay mineral
containing water. It is formed be weathering of aluminium-rich stone.
Country of
origin: Northern Europe
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Ammonia, liquid
Liquid ammonia is a weak lye.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Amphoteric
tenside made from coconut fat
Wash active
substance made of coconut fat. Country of origin of coco fat: Middle and
Southern America, Southeast Asia, Africa. Manufacturing of the tensides:
Germany
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Amylase
An enzyme, which break down the absorbed starch into glycose and sugar
in the mouth and in the digestive tract. The used amylase is won by not
genetic changed micro organism and helps in our detergents
to solve stubborn dirt also by low temperatures.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Anionic
tensides made from coconut fat
Wash active substance, won by coconut fat.
Country of origin of coconut fat: Central and South America. Southeast
Asia, Africa
Manufacturing
of the tensides: Germany
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Arven
oil
Essential oil from fresh leaves of
the stone pine tree, won by steam distillation.
Country of
origin: Alpine Europe
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Asphalt,
natural (Gilsonit)
Mineral
based asphalt made by organic condensation. Unique to West Colorado and
Utah / USA. Free from aromatic and polycyclic compounds. Has got excellent
sealing properties.
Country of origin: USA
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Barytes
Heavy, colourless, non-solvent salt or
pigment. Used as filler in paints.
Country of origin: Germany
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Bentonite
Siliceous deposit formed by weathering of
tuff stone. Used to maintain viscosity.
Country of origin: USA
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Bergamot
oil
Volatile oil derived of the bergamot fruit, a relative of the lemon.
Country of
origin: Southern Europe
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Beeswax
Natural was formed by bees to make their combs.
Country of
origin: Europe, America, Asia
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Boron
salts
Natural mineral found in deposits in Western USA. Used as a
preservative and wood preservative.
Country of
origin: USA
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Beech
tar oil
Dark and viscous oil, won by dry distillation of beech tar.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Calcium
oxide
In pure condition colourless cristalline or pulverulent substance won
by prolonged heating of limestone with 900-1300°C.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Candelilla
wax
Made by cooking the fleshy leaves of the Wolf milk Euphorbia cerifera
and subsequent treatment with sulphuric acid.
Country of
origin: Mexico
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Carnauba
wax
Made of
wild and cultivated leaves of the Carnauba palm. It is the hardest known
vegetable wax. Country of origin: Northern Brazil
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Casein
Primary component of milk proteins. Precipitated from cow milk.
Country of
origin: Central Europe
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Castor
oil
Dehydrogenated oil of castor seeds ricinus.
Country of origin: Europe, India, South America
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Cedar
wood oil
Compiled designation of essential oils from
the woods of several kinds of cedars. Won by steam distillation.
Country of origin: USA, Africa
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Cement
Designation for fine grinding hydraulic
binder. From high-basic tricalciumsilicate.
Country of origin: Germany
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Cinnamic
oil
Essential oil, won by steam distillation from
barks and leaves of different cinnamic plants.
Country of origin: India, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia.
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Cellulose
See polysaccharide
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Chalk
Soft carbonate stone. Used as filler in paints.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Chlorophyll
Natural green colorant, extracted from green leaves.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Chrome
oxide green
Mineral pigment with bound (non-toxic) chromium. Not a chromate.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Citral
Volatile oil from lemon glass.
Country of
origin: Central and South America, Africa, Eastern Asia.
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Citrus
peel oil
Solvent made by the cold pressing and distillation of various citrus
fruits and so cleaned from water and other dirt (pesticide).
Country of
origin: Brazil, Florida
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Clove
oil
Essential oil from the clove won by distillation with water vapour.
Country of
origin: India, Southeast Asia
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Cobalt
blue
See spinelle
pigments
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Cobalt
green
See spinelle
pigments
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Cobalt-octoate
dries
See driers
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Cobalt
turquoise
See
“spinelle pigments”
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Coconut
oil-alcohol sulphate
Wash active substance, produced from coconut oil-fatty acid.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Coconut
oil-fatty acid
Won by saponification of coconut fat with potash lye.
Country of origin of coconut fat: Central and South America
Manufacturing
of fatty acid: Germany
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Colophony
Made of the resinous sap (balsam) of various pine trees. Tapped from a
slit in the bark, the balsam is distilled into colophony and turpentine.
It exists in two forms:
1. cooked
to an ester
2. 2.
hardened with calcium carbonate.
Both forms are employed in the paint industry.
Country of
origin: Germany, Northern Europe, Southern France, Portugal
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Copaiva
balsam
Balsam made of resinous sap of various Copaifera species.
Country of
origin: northern South America, Trinidad
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Diatomenious
earth
Marine sediment formed from the siliceous shells of microscopic diatoms.
Primarily contains quartz minerals. Used as a matting agent.
Country of origin: USA
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Driers
Also known as siccatives. Catalysts which accelerate the natural drying
of resins and oils. Metal-organic components. Natural products primarily
contain octoate salts, the metal components of which having the catalysing
effects. Cobalt, zinc, zirconium, manganese and calcium are often used.
Country of
origin: Spain
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Ethanol
Ethyl alcohol, generally know as alcohol. Made by fermentation of sugar
or starch.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Eucalyptus
oil
Essential oil from Eucalyptus genotypus won by distillation with steam.
Country of
origin: Australia, Africa
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Fatty
acid alcohol ester
Modified fatty acid with emulsifying and moistening properties.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Fatty
acid-polyetherderivate
Organic compound, where several groups of ether are connected in
molecule with one fatty acid group.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Fatty-alcohol
polyethylenglycolether
A non-ionic tenside, made of palm oil and coconut oil. Concentrates the
washing power with less water temperatures and protects against chalk.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Fatty-alcohol
tensides
See coconut-alcohol-sulphate
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Feldspar
A hard mineral with pigmenting properties.
Country of
origin: Austria
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Ferric
oxide pigments
The rusting process of iron can be controlled to form different colours.
They afford colour and UV protection.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Formic
acid
Clear colourless acid with a pungent odour. Often used in small amounts
to dissolve calcium deposits.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Fruit
acid
Generic term of organic acids be found in fruit. Beside of the
development of aroma these acid also have microbiological and anti
oxidative effects.
The most known are citric acid, apple acid, wine acid, etc. Today they
are won by biotechnics from the melasse by fermentation of glucon acid.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Hydrocarbons, aliphatic
Solvent
made by distillation of mineral oil and subsequently cleansed of aromatic
compounds. Mild compared to turpentine.
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Jojoba
oil
Oil
of the olive-like fruits of the evergreen Jojoba Simmondsia
chinensis. Especially skin-friendly and often used in cosmetics.
Country of
origin: Mexico, USA (regions of California, Arizona)
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Kajeput
oil
Essential
oil won by Melaleuca, strongly smell of eucalyptus and campher. Won by
steam distillation.
Country of
origin: Australia, Indonesia
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Kaolinit
Designation for argillaceous earth respectively aluminium silicate.
See aluminium
silicate
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Lactic
acids casein
See casein
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Lavender
oil
Volatile
oil from the leaves and flowers of pure lavender (Lavendula officinalis)
Country of
origin: Southern France
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Lemon
oil
Essential
oil, won by steam distillation from lemon (Citrus medica).
Country of origin: Italy
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Lignin
A high
molecular natural substance, which fill the gaps between the cell walls of
plants. It is also a result of the cellulose production.
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Linseed
oil
Oil
pressed from flax seeds. Can be hot or cold pressed. Heat brings greater
yield, but poorer quality oil of darker colour.
Country of
origin: Europe, USA, South America
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Lithopone
Mineral
pigment made by mixing zinc sulphide and feldspar.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Liquid
soap
Saponification
of coconut oil and soy oil-fatty acid with potash lye.
Country
of origin of coconut oil: Central and South America, Southeast Asia,
Africa
Country
of origin of soy oil: Europe, America
Manufacturing
of the soap: Germany
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Magnesium
oxide
Light and
white powder won by annealing of magnesium salts.
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Manganese
violet
Inorganic
pigment, which is a manganese-ammonia-pyrophosphate compound.
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Manganese-octoate
drier
See
“driers”
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Marble
dust
Fine
grinded marble stone used as filler.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Methyl-hydroxy-ethylcellulose
Cellulose which has been bound to organic acids. It acts as a
thickening agent and brings structure. Improves painting techniques.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Mica
Silicate mineral like small leaves which is grown together with
chloride and quartz.
Country of
origin: Austria
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Micro
wax
Crystalline
petroleum product.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Modified
castor oil-colophony resin-ester
Cooking
of castor oil-colophony resin-ester with a small part of polyurethane
resin for a far better hardness, alkali resistant, resistance to stains
and a rapid drying.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Natural
gypsum
A
natural mineral and rock of the same name, worldwide be found.
Country of origin: Central Europe
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Natural
latex
Natural
resins emulsion won by tapping of rubber trees.
Country of origin: Malaysia, Indonesia
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Natural
resins
A
compiled definition of all existing natural resins like colophony, dammar,
copal, amber, shellac, gumarabic, gum mastic, natural latex, etc.
Country of origin: worldwide, according to the kind of resin
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Nickel
titanium yellow
Mineral pigment of technical origin.
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Ochre
Natural
founded weather-beaten product from iron ores.
Country of origin: France, Spain, Italy
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Olive
oil
Fatty
oil, won by squezzing of olives of the Mediterranean olive trees Olea
europaea L.
Country of origin: Mediterranean region
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Orange
flower oil
Volatile
oil won by steam distillation.
Country of origin: South Europe, North Africa
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Orange
oil
Volatile
Oil won by squezzing and distillation of orange peels.
Country of origin: South Europe, USA, Algeria, South Africa
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Orange
oil
Volatile
Oil won by squezzing and distillation of orange peels.
Country of origin: South Europe, USA, Algeria, South Africa
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Oregano
Oil
Volatile aromatic oil won by steam distillation of several kinds of
Oreganum.
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Paliogen
red
Synthetically
manufactured organic perylen pigment.
Country of origin: Germany
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Paraffin
wax
Long
chain, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, made in the distillation of
petroleum. Also fount to 10 % in beeswax. Used in pharmacy and cosmetic
industries.
Country of origin: Germany
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Peppermint
oil
Won
by steam distillation from leaves and flower of different kinds of
peppermint.
Country
of origin: Europe, USA, South America, Asia
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Peru
balsam
Balsam
made from the resin of Hyroxylon pereirea.
Country of origin: Coastal El Salvador
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Plant
extracts
Various
extracts from plants, which are not exactly described.
Country of origin: Different regions of the world
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Plant
dyestuff
Several
not exactly described dyestuff, won by different parts of plants.
Country of origin: Different regions of the world
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Polymere-salt
Sodium
salts from malein- and acrylic acids. Prevent the repeated deposition of
dirt on clothes after washing.
Country of origin: Germany
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Polysaccharides
(cellulose, starch)
Naturally produced carbohydrate composed of sugar molecules. Used as
auxiliary for adjusting viscosity and stabilizing emulsions.
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Potash
White
hydroscopic powder. Chemical designation of potassium carbonate. Former
from wood ash, at present manufactured from potash lye and carbon dioxide.
Country of origin: Germany
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Propolis
Special
resin made by bees from the young buds of poplar birch and alder. Used by
bees to disinfect their hives. Antiseptic and regenerative, it is used in
dietary supplements, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
Country of origin: Europe
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Potassium
hydroxide
Technical
name for potash lye. Produced from potassium chloride and water by
electrolysis.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Potassium
palmitate
A
salt from potash with palmitic acid.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Potassium
water glass
Water-based
solution won by fusion of quartz sand and potash in water.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Potatoe
starch
Carbohydrate
product of potatoe.
Country
of origin: Central Europe
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Protease
Naturally
enzyme important in albumen splitting and digestion. Won by non-genetic
micro organism.
Country of origin: Germany
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Pure
acrylic resin
Synthetic
resin, used to stabilize water-glass in silicate paints or as binder in
several paints. Won by polymerisation of acrylic acid ester.
Country of origin: Germany
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Pure
acrylic dispersion
See pure acrylic resin
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Quartz
sand
Natural
building material of specific granulation. Composed primarily of pure
quartz.
Country of origin: Germany
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Rice
starch
Natural
starch from rice. Used in detergents.
Country of origin: Germany
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Rosemary
oil
Volatile
oil from rosemary leaves (Rosmarinus officinalis).
Country of origin: Spain
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Safflower
oil
A
drying oil obtained from the fatty seed oil of the safflower thistle (dyer´s
thistle). It is used as a low-yellowing binding agent.
Country of origin: USA, South America
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Shellac
Excretory
product of the scaled mite (genus Lacschadia).
Country
of origin: India, Burma, South China
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Scumbling
vegetable colours
Several
vegetable colours won by extraction of different plants.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Sico-bordo
red
Synthetically
manufactured organic monoazo pigment.
Country of origin: France
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Silicates
A
compiled designation of salts and silicic acids,.
Country of origin: worldwide
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Siliceous
earth
Designation
for mineral sediments from shell stratums of micro organism and seaweeds.
Consists of pure quartz.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Siliceous
gel
Made
of potassium water glass.
Country
of origin: Europe
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Silicic
acid
Very
fine mineral, made by heating quartz sand and calcium carbonate to between
130°C – 180°C in the presence of water.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Silver
aluminium oxide
Silver
and silver chloride used on aluminium oxide powder. Used as preservative
in water-based paints.
Country of
origin: Czech
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Sodium-aluminium-silicate
A
technical made, white inorganic filler with pigment characteristics
Country of
origin: Europe
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Sodium
bicarbonate
White,
alkali tasting and odourless powder, made from sodium carbonate solutions.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Sodium
carbonate
White
powder, which comes from nature (Egypt, Africa, North and South America,
Asia). In Europe made of table salt (sodium chloride), ammonia, carbon
dioxide.
Country of
origin: Central Europe
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Sodium
chloride (table salt)
A
natural crystalline water soluble salt, according to origin colourless,
white or grey. Won by mining or boiling down of natural or artificially
saturated sodium solvents, or won by drying of sea water or natural salt
lakes.
Country of origin: Germany
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Sodium
meta-silicate
A
white, crystalline odourless sodium salt of silicic acid. The attributes
of Sodium meta-silicate solvents are the emulsifying of oil, mud and
grease, disinfecting and water softening.
Country of origin: Germany
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Sodium
phosphate
Sodium
salt of the phosphoric acid.
Country of origin: Germany
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Sodium
Citrate
Colourless,
crystalline powder, use in food and medicine industry.
Country of origin: Germany
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Sodium
sulphate
White
or colourless, water soluble, a remained product at the manufacturing of
sodium chloride, sodium carbonate and borax. There are also natural
deposits in Mexico, Russia, USA and Canada.
Country of origin: Germany
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Soot
Black
pigment, carbon, made by heating.
Country of origin: Germany
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Soy
lecithin
Found
in soy beads, extracted by alcohol and other solvents. Very good natural
wetting agent and emulsifier. Much used in the food industry.
Country of origin: Europe, USA
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Soya
bean oil
A
yellowish to brown-yellowish, fatty and half-dying oil, won by squezzing
and extraction of soy beans.
Country of origin: Europe, USA
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Soya
bean oil-fatty acid
Won
by saponification of soya bean oil.
Country of origin: Europe, USA
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Spinell
pigments
Spinell
pigments are pigment mixture. Technical manufactured mineral pigments
non-solvent and untoxic.
Country
of origin: Germany
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Stone
pine oil
Volatile
oil from the fresh leaves of the stone pine tree.
See arven oil
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Table
salt
See sodium
chloride
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Talcum
Hydrated
magnesium silicate, occurring as talcum or soapstone in the form of a mass
with fine scales and a waxy sheen.
Country
of origin: Northern Italy
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Tall
oil fatty acid
From
tall oil and most important product by the generation of cellulose through
exclusion of resinous kinds of wood.
Country of
origin: Scandinavia
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Thyme
oil
Volatile
oil from the herb thyme.
Country of
origin: Spain
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Titanium
dioxide
TiO2,
made from titanium ore, freed of iron oxides. There are two technologies:
1.
The
sulphate method produces as waste sulphuric acid, which is either recycled
or used to make plaster from calcium.
2.
The
chloride method produces chlorine, which is also recycled.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Turkey
red oil
Dehydrated
castor oil, made by treating castor oil with sulphuric acid.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Ultramarine
blue, -violet, -red
Inorganic
pigments, made from sulphur containing sodium-aluminium silicates.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Umber
Earth
pigment composed of iron oxides and manganese oxide. Made by slurring and
grinding natural minerals.
Country of
origin: Cyprus, Italy, Germany
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Vegetable
fats
Several,
not exactly described vegetable fats from parts of plants.
Country of
origin: Different regions of the world.
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Vegetable
oils
Several,
not exactly described vegetable oils from parts of plants.
Country of
origin: Different regions of the world.
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Vinyl
acetate- ethylene copolymer
Synthetic
resin powder, used in ceramic tile cement to assure elasticity and
workability. Used in foods.
Country of
origin: Germany
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Walnut
oil
Fatty,
colourless, yellowish oil, won by squezzing of oily walnuts.
Country of origin: Europe
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Wood
oil
A
drying oil, won by pressing of seeds of the tung tree. Used in enamel
paints as stand oil.
Country of
origin: China, South America
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Wood
sugar
A
combination of sugar be found in softwood and hardwood.
Country of
origin: Europe
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Ylang
oil
Essential
oil, won by steam distillation of fresh blossoms of the Ylang Ylang tree (Cananga
odorata)
Country of
origin: Madagascar, Philippines
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Zinc
oxide
Lead-free,
white mineral pigment with anti-fungal properties. Made from zinc ores.
Country of
origin: Germany
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See dries.
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