Oil Bars: Single-Pigment Colors – Synthetic Pigments
 
 
Permanent Alizarin Oil Bar
 
 
Joules & Joules Permanent Alizarin Oil Bar is a derivation of our Permanent Alizarin oil paint. In this process, safe quantities of beeswax and carnauba wax are added to the recipe, keeping the outer membrane solid, and the oil bar creamy inside. Joules & Joules Permanent Alizarin is an intense, and lightfast bluish-red, with moderate tinting strength and covering power. Alizarin has been produced since Antiquity from a vegetal dye extracted from the Rubia Tinctorium plant (NR9), also known as Madder. In the 19th century, a synthetic Madder Lake (PR 83) was developed by chemists. This latter version was more lightfast than the original one, but it remained an unstable color.
 

Pigment Classification
Synthetic Organic
Chemical Composition
Benzimidazolone Carmine HF3C
Color Index
PR 176
Binder
Cold-Pressed Linseed Oil and Cold-Pressed Safflower Oil
Stabilizers
Beeswax and Carnauba Wax
Transparency/Opacity
Semi Transparent
Lightfastness
II (Very Good)
Tinting Strength
Medium
Drying Rate
Medium
Observations
May fade and shift towards blue over decades.
Toxicity
Non-toxic. Avoid contact, inhalation of pigment powder.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
Can be accessed on the website here.
Series
3
Availability
80ml bars - 11.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm.