China (Mainland) 
iron oxide for cosmetic and food
1. iron oxide color no.:
red yellow black
iron oxide red 101 iron oxide yellow 313 iron oxide black 330
iron oxide red 110 iron oxide yellow 311 iron oxide black 740
iron oxide red 120 iron oxide yellow 920 iron oxide black 750
iron oxide red 130 iron oxide black 760
brown green orange
iron oxide brown 600 iron oxide green 835 iron oxide orange 960
iron oxide brown 610 iron oxide green 5605 iron oxide orange 2040
iron oxide brown 686
blue iron oxide blue 401
2. iron oxide product advantages:
1). bright-colored exquisite powder.
2). good weatherability (lightfastness, heat-resistant and alkali resistant)
3). strong tinting power, excellent covering ability and fine dispersion.
4). we can supply iron oxide with different color, specifications and packing
3. iron oxide specifications:
| item |
red 190 |
yellow 313 | orange 960 | black 330 | green 5605 |
brown 686 |
blue 886 |
| fe2o3 ,%, ≥ | 96 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 88 | ||
| moisture, %, ≤ | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| water soluble,%, ≤ | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| oil absorption ml/100g | 15-25 | 25-35 | 20-30 | 15-25 | 25-35 | 20-30 | 15-25 |
| ph value | 3-7 | 3-7 | 3.5-7 | 5-8 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 3-7 |
| tinting strength ,% | 95-105 | 95-105 | 95-105 | 95-105 | 95-105 | 95-105 | 95-105 |
| res. on 325 mesh,%,≤ | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| bulk density ,g/cm3 | 0.7-1.1 | 0.4-0.6 | 0.4-0.6 | 0.8-1.2 | 0.6-0.9 | 0.6-0.9 | 0.4-0.8 |
4. iron oxide application:
*** used in many types of paints, including anti-rust paint, water-soluble indoor/outdoor paints and oil-based paints.
*** used for dyeing construction materials, such as bricks, for concrete bricks, pavement, colorful tiles, roofing tiles and man- made marble. colors for ceramic body.
*** used in paper industry, esp. rice paper.
*** used for surface coloration of plastic epoxy floor, color for pitch.
*** used as a more fade-resistant dye for plastics.
*** pigment for cosmetic.
*** coloring sugar-coat for medicine tablets.
