About 19,000 years ago, a woman from a group of hunter-gatherers died and was buried in a cave in northern Spain. In 1996, ...

Synthetic iron oxide pigments are inexpensive and there is a wide enough variety to achieve many desired earth tone colors. Naturally occurring ochres and umbers contain iron oxide along with ...

Zwerling says pigments, like iron oxide, rarely cause allergic reactions. "Iron oxide has been shown to be the safest pigment," he says. "Anything that is vegetable based, organic, or natural is ...

Water-based stains, being iron oxide pigment, have a much wider variety of color selection possibilities. Although they’re versatile, [water-based stains] can be finicky, because surface ...

and red iron oxide to make a red, plastic-like coating. The coating protected the wood and kept barns warmer in the winter. Soon, manufacturers began preparing paint with chemical pigments.

A 2021 study, published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, showed that tinted sunscreen containing pigments like iron oxide, has a greater protective effect against ...

“Tinted sunscreens contain a combination of mineral [UV filters], such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, and pigments, like iron oxide, to match skin tone,” says Sara Hogan, MD, a board ...