Well pigments according to the dictionary means "Dry coloring matter, usually an insoluble powder, to be mixed with water, oil, or another base to produce paint and similar products." Something that was pretty interesting when I was looking up information about pigments was that there are two types of pigments. Those two types of pigments are organic pigments and inorganic pigments. Organic pigments are group of colors that are synthetically produced through complex carbon-containing chemistry involving various materials including petroleum, coal tar and natural gas. Inorganic pigments are produced either with naturally mined pigments (sienna, umber, ochre) or with synthetically manufactured pigments, (iron oxide, carbon black, etc).Something that was also interesting was that pigments before it was illegal to have toxic pigments they were toxic but since it is illegal now they had to take them out of the stores and not sell them no more if you wanted to buy that type of paint then you could but it would be pretty hard to find.
http://www.goldenpaints.com/products/color/heavybody/hbpigmentfamilies.php
want more info on organic and inorganic pigments click on this link and it will give you some information
http://captainpackrat.com/furry/toxicity.htm
This website shows the pigments that are highly toxic, toxic if swallowed or skin contact, and toxic if it is contained with something that is toxic.
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