Color designers, product developers, and application technologists in the coatings, plastics, printing inks, and cosmetics industries, and marketing and salespeople seeking to impart knowledge of coatings and pigments to their customers will find useful information in this book. Readers will learn about properties, manufacturing processes, and specific application areas of special-effect pigments that satisfy the demands of the market. The latest advances in colorimetry ensure that products containing special-effect pigments are subjected to state-of-the-art quality assurance methods.

Contents Include:
History of pearl lustre pigments
Optical specialties, manufacture and properties
Pearl lustre pigments in paints
Pearl lustre pigments in plastics
Applications with pearl lustre pigments in printing inks
Pearl lustre pigments in cosmetics
Colorimetry of pearl lustre pigments
General Information
Impact of pearl lustre pigments
Proof of physiological compatibility