Opaque Cosmetics Flashcards
A concealing cosmetic which does not allow light to pass through it.
Opaque Cosmetic
- Creates artificial effect
- May require special (reduced/colored) lighting or a casket veil.
- Is necessary for hiding visible discolorations
Use of Opaque Cosmetics
If possible, try to cover the rest of the face with a transparent coloring.
Small Discolorations
- Bleach discolorations
- Undercoat if necessary
Try to use a minimum amount of opaque cosmetics
Remove all massage cream.
For maximum covering capacity
Liquid or Cream
Types of Opaque Cosmetics
- Spray Cosmetics
- aerosol bomb
- manual pump and cosmetics kit
- airbrush
- Brush Liquid Cosmetic
- Latex paint (kit)
- Opaque cosmetics paint (kit)
Opaque Mortuary Liquid Cosmetics
Cover areas not to be colored.
- Aerosol bomb
- Manual pump and cosmetics kit
- Airbrush
Spray Cosmetics (opaque)
Spray can with metal pellets for shaking.
- Spray 2 feet away using short bursts
- Stipple powder into the colorant
- Use dry rouge for warm color areas
Aerosol Bomb
Includes one hand pump and many tiny bottles of colorant.
- No powdering- the vehicle evaporates
- Liquid opaque rouge is applied before drying
- Transparent cream, liquid or dry rouge is used after drying
Manual Pump and Cosmetics Kit
Artists tool using an air compressor.
- Spray paint must be thin and free of particles.
- Can use brush liquid cosmetic paints and hair dry cleaner in a 50/50 mixture.
Airbrush
- Latex paint (kit)
- Opaque cosmetics paint (kit)
Brush Liquid Cosmetic
Small metal tubes of paint mixed with water to the desired consistency.
- Not applied on wax (water)
- Dries without sheen and will not rub off.
Latex Paint (Kit)
Glass jars of cosmetic paint with a naphtha-type vehicle.
- Dries without sheen in 15 minutes to a slightly tacky film.
- Does not rub off.
- Do no apply pigment powders unless dry
- Massage cream will not remove them, use a solvent.
- Apply by brush, then stipple
Opaque Cosmetics Paint (Kit)
Available for women with facial discolorations.
- Birthmarks
- Leukoderma
- X-ray burns
Ornamental Opaque Cream Cosmetics
Put together for mortuary purposes.
- Used on men and women
- Colors were given numbers
Ornamental Opaque Cream Cosmetics- Modified Kit
Comes in lipstick form and are used to conceal tiny blemishes.
Ornamental Blemish Creams
There are 4 techniques recommended.
Concealment of a Small Localized Discoloration
- Opaque liquid cosmetic- to undercoat discoloration
- Semi-opaque cream cosmetic- applied as colorant
Technique #1
- A transparent complexion coloring applied to overall area.
- Opaque cream cosmetic used on discoloration. This is matched with the transparent complexion coloring
Technique #2
- Opaque coomplexion applied transparently to the overall area (Darker than the unblemished skin)
- Another opaque complexion compound applied densly over the discoloratino (lighter than the skin)
Technique #3
- Discoloration is barely seen after bleaching.
- Semi-opaque oil base coordinating creams are employed alone.
Technique #4
A quick drying liquid opaque cosmetic may be applied to small discoloration and serve as an undercoat for oil-base, semi-opaque base coordinating cream cosmetics.
- Aerosol spray bomb
- Brush latex
- Volatile cosmetic paint
Employment of a Cosmetic Undercoat
- Confine spray to the area with a frisket (template) - a cut out paper mask
- Dries in 15 minutes
- Remove with soap and water
Aerosol Spray Bomb
- Apply with a small brush beyond the discoloration.
- Dries in 10 minutes
- Remove with soap and water
Brush Latex
- Apply with a brush
- Lighter than skin
- Dries in 15 minutes
- Remove with a hair dry-cleaning chemical (hydrocarbon)
Volatile Cosmetic Paint
- Household spray paint
- Arts and crafts paint (White, flesh, brown artists paint)
Emergency Substitutions for Undercoat
- Select appropriate color
- Dries in 15 minutes
- Remove with turpentine or paint thinner.
Household Spray Paint
- Dries in 5 minutes
- Remove with turpentine
Arts and Crafts Paint
Should extend about 1/2” beyond the margin.
The Undercoat
- Lips
- Black eye
- Beard shadow
- Freckles
- Moles
- Birthmarks
- Red blotches from internal coloring
- leukoderma
- Pock marks and prominent hair follicles
- Discolorations beneath the fingernails
- Skin unreceptive to opaque cosmetics
Opaque Treatments of Special Areas
The three techniques of lip rouging apply here.
- Ornamental lip rouging
- Natural lip rouging
Opaque Treatment of Lips
- The opaque color should be vivid
- Color is uniform with sharply drawn margins.
Ornamental Lip-Rouging
- The opaque color should be complexion-red
- Alter the color- spot with dots of brown or complexion colorant.
- Margins should be indistinct
Natural Lip-Rouging
- Rarely is limited to the eyelids.
- During embalming- external pressure
- After embalming- reduction of swelling may be necessary.
- Hide the discoloration cosmetically
- Eye socket is naturally darker- Mix a small amount of brown to the complexion cosmetic, then apply.
Black Eye (Ecchymosis)
The shaving area on some males that is darker.
- Reinstate with medium blue-gray applied before powdering.
Beard Shadow
An uneven distribution of melanin.
- Locate- photograph or information obtained from the family.
- Reinstate- with a small brush using brown coloring.
- Repowder if necessary
Freckles
- Reinstate- with a brown colorant
- Repowder if added after powdering.
Moles
Reinstate unless they were concealed during life.
Birthmarks
- Color unspotted areas with red rouge or basic red pigment.
- Warm color illumination- will subdue some redness.
Red Blotches From Internal Coloring
Brown and white spots
- Determine if they were masked in life with an ornamental cream cosmetic.
Leukoderma
- Cosmetics then to “fill” pitted skin and cling to small elevations of hair.
- Stipple out the excess applied colorant so powder will not mottle the complexion.
- Stipple out any deposits of powder.
Pock Marks and Prominent Hair Follicles
- Fingernail polish will usually correct this.
- Paint nail with:
- Volatile opaque cosmetic paint
- Opaque cream cosmetics- powder
- Recreate the “half moon”- tint the rest with red.
- Lift the nail from the surface
Discolorations Beneath the Fingernails
Coat with liquid sealer.
Skin unreceptive to opaque cosmetics
Done when more than 50% is discolored.
Concealment of an Extensive Discoloration
May require an opaque liquid undercoat.
Extensive Dark Discolorations
- Remove lanugo to prevent matting.
- Remove all massage cream
- Apply cosmetics under funeral setting illumination
- Keep complexion color slightly dark
- Variegate the coloring (spray cosmetics)
- Apply cosmetics beyond the hairline with a lip brush.
Procedure- Concelment of an Extensive Discoloration
Fuzz-like hair.
Lanugo
- Apply cosmetics to one small area at a time (size of half the forehead)
- Deposit several colors in the area
- Lightest compound is applied first
- Darkest compound is applied last
- Blend the deposits into a non-uniform coloring
Variegated Coloring with Brush or Hand Applied Cosmetics
Procedure A
- Apply a uniform complexion colorant- slightly darker than normal.
- Alter the complexion coloring with normal highlights and shadows
- Dust with white drying powder.
Variegated Coloring with Brush or Hand Applied Cosmetics
Procedure B
