COLLABORATION

For this project i collaborated with Makeup Artist and Face Painter, Stacey Holt and Party Organiser/Entertainer, Diane Hudson.

The venue i hired for the party was at Springvale Methodist Church, Darwen.

As i was going to be with working with children i wanted to make sure that any health and saftey issues had been looked in to prior to the party, one of these were the products used for face painting.











Stacey says:
"My face painting kit is purchased from Snazaroo face paints, which are water based, hypo allergenic and fragrance free. They are also EU and FDA approved and non toxic.*FDA = Food and Drug Administration*

I also use cosmetic grade glitter which is specifically designed to use on the face.
I also use high density sponges and Royal Taklon brushes. I wash both my brushes and sponges with hand wash *kills 99% of germs* and then put the sponges on a cycle through the washer, the brushes i air dry and then spritz with hand sanitizer and leave to dry again. This happens after every session.
I also clean the childrens faces with a tea tree face wip before painting and never paint on a child with skin irritations, cuts or scabs or any illness (chicken pox etc).

My paints are cleaned after ever session with a tea tree wipe and hand sanitizer as well."

After speaking with stacey and discussing the products she uses i also researched in to some of the products she mentioned, below is part of a discussion on the Snazaroo website:

"A common question on the discussion list for face painters is "are all glitters safe for use on the skin" and the answer is simply NO. One should not use any product on the skin, particularly on the face, unless it is cosmetic compliant. This is magnified when you use the product near your eyes. If your product does not say something like "FDA compliant", "cosmetic compliant" or "made for the use on skin" simply do not use it on the face. Your product container should specifically announce that it is safe for the use on skin. If not, it is PROBABLY craft glitter that has a completely different standard. ASTM approved glitter simply means when used as intended as an art product it is safe."


link to rest of the article and Snazaroo's main website...
http://www.snazaroo.us/faqglitter.htm
http://www.snazaroo.com/


Here are some of the images from the day.

Stacey doing the face painting

Di playing games with some of the children.