CARBON CUT - BROVI TECHNOLOGY FOR REDUCING BLACK IN PMU PIGMENTS

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS TECHNOLOGY?
CarbonCut is a technology developed in the BROVI laboratory for creating permanent eyebrow makeup inks. The essence of the technology lies in reducing the concentration of black pigment (Carbon Black/Pigment Black 6) by 50% using special equipment for mechanically grinding dry pigments.

HISTORY OF CREATION
The technology was created by the owner of BROVI, Bogdan Meskhi, who has played a key role in the development of inks since the company's founding in 2018.

CarbonCut emerged as a result of a technological error during the production of the BROVI ONE inorganic ink series. While testing equipment for pigment grinding and ink mixing — which at that time was not yet the main method for creating inks — two different shades were used: warm light brown and warm dark brown.
The mixing process resulted in two very dark brown shades that were not significantly different from each other.

Reflection on this unsatisfactory outcome led to the idea of reducing the concentration of black pigment by half, mixing the ink with the new concentrations, and repeating the pigment grinding and mixing process. The result was a stable ink with the desired shades, featuring a lower black pigment concentration than other manufacturers' inks.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
In the BROVI laboratory, a unique property of black pigment was discovered—the finer it is ground, the more it colours the entire volume of the produced ink. If its concentration is close to that of universal tattoo ink, creating a light brown shade becomes impossible.

THE BENEFITS
If healed eyebrows turn grey, it indicates that there was too much black pigment in the ink. In addition, the colour can be distorted by several layers of skin and the lighting conditions under which you assess the result of the artist's work.

In black-and-white artistic tattoos, greyness after healing is something completely normal.

BROVI inks with low Carbon Black content physically cannot turn grey, as there is not enough black pigment in them.

• Stable Colour: A more even distribution of black pigment in the suspension ensures maximum stability of the ink.
• Rapid Pigment Penetration: Thanks to the fine grinding.
• Even Fading: The ink fades evenly for a year, eventually disappearing.

ARE THERE ANY DRAWBACKS TO SUCH A COMPOSITION?
The healing result might not appeal to regions in the Middle East. However, the darkest brown shades are available for them: Bitter Chocolate (BROVI) and Deep Dark Brown (BROVI ONE).

MODIFICATIONS TO THE ORGANIC HYBRID BROVI SERIES
Once the CarbonCut technology was developed, the main series of inks underwent two key modifications:

• α-modification — A 50% reduction in black pigment concentration in all brown shades of BROVI compared to the 2022 sample inks.
• β-modification — A change in the base of all BROVI inks using copolymers and an increase in glycerin concentration. Inks from the β-modification also contain only 50% Carbon Black.

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