Essential product for the recipe of the flour paint outdoor, the iron sulphate is also used in gardening (anti-foam, prevention of the deficiency of plants in iron, iron veneer, etc).
Did you know ? In the Middle Ages, monks's ink was made of iron sulphate and gall-nut.
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Ocre jaune foncé JFLES (Jaune Foncé Lavé Extra Supérieur) (= dark yellow ochre JFLES - Dark Yellow Washed Extra Superior) is our ochre star. It is extracted from ochre ore in our quarry at Gargas (Vaucluse). To recover it pure, it is necessary to follow a long process of extraction, separation, washing, settling, drying and grinding (for more information on the manufacture of ochre, clic HERE). It is also with ocre jaune JFLES (dark yellow ochre JFLES) that ocre rouge RFLES (red ochre RFLES) is made by calcinating it. Its color is luminous, soft.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
OCRE JAUNE FONCE JFLES
Ocre rouge RFLES (= red ochre RFLES - dark red washed extra superior) results from the cooking of the ocre jaune JFLES (yellow ochre JFLES), extracted from our quarry in Gargas (Vaucluse). It is the finest ochre, the most followed and the most loaded in iron oxide (for more information, read our article on the manufacture of ochre HERE).
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
OCRE ROUGE RFLES
Rouge Vénitien (= red Venitian) is a colouring earth extracted in the region of Veneto (Verona). Known since Antiquity, it is sought after in the artistic and restoration fields.
This pigment is 100% natural.
ROUGE VÉNITIEN
Linseed oil, appreciated for its siccativity, is the most used, as a grinding binder, to develop oil colors. It is also a necessary ingredient in the flour paint recipe.
LINSEED OIL
Blanc Tiona (titanium dioxide) is a synthetic pigment. It is often used to lighten the color of another pigment, especially in the recipe of the flour paint (be careful, this pigment alone in the flour paint will not give a white color since the linseed oil will make the mixture yellow).
BLANC TIONA (TITANIUM DIOXIDE)
Terre verte de Brentonico (= green earth from Brentonico) is used since Roman times. It is extracted in the region of Verona.
This pigment is 100% natural.
TERRE VERTE DE BRENTONICO
La sienne naturelle (= natural Sienna) is of very old use. Before, the Sienna earth came from Italy, near the city of Sienna. It is also found in the Ardennes, Cyprus, Germany, England, Mexico, southern China and India. Since 2017, our Sienna earth is not the same that it used to be before. For any work continuity prior to this date, please contact us.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
SIENNE NATURELLE
Acrylic powder binder is a mixture of vinyl acetate and acrylic copolymer. It provides good adhesion, flexibility and water resistance to mortars containing hydraulic binders such as cement, gypsum or lime. It can be used for many applications (binder for artistic paintings, cementitious tile adhesive, thermal insulation system, flexible glue, repair mortar, etc).
ACRYLIC POWDER BINDER
Gris anthracite is a pigment preparation, created by Ocres de France in 2021.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
GRIS ANTHRACITE
Ocre Havane (= havane ochre) is the only orange hue of the ochres of Vaucluse. It is manufactured in Apt by Ocres de France.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment fabriqué par la Société des Ocres de France
OCRE HAVANE
L'ocre jaune clair (= light yellow ochre) is extracted by hand for tourist purposes in Rustrel, in former ochre quarries a few kilometers from ours, to show the stage of washing. It is then crushed and bagged in the factory of Ocres de France. It is the lightest of all our ochres.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
OCRE JAUNE CLAIR
Bleu outremer (= ultramarine blue) is a synthetic pigment without any danger for health or the environment. Like the other ultramarine, it has a beautiful bright and sustained hue. Its incomparable depth makes it an unmissable pigment in the fine arts world. It is also called "majorelle blue".
BLEU OUTREMER
La terre verte de Nicosie (= Nicosia green earth) is an earth extracted in Cyprus. It has a very good covering capacity and a unique color.
This pigment is 100% natural.
TERRE VERTE DE NICOSIE
Meudon white acts as a filler and opacifying in the manufacture of many recipes of traditional paints, but also for the preparation of surfaces to be painted. It allows to increase the covering capacity of paints and is also used as a household product. This ingredient is present in many of our recipes of artistic paintings or for the cleaning of your house.
MEUDON WHITE
L'ocre rouge de Puisaye (= red ochre from Puisaye) is extracted in a clay quarry of Puisaye (whose "discovery" is ochre), in the Bourgogne area, then baked, grinded and conditioned in the factory of Ocres de France, in Apt.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
OCRE ROUGE DE PUISAYE
La sienne calcinée (= burnt sienna) results from the calcination of natural sienna.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
SIENNE CALCINÉE
Noir de Vigne is a black iron oxide that reproduces fairly faithfully the original color of the real black of Vine, obtained by the charring of branches of vines collected during the pruning of the vines.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
NOIR DE VIGNE
L'ombre naturelle (= natural umber), produced by Ocres de France, is not in its natural state because it results from the mixture of several natural pigments. It remains nevertheless a flagship pigment of the range with a high resistance to UV and an indispensable shade in the decoration or patina of the stone.
This pigment is 100% natural.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
OMBRE NATURELLE
Bleu Lavande is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France in 1998, characterized by a great fineness of material. As our company is located in Provence, how to not make a nod to our area ? Because in Provence, we know everything about lavender !
This pigment is synthetic without any danger for health or the environment. It is composed of 95% natural ingredients.
Pigment made by Ocres de France
BLEU LAVANDE
Black soap is a necessary ingredient in the flour paint recipe. Beyond that, it is a multi-purpose cleaner, dermatologically tested (read our natural home cleaning recipes). Made with olive oil, it is certified Ecocert.