heat a to 60'C in a water bath. Heat b to 80-85'C until solution is complete. Then add c and stir gently until talc is wet. Adjust temperature to 60'C. With a and b-c at 60'C, add b-c slowly to a with gentle mixing. After mixing with a motor-driven propeller for about 5 minutes, add the water, which has been previously warmed to 45'C. Mix while cooling. Mixing is then discontinued at 40-42'C, when the cream starts to set. Talc Mix #4 is Trinity Superfine Talc, 96.0%; Mistron Micropaque, 4.0