Refusal D03 · Formula-lock dependent · Testing pending
Turmeric had to be colourless
The house chose tetrahydrocurcumin, a colourless turmeric derivative, over the easier orange-gold romance.
Formulation decision
The refusal
The ritual may carry a golden cue, but the public language waits. The zero-stain rule is a development requirement until the finished formula passes the transfer protocol.
- Reason
- Development requirement: the finished formula must pass the house skin and ivory-fabric transfer protocol before any non-staining language is published.
- Cost
- We chose the more expensive, less visually theatrical form.
- What replaced it
- Tetrahydrocurcumin, still subject to finished-formula transfer testing.
- Present status
- Formula-lock dependent · Testing pending This remains conditional until the finished formula or named test resolves it.
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