The Weightless Powder
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| Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mica | colorant | ||
| Calcium Carbonate | abrasive/​scrub, buffering | ||
| Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate | viscosity controlling | ||
| Synthetic Fluorphlogopite | viscosity controlling | ||
| Magnesium Myristate | viscosity controlling | ||
| Oryza Sativa (Rice) Starch | viscosity controlling |
Wayne Goss The Weightless PowderIngredients explained
A super versatile and common mineral powder that comes in different particle sizes. It is a multi-tasker used to improve skin feel, increase product slip, give the product light-reflecting properties, enhance skin adhesion or serve as an anti-caking agent.
It is also the most commonly used "base" material for layered composite pigments such as pearl-effect pigments. In this case, mica is coated with one or more metal oxides (most commonly titanium dioxide) to achieve pearl effect via the physical phenomenon known as interference.
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A handy helper ingredient that comes in a white powder form and works as an anti-caking and oil-absorbing agent. It also gives products good spreadability, long lasting and velvet touch characteristics. It is popular both in skincare and makeup products.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is the synthetic version of the super commonly used mineral, Mica. The advantage of being synthetic is that it has a more consistent quality, fewer impurities and an even lower heavy metal content than Mica (not that Mica's heavy metal content is high). It is also more transparent and has improved light reflection.
The two main use cases for Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is being used neat as a superior "filler" or skin tone enhancer or it can also serve as a base for multi-layered, composite pigments such as pearl effect pigments where it is coated with one or more layers of metal oxide, most commonly titanium dioxide.
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| what‑it‑does | colorant |
| what‑it‑does | abrasive/scrub | buffering |
| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |
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| what‑it‑does | viscosity controlling |