Mica Powder
Mica type minerals are widely used in makeup items, especially in eye shadows and face makeup, to give natural shine, brightness and transparency. This creates a more natural and healthy appearance on the skin.
Selected superior raw mica, processing with special wet method and unique purification technology, our mica powder has excellent pearl luster and very low heavy metal content. Due to its natural sheen, mica has the perfect choice for cosmetics. It has the ablilityto block UV radiation and it is more transparent than talc and creates buildable coverage without completely covering the skin.
Specifications of Wet Ground Mica Powder for Cosmetics:
|
Products |
Particle Size |
Whiteness |
Bulk Density |
Heavy Metal (ppm) |
Remarks |
||
|
Pb |
As |
Hg |
|||||
|
Mica MI-50 |
4 |
>70 |
0.16 |
<5 |
<3 |
<1 |
Ultrafine particle size Matte sheen |
|
Mica MI-1000 |
7 | >75 | 0.18 | <5 | <3 | <1 |
Very good skin adhesion Soft skin feeling |
|
Mica MI-25 |
9 |
>78 |
0.18 |
<1 |
ND |
ND |
Soft skin feeling, Uniform particle size |
|
Mica MI-40 |
20 |
>76 |
0.2 |
<1 |
ND |
ND |
Excellent pearl luster |
Applications: all kinds of color makeups like eye shadows, foundations, blushes, pressed powders, etc; emulsions, lotions and so on. It also widely used by surface treatment.
Note: The dimethicone treated MI-25, MI-40 are also available. After the surface treated, mica powder has better skin feeling and hydrophobicity.
Mica Powder for general industries are also available as below:
|
Products |
Processed |
Particle Size |
Whiteness |
Bulk Density |
Aspect Ratio |
Application |
|
Mica MI-25 |
Wet Ground |
1000Mesh |
>75 |
0.18 |
>100 |
Inks, Paints, oatings, etc |
|
Mica LS-40 |
Dry Ground |
12-40Mesh |
---- |
0.28 |
>80 |
Well drillings, Construction |
