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Categories Raw Materials & Cosmetic Ingredients Clays French Clays Green - French Clay 100 g Green French Clay
Product Description
Ingredients: Illite, Kaolin, Montmorillonite, Aqua (Water)
INCI: Illite, Montmorillonite, Kaolin
A conditioning and nourishing clay for all skin types. Green French Clay is especially useful in formulas for sebum control. Great for face and body masks.
Green French Clay has a mixed mineral origin:
Kaolinite or kaolin clays can be coloured if the surrounding soil is rich in minerals. Some of these minerals have beneficial properties for the skin while others don't so much. All Kaolinites are reasonably good drawing agents as they pull toxins from the skin. Kaolin is often used as a base for clay masks due to it being well tolerated by most people.
Illite is a mica type mineral occurring in argillaceous sediments with Illite being a general term for the clay minerals from this type of sediment. Argillaceous minerals appear silver-like due to their fine grain structure and trace metal constituent.
Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate (silicate minerals making up 90% of the crust of the earth based on silicone and oxygen) that forms in microscopic crystals. The name Montmorillonite is a French name as it is named after a place where the clay was made famous. It is a smectite clay - smectite refers to the way the crystal sheets of the clay hold together. These clays are cationic and have a cationic exchange capacity due to the Magnesium and Aluminium in the structure. These clays swell in water and can be used to thicken and stabilise emulsions.
This clay will swell a little in water.
100% natural mineral which is allowed to be used in COSMOS formulas.
Appearance: Light green fine powder
Manufacturing Process: The clay undergoes a mechanical treatment, without any chemical process. It is crushed and dried.
Formulation Tips:
- 5 - 40% in masks
- Blends well with other clays
- For best results, wet into the water phase prior to the addition of thickeners or oil phase.
- Can be added to a finished emulsion with good homogenisation
- Homogenisation is recommended
Incompatibilities: Dissolves in highly acidic and highly alkaline solutions.
Note: Green French Clay does not undergo any irradiation treatment during its manufacturing process. Therefore, this product may have a high microbial burden; preservation is recommended in water-based products.
Using this clay at high percentages may cause skin colouration or staining to clothes and surfaces.
Non-GMO, Non-Nanomaterial, Palm Free, Petrochemical Free, Preservative Free, Non-Radiated, Vegan Friendly
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