Other ingredient
Sodium Potassium Aluminum Silicate
A synthetic mica-type mineral silicate used in cosmetics as a bulking, opacifying, and texturizing agent, often as a talc alternative.
bulking agentopacifying agenttexturizer
Benefits
- ✓Improves slip and texture of powders and creams
- ✓Provides opacifying/bulking effect without talc
Watch for
- ⚠Generally considered inert and non-irritating at cosmetic-use levels
In depth
What it does
A synthetic mica-type mineral silicate used in cosmetics as a bulking, opacifying, and texturizing agent, often as a talc alternative. As an other ingredient, it is particularly valued for improves slip and texture of powders and creams and provides opacifying/bulking effect without talc.