Products in Personal Care: Mica

Timiron® Splendid Violet cosmetic pigment has a reflection color of violet and a transmission color of green. Timiron® Splendid Colors (10-60 μm) are produced by depositing precisely controlled layers of titanium dioxide and silica onto a mica substrate. This requires an advanced coating technology since each color must have its own defined layer thickness to reach the maximum color value. The end result is a range of stunning interference colors.

Timiron® Super Violet cosmetic pigment that has a reflection color of violet and a transmission color of green. It contains natural mica and titanium dioxide and has a particle size of 10-60um. Timiron® Super Colors (10-60 μm) provide a less silky, more lustrous pearl efect in formulations. These versatile pigments impart that second dimension of pearlescence to any elegant cosmetic or personal care product. Their white mass tone provides outstanding skin coverage while maintaining a natural look.

SERISOFT® is a range of color composites based on sericite and various surface treatments. Serisofts are also available without the colorants. The non-colored Serisofts can be used as texturizers and fillers in formulations containing Serisoft® colors. Serisofts have a soft and smooth skin feel. Sericite is a mineral with similar shape and composition as muscovite mica, but in comparison with traditional mica based composites, Serisofts give softer and more transparent application and they appear whiter. Serisoft® products are platelet shaped particles giving good skin adherence. As the particles are platelet shaped and sized between 5-15 microns, Serisofts provide a matte appearance upon application. In addition to the standard colors and surface treatments, custom tailored Serisoft® products are available upon request. Information on the surface treatments is available on our separate surface treatment guide. To see the full range of colors available, please refer to our product catalog or web site.

MICAPOLY® is a range of surface treated mica powders. Micapolys are suitable for all loose and pressed powder applications, in which they function as texturizers and fillers. They also have an anti-caking effect. Micapolys are available in a wide range of surface treatments so they allow to formulate products with various functionalities. Due to the selection of surface treatments, Micapolys complement our Colourmat® colors. Micapolys have good skin adherence as they are platelet shaped particles.

Colorona® Copper Fine cosmetic pigment is a copper-red lustrous powder. It contains 51.0-59.0% Fe2O3 and 41.0-49.0% mica. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Some uses for Colorona® Copper Fine include blush, eye shadow, eye liner and eye pencil.

Chemland Aristo ST is a UV-cut powder which is a functional product with UV protection on plate shape powder. A uniform surface treatment improves UV protection.

Silver 2, natural, mica-based pearl pigment that is sieve-processed to eliminate foreign objects and is available in an OTS/MST treated grade.

Silver 0520, natural, mica-based pearl pigment that is sieve-processed to eliminate foreign objects and is available in an OTS/MST treated grade.

Timiron® Silk Green cosmetic pigment has a reflection color of green and a transmission color of red. It contains titanium dioxide and natural mica. Timiron® Silk Colors are fine particle size (5-25 μm) pigments which provide brilliant interference color and the soft, silky luster characteristics of finer particles. These versatile pigments impart that second dimension of pearlescence to any elegant cosmetic or personal care product. Their white mass tone provides outstanding skin coverage while maintaining a natural look.

Colorona® Blackstar Red cosmetic pigment is a black-red lustrous powder. It contains 48.0-56.0% iron oxide and 44.0-52.0% mica. Colorona® Blackstars provide the characteristic magical luster of black pearls in all the colors of the rainbow. The secret of this effect is the combination of natural mica with an even coat of black iron oxide. Changing the layer thickness of the black iron oxide causes the pigments to glitter just like interference pigments. Colorona® Blackstar Red can be used in eyeshadow, eye liner and mascara.

Colorona® Sienna Sparkle cosmetic pigment is a red sparkling powder. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Colorona® Sienna Sparkle can be used in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care applications including eye shadow, lip stick and eye liner.

Timiron® Splendid Red cosmetic pigment has a reflection color of red and a transmission color of green. Timiron® Splendid Colors (10-60 μm) are produced by depositing precisely controlled layers of titanium dioxide and silica onto a mica substrate. This requires an advanced coating technology since each color must have its own defined layer thickness to reach the maximum color value. The end result is a range of stunning interference colors.

Interference violet, natural, mica-based pearl pigment that is sieve-processed to eliminate foreign objects and is available in an OTS/MST treated grade.

MICAPOLY® UV is a range of composite materials based on muscovite mica and physical UV-filters. Micapoly® UV Crystals are platelet shaped particles with a mica matrix and a double layer of nanofine Titanium Dioxide or Zinc Oxide, which are sealed on the mica surfaces with a polymer. As Micapoly® UV Crystals are platelet shaped, they adhere well on the skin and provide long lasting UV-protection. The particle size of Micapoly® UV Crystals is around 20 microns. Micapoly WL 10 MSL has a particle size of 10 microns and its surface is treated with sorbitan stearate, glycoproteins and isododecane.

Colourmat® products are platelet shaped particles giving good skin adherence. As the particles are platelet shaped and sized between 10-20 microns, Colourmats provide a matte appearance upon application. SILis a Dimethicone treatment, which gives soft feel and hydrophobic characteristics. Dimethicone treatment enhances wetting properties of the particles, and it has excellent photostablility.

Timiron® Arctic Silver cosmetic pigment is a silver-white powder with bluish highlight. It is a blend of Mica, Titanium dioxide and silica and it's particle size is 10-60um. Depending on their particle size distribution and substrate composition, the pigments display different silver white luster effects.The Timiron® line of silver and interference pigments add sophistication to virtually any formulation. The versatile pigments impart that second dimension of pearlescence to any elegant cosmetic or personal care product. Their white mass tone provides outstanding skin coverage while maintaining a natural look.

Timiron® Silk Red cosmetic pigment has a reflection color of red and a transmission color of green. It contains titanium dioxide and natural mica. Timiron® Silk Colors are fine particle size (5-25 μm) pigments which provide brilliant interference color and the soft, silky luster characteristics of finer particles. These versatile pigments impart that second dimension of pearlescence to any elegant cosmetic or personal care product. Their white mass tone provides outstanding skin coverage while maintaining a natural look.

Timiron® Super Green has a reflection color of green and a transmission color of red. It contains natural mica and titanium dioxide and has a particle size of 10-60um. Timiron® Super Colors (10-60 μm) provide a less silky, more lustrous pearl efect in formulations. These versatile pigments impart that second dimension of pearlescence to any elegant cosmetic or personal care product. Their white mass tone provides outstanding skin coverage while maintaining a natural look.

Timiron® Super Gold cosmetic pigment has a reflection color of gold and a transmission color of blue. It contains natural mica and titanium dioxide and has a particle size of 10-60um. Timiron® Super Colors (10-60 μm) provide a less silky, more lustrous pearl efect in formulations. These versatile pigments impart that second dimension of pearlescence to any elegant cosmetic or personal care product. Their white mass tone provides outstanding skin coverage while maintaining a natural look.

Colorona® Imperial Topaz cosmetic pigment consists of mica, bismuth oxychloride and iron oxides. The specification for particle size is 2-50.0 μm (80 % within range). It can be used in all types of cosmetic applications worldwide. Perfect for mineral make-up, it can also be used in color cosmetics such as lip colors, blushers, eye shadows and other cosmetics that long for added richness and warmth.

Colorona® Patagonian Purple cosmetic pigment is a lustrous purple powder. The Colorona® color luster pigments build a range of very colorful and truly intense pigments of various color shades. The combination of pearl pigment with a colored pigment results in a significantly more brilliant color effect than a simple mixture of the two components The shades of the Colorona® pigments are particularly intense because the mass tone of the added colorant is enhanced by the reflection of the interference pigment. Some applications for Colorona® Patagonian Purple are mascara, eye liner and pencil and eye shadow.

Colorona® Bronze Fine cosmetic pigment is a golden-brown lustrous powder. It contains 50.0-60.0% mica and 40.0-50.0% iron oxide. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Colorona® Bronze Fine can be used in eye shadow, eye liner and eye pencils.

Colorona® Copper cosmetic pigment is a copper-red lustrous powder. It contains 53.0-62.0% mica and 38.0-47.0% Fe2O3. Our Colorona® metallic color luster pigments display highly lustrous and warm earth tone color shades of different hues. They are composed of mica or synthetic mica coated with iron oxide. Their color effect is determined by the thickness of the iron oxide layer. Some uses for Colorona® Copper include eyeshadow, eye pencil and lip gloss.