Mica Pearlescent Pigments - Fine Satin White

Buy Mica Powder Pearlescent Pigment Fine Satin White to colour soaps and cosmetics online

Particle size: <15 micron
Composition: mica 56-60%, titanium dioxide 40-44%
Form: powder
Colour: fine satin white
Odour: odourless
Solubility: insoluble in water
Melting point: decomposes

What is Mica Powder Pearlescent Pigment - Fine Satin White?

This pearlescent, satin-coloured mica pigment mainly comprises of mica and titanium dioxide.

Micas are categorised as an approved natural colourant that has been mined and then individual mica platelets are coated with approved pigments to achieve the colourant. The multi-sided colour is what gives micas its unmistakeable shimmer and sheen. It works best in clear products such as clear melt and pour soap as the shimmer needs light in order to reflect. One good thing about mica is that it tends not to clump in cold process soap.

The down side though is that it tends to be unstable in cold process soap. Titanium dioxide is a thickening, whitening, lubricating ingredient added to this pigment to protect the skin. It is added to allow a level of stability not afforded by mica. The end result of the combination of mica and titanium dioxide is a pearlescent mica pigment that is fairly stable and not clumpy.

Warning: there may be violent or incandescent reaction of the product with metals, such as aluminium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, lithium, sodium etc, at high temperatures.