AEROSIL® fumed silica for color cosmetics

Lipstick

AEROSIL^® and SIPERNAT^® silica improve the homogeneous distribution of the pigments in lipstick. Once applied, the silica prevents the pigments from migrating or “bleeding” into the fine lines of the lips.

Nail polish

In lipsticks AEROSIL^® fumed silica improves the distribution of nail polish pigments and prevents them for settling. In addition, the rheological behaviour can be adjusted as required, thus improving the application properties. Clear nail polish formulations, such as top and base coats, can be formulated with AEROSIL^® fumed silica provided that the refractive index of the solvent system corresponds to that of the silica. Hydrophobic grades such as AEROSIL^® R 972 result in best gloss values.

Face and eye make-up

Products such as face powder, rouge, eye shadow, mascara and cosmetic pencils can be optimized when silica products are used. As effective free flow agents, AEROSIL^® and SIPERNAT^® silica improve the flow of powders thereby improving production productivity. They also enable the use of high pigment contents in cosmetics products by acting to prevent re-agglomeration of the pigments. SIPERNAT^® specialty silica is also an effective mattifying agent that prevents the face from appearing “shiny”.