Description
Bentonite is natural occuring minerals, also known as montmorillonite. Bentonite clay is valued for its ability to swell in water and to impart useful rheological properties to aqueous compositions.
When water is apply on bentonite clay, the colloidal structure builds rapidly, providing a quick increase in viscosity. However, much water is needed to form a uniform paste.
Today, bentonite clay is used to make rinsed off face mask along with activated charcoal powder, white clay or green clay. Some also include Calamine powder for soothing properties. Bentonite clay is a good adsorbent that helps to withdraw dirt from our skin and deep cleanse our skin from within.
Apart from that, bentonite clay is also commonly used in soap bar to treat eczema skin problem.
Bentonite clay also act as mattifying agent in matte finishing products such as hair pomade, treatment cream and so on. It not only mattify the finishing, it also create a fresher and non greasy products. For some body care or skin care products which require a dry powdery feel, bentonite clay could be ideal for your formulation.
Bentonite clay is often seen in natural products too. It is included in natural product as suspending agent which helps to suspend actives ingredients.
Bentonite as thickener. Bentonite thickens product by not changing the product flow but only the product viscosity. It is an ideal ingredient for natural products.
Product Origin: US
Grade: US Pharmacopoeia
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