Mineral makeover

• Autores: Siobhan Lismore-Scott
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 569, 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Febrero)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Iron oxide Foundations, facepowders, lipstick, eye shadow, Used in colour cosmetics. Popular because iron oxides are resistant to moisture, don't easily bleed or smear and have "staying power". There are three basic grades of iron oxide - black, yellow and red.

    [John Hibbs] confirmed that "there is a lot of work going into TiO[subscript]2 ", adding that "purer rutile is the one which will go far" in the cosmetics industry.

    "If you're looking at something like TiO[subscript]2, it needs to be accepted for use into cosmetics. I think there is an opportunity for producers to learn more about this industry," Boehm added.