Pearlescent Mineral Bronze Mica

A dark, shimmering brown to add a touch of mystery to your eyes, lips, or complexion. Its particle size gives a satiny effect. An essential ingredient for enhancing tanned skin in a body oil.

Applications: makeup

Difficulty of use: easy

I add it to a neutral base: yes

Cosmetic recipes: yes

Adds a brown colour and a pearlescent effect to all types of makeup and cosmetic products.

This mica can be dispersed in powder mixtures or suspended in creams, milks, gels, soaps, balms and sticks. It can also be used in more fluid products, such as shower gels or oils, but may settle at the bottom and will need to be shaken before use to achieve the desired shimmering effect.

• Powder mixtures: Add the mica as it is at the end of the preparation. For pressed powders, it can be ground briefly in a coffee grinder or mortar at the end of the preparation, taking care not to damage the pearlescent particles.

• Emulsions and gels: Add the mica as it is at the end of the preparation.

• Oily and wax-based mixtures such as balms and lipsticks: Add the mica as it is at the end of the preparation and mix thoroughly to ensure even dispersion.

Bronze mica can be used to create a wide range of shades:

• A gradient of brown tones, alone or in combination with shiny mica and/or hazelnut mica

• Dark brown to gray tones when mixed with silver mica

• Pink to copper tones when mixed with shiny mica and/or copper mica

• Green and blue shades mixed with green mica or blue mica

Method of production

100% mineral origin.

Bronze mica is a natural mica coated with iron oxide.

Natural micas are obtained by extraction from raw minerals, purification, heat treatment, grinding, and then sieving.

Function

Pearlescent cosmetic pigment

Quality

 Cosmetics, non-irradiated product, Ecocert-approved

Other names

Colour Index: CI 77019, CI 77491 (international registry of colouring substances)

INCI designation

Mica and iron oxides

Composition

Mica, iron oxide

Presentation

Fine powder (10 to 60 microns, not considered a nanoparticle product) in bronze, dark maroon, and pearlescent colours, packaged in a small transparent jar.

Storage

Store away from moisture at room temperature.

Precautions

• Wearing gloves, goggles, a dust mask, and a smock is strongly recommended.

• Keep out of reach of children, do not swallow, do not inhale the powder.

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