Zinc Oxide Active Ingredient

Uses on the skin

Use as an ingredient in your preparations: 

• Soothing creams for delicate skin

• Purifying cream for blemished skin

Uses in makeup

This active ingredient can be used in your makeup preparations:

• Powder or cream foundations

• Compact or loose powders

• Eye shadows

• Lipsticks

NB: Zinc oxide is not suitable for colouring cold process soaps. To obtain a white base in saponification, use white paste.

Preparation

Precautions

Precautions and allergens

Precautions for use

Allergens

Allergen-free

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Zinc oxide is used in dispersion in creams, balms, or sticks.

Making loose or pressed powder with zinc oxide

Zinc oxide can be used as a white base in all your loose or pressed powders.

Mix the zinc oxide with the other powders. For mixtures containing pigments (ochres, oxides), it is advisable to grind them in a mortar or coffee grinder to ensure a good colour consistency.

Making a zinc oxide cream

Zinc oxide is used in dispersion in creams.

For better dispersion in the cream, pre-disperse the zinc oxide in a little water before adding it at the end of the preparation, in the cooled emulsion. It is also possible to disperse the zinc oxide in the aqueous phase before forming the emulsion.

Making a balm or stick with zinc oxide

Zinc oxide is used in dispersion in balms or sticks.

Add the zinc oxide to the melted mixture at the same time as the other pigments, then stir well to homogenise before pouring the stick.

Typical dosages

Function

White pigment, antiseptic and UV protective active ingredient

Benefits and properties

Purifying

Quality

Cosmetics, 100% mineral origin

INCI designation

Zinc oxide

Particle size

0.2 to 1.5 microns (200 to 1500 nm)

Presentation

Very fine white powder, packaged in a zip-lock bag.

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Storage

Store at room temperature away from moisture and light. Close the bag tightly after use.

Precautions

• This is a powdery product; do not use near a source of ventilation.

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

• Keep out of reach of children.

• Do not swallow or inhale, and avoid contact with the eyes.

• Dangerous. Follow the precautions for use.

• Very toxic to aquatic organisms, causes long-term adverse effects (in the event of a large spill of the product into a watercourse).

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