Elm 555SF: Mica ●
TL;DR. It functions as a pearlescent pigment and filler, adding shimmer, optical brightness, opacity, slip, and texture in makeup, skin care, and body products.
What does Elm 555SF: Mica do in a cosmetic formula?
It functions as a pearlescent pigment and filler, adding shimmer, optical brightness, opacity, slip, and texture in makeup, skin care, and body products.
Is Elm 555SF: Mica clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks generally accept it, with attention to heavy-metal impurity testing and inhalation exposure in loose powders. The main clean-standard friction is supply-chain traceability rather than routine skin irritation.
Is Elm 555SF: Mica sustainable?
It is mined and nonrenewable, not biodegradable, but chemically inert and not expected to bioaccumulate. Responsible sourcing is important because some supply chains have documented labor and traceability concerns.
Is Elm 555SF: Mica COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed as an allowed mineral and compliant with impurity limits. From a Green Chemistry view, it is low-reactivity and low-use-phase concern, but it is not renewable and depends on mining practices.
How does Elm 555SF: Mica work chemically?
This material is a layered aluminosilicate platelet with high refractive-index contrast, which gives reflection, sheen, and a soft-focus effect while remaining insoluble in water and oils. Use levels commonly range from below 1% for subtle radiance to 10% or more in color cosmetics, and it is broadly pH-stable, inert, and best dispersed according to the base phase and particle size.
Last updated 2026-08-19