Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Mica ●
TL;DR. This material is mainly used to build structure, viscosity, and suspension in sticks, balms, and color cosmetics. Depending on grade and particle size, it can also add slip, opacity, soft focus, or shimmer.
What does Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Mica do in a cosmetic formula?
This material is mainly used to build structure, viscosity, and suspension in sticks, balms, and color cosmetics. Depending on grade and particle size, it can also add slip, opacity, soft focus, or shimmer.
Is Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Mica clean?
It is generally well tolerated on skin, with clean-standard questions focused on trace-metal specifications, inhalation controls in loose powders, and responsible sourcing documentation. It is usually acceptable when suppliers provide purity, particle-size, and sourcing data.
Is Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Mica sustainable?
This material combines a renewable plant-oil derivative with a mined, non-renewable layered silicate. The waxy plant-derived fraction is biodegradable, while the mineral fraction is environmentally persistent but inert, so supply-chain traceability matters.
Is Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Mica COSMOS-approved?
It can fit COSMOS-natural, and the plant-derived fraction may contribute to COSMOS-organic calculations when sourced and processed accordingly. Its Green Chemistry profile is mixed: renewable feedstock and good skin compatibility on one side, mineral mining and persistence on the other.
How does Hydrogenated Castor Oil. Mica work chemically?
The material pairs a high-melting saturated triglyceride wax with platelet-shaped layered silicate particles that reflect and scatter light. Typical use can range from below 1% for visual effect or suspension support to 10% or more in sticks and pressed powders, and it is broadly pH-stable with better oxidative stability than the original unsaturated oil.
Last updated 2026-05-14