Our black clay Terre Noire de Sarval is grey when dry and black when mixed with water.
Identify
Product name: Superfine Sarval Earth Black Clay
Use: ingredient for cosmetic use
INCI name: Montmorillonite / CI 77015
Appearance: Fine gray (dry state) to black (wet state) powder
Particle size: < 100 μm (dry process)
Cation exchange capacity: +/- 38 meq/ 100g
Origin: France
Compatible with the COSMOS standard for organic products
Not ionized, not chemically treated, not washed
Product compliant with naturalness according to the ISO 16128 standard relating to cosmetics, 100% mineral
Uses
Terre Noire clay from Sarval is unique both for its color and its composition (a montmorillonite clay enriched with a black earth) and for its virtues and its actions.
It brings together all the properties of clays: absorbent, soft, generous and rich in iron.
It is usually used as a cosmetic ingredient for the manufacture of masks, treatments, cosmetics and soaps.
It is mainly recognized for:
- Its main functions: natural colouring, absorbing, opacifying
- Its power to color cosmetic products black