Yellow Illite clay
Auban Yellow clay
Identify
Product name: Auban superfine yellow clay
Use: ingredient for cosmetic use
INCI name: Illite
Appearance: Fine yellow powder
Particle size: 75 μm (dry process)
Cation exchange capacity: +/- 32 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
The iron oxide concentration determines the depth of the yellow undertones. It has a good iron and magnesia content.
Yellow clay is traditionally recommended for facial care of normal to oily skin but also for hair.
It is usually used as a cosmetic ingredient for the manufacture of masks, treatments, cosmetics and soaps.
It is mainly recognized for:
- Its power to eliminate impurities
- Its main functions: natural colouring, absorbing, opacifying
- Its power of coloring in yellow earth of cosmetic products