Mineral

Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate

Synthetic glass mineral that provides radiance, transparency, and a light-reflecting effect. Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate is often used in highlighters, eyeshadows, lip glosses, pearlescent SPFs, and decorative formulas.

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✓ Safe

Comedogenic Rating

0/5

Irritation Potential

0/5

What is it?

Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate is a synthetic borosilicate glass powder. It is coated with other pigments or oxides to create a pearlescent glow, shimmer, or soft-focus light effect.

Highlighters, eyeshadows, lip glosses, foundation with a glow finish, SPFs with a light radiance, and decorative cosmetics.

Key Benefits

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Creates a glowing finish.

Reflects light and adds shimmer or pearlescent effect to the formula.

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Works as a carrier for pigments.

Can be a base for coating titanium dioxide, tin oxide, or iron oxides in decorative pigments.

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Visually refreshes texture.

In small amounts, helps make the finish less flat and more light-reflective.

Suitable for

decorative cosmeticshighlightersglow SPFeyeshadows

Main Actions

✓ shimmer✓ pearlescent effect✓ optical finish✓ pigment substrate

It is a visual component.

Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate is not a skincare active. It is evaluated based on the finish: whether radiance, shimmer, or pearlescent effect is needed in a specific product.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate do for skin?

Highlighters, eyeshadows, lip glosses, foundation with a glow finish, SPFs with a light radiance, and decorative cosmetics.

Who should use Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate?

Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate is suitable for: decorative cosmetics, highlighters, glow SPF, eyeshadows.

Are there any warnings about Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate?

Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate is not a skincare active. It is evaluated based on the finish: whether radiance, shimmer, or pearlescent effect is needed in a specific product.

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