“Starry, Starry Night” eye-shadow
Talc-based formulation

consumer benefits
Shine, radiance, silky feel
applications
Make-up – eye shadow
Description
ImerCare® SheerSilk is an excellent base for highly pigmented, high-brilliance eyeshadows. ImerCare® SheerSilk imparts good colour intensity and a soft touch.
Supplier
Imerys
Typical Formulation ingredients
Phase | INCI Name | Ingredients | Function | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | Talc | ImerCare® SheerSilk (Imerys) | Transparency and Luster Agent | 41.0 |
Iron Oxides | SunPuro Blackiron oxide (Maprecos) | Pigment | 10.0 | |
Black Iron Oxide (and) Sodium LauroylGlutamate (and) Lysine (and) MagnesiumChloride | ASL-1 Black BL-100P (Daito Kasei) | Pigment | 15.0 | |
Calcium Sodium Borosilicate (and) TitaniumDioxide (and) Tin Dioxide | OTS-DK Pearl-GFIF Blue (Daito Kasei) | Pigment | 3.0 | |
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite | SynMica Fine (Maprecos) | Nacreous Agent | 3.0 | |
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite (and) Iron Oxides | SunShine Ultra Glitter Bronze(Maprecos) | Nacreous Agent | 1.8 | |
Polymethyl Methacrylate | Makibeads 1 (Daito Kasei) | Lubricant | 15.0 | |
Silica | CL Silica 700 (Maprecos) | Smoothing Agent | 1.2 | |
B | Cyclohexasiloxane (and) VinylDimethicone/Methicone SilsesquioxaneCrosspolymer (and) Acrylamide/SodiumAcryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer (and)Isohexadecane (and) Polysorbate 80 (and)PEG-10 Dimethicone | Gelaid® SILK (Innospec) | Silky Agent | 3.0 |
3-methyl-1.3-butanediol | Emollient | 2.0 | ||
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate | Emollient | 2.0 | ||
Dimethicone | Dimethisil® DM-200 (Innospec) | Spreadability Agent | 3.0 |
Procedure
- Mix all the powders (phase A) together with ImerCare® SheerSilk in a low shear blender.
- Heat the four binders at 50°C until homogenised (phase B).
- Pulverse the binders onto the powder mix and disperse in a low shear blender.
- Press at 400 psi into dish.