Bentonite Clay Powder

Description

INCI Name: Bentonite

Other Names: Montmorillonite clay, Ulo/ Uro (in Nigerian Igbo Language), Ndom (in Efik language, Nigeria)

Ingredients/ Components: Crystalline clay minerals (Alumino-Silicate) and either Sodium or Calcium

Obtained From: The Soil/ Earth

Appearance: Fine powdery texture; smooth powder

Colour: ranges from gray to cream colour (comes in light to medium to dark gray, or different depths of cream colour)

Smell: Little to no smell

Solubility: Water; Bentonite clay forms a smooth paste with water

Usage Rate: 1 to 75%

• Face or body mask: 30%-70%
• Cleansers or Lotions: 0.05%-1%
• Soaps: 3%
• Body wraps (spa use) 40%
• Other Types of Formulations: 4-20%

Storage: Store in a cool and dry place

Shelf Life: Indefinite

Common Uses: Face and body masks, bath soaks,  body powders, shaving products

Formulation Notes:

• Cold Process Soaps: First pre-mix some Kaolin Clay with water before adding to cold process soap. *Mix 1 part Kaolin clay to 1 part water until all the powders are fully saturated (e.g. mix 1 teaspoon Kaolin clay with 1 teaspoon water). After that, add the mixture to your soap.  *Add in the Kaolin Clay before adding your Essential or Fragrance oil.
• To avoid clumps and streaks in bar soaps: Mix the clay and water paste very well before adding to Cold Process soap
• For Melt and Pour soap, pre-mix 1 teaspoon Kaolin Clay with 1 tablespoon of 99 percent Isopropyl Alcohol (known as rubbing alcohol) or water. Then add the pre-mixed clay, half teaspoon at a time, to your melted soap

 

Examples of Personal Uses of Bentonite Clay Powder

• Used in DIY face masks
• Used for DIY hair masks

 

Some Types of Bath and Body Products Formulated with Bentonite Clay

• Bar Soaps
• Bath bombs, body washes, body scrubs
• Facial and Body Masks
• Hair Masks
• Deodorants
• Face Powders

 

*NOTE:  Colour intensity of this natural clay may vary from batch to batch.  **This is a cosmetic clay; For external use only; Not to be ingested/ eaten.