Frequently Asked Questions

Question: What is Kaolin?

Answer: Kaolin is a mineral that is comprised mostly of Silicone. It has many uses the best known of which is its use in Ceramics. Within the health and beauty industry Kaolin is used as an additive to many health and beauty products such as toothpaste, shampoo and body scrubs. On its own it can also be used as a facial mask for skin toning and cleansing.    

Question: What is Mica?

Answer: Mica is a mineral that is more common to the health and beauty industry than anywhere else. It is most often added to beauty products to give them a shimmering shine due to its transparent glittering appearance.

Question: What is Zeolite?

Answer: Zeolite is the Industry standard name for the mineral we call Crystallite. Zeolite is a newly discovered mineral that is only now gaining awareness for its amazing properties. It’s used widely in agriculture for its ability to retain water and it’s used in the industrial market as a molecular sieve. Due to the unique way Zeolites form they create a shape that is ideal for trapping toxins. It is for this reason it has started to gain recognition in the health and beauty industry. With its ability to trap toxins it makes an ideal additive for soaps or body washes and is also an excellent base for cleansing facial masks. For more information on the amazing properties of Zeolites request one of our catalogues.

Question: What is Magnetite?

Answer: Magnetite is a mineral that is widely known for its use with magnetic therapy. However in the beauty industry magnetite is used mostly for its properties as a colorant. Being jet black in colour it can be added to clays to deepen or darken the colour. It has also been commented that clays with magnetite and other iron rich clays are able to transfer moisture back into the skin.

Question: Are your clays organic?

Answer: No. Like many of our customers i was a little bit confused as I have seen many companies advertising that their clays are “Organic” however I contacted some-one from Australia’s leading organic certifier and they had this to say.

Hi David,
Thank you for your email.
As you mentioned, Clays and minerals cannot become certified organic as organic certification is only for agricultural products grown from soil/ground.
The easiest way to explain to your client is to read the Australian Organic Standard.
This only allows the production practice of agricultural products.
I hope this helps.

Akiko Nicholls
Certification Manager
AUSTRALIAN CERTIFIED ORGANIC
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