The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
aka synthetic mica · synthetic phlogopite mica · KMg3(AlSi3O10)F2
A synthetic mica used as a talc-free luminising and texture agent in colour cosmetics. Preferred over natural mica in clean beauty for eliminating child labour mining concerns associated with natural mica.
- Pearlescent luminising effect
- Uniform particle size distribution versus natural mica
- Eliminates child labour mining ethics concern
- No asbestos contamination risk
- Synthetically consistent — batch-to-batch uniformity
- Powder blushes
- Eyeshadows
- Pressed highlighters
- Bronzing powders
- Mineral foundations
Used in anhydrous powder formulas. Smooth, platelet morphology provides excellent reflectance and uniform coverage. More expensive than natural mica but ethically superior.
Synthetic production eliminates the natural mica supply chain human rights concerns. No natural mica asbestos co-contamination risk. Some environmental trade-offs in energy-intensive synthetic production.
Strongly preferred in ethical clean beauty over natural mica. Major brands have pivoted to synthetic fluorphlogopite to avoid mica supply chain ethics questions.
The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite
aka synthetic mica · synthetic phlogopite mica · KMg3(AlSi3O10)F2
A synthetic mica used as a talc-free luminising and texture agent in colour cosmetics. Preferred over natural mica in clean beauty for eliminating child labour mining concerns associated with natural mica.
- Pearlescent luminising effect
- Uniform particle size distribution versus natural mica
- Eliminates child labour mining ethics concern
- No asbestos contamination risk
- Synthetically consistent — batch-to-batch uniformity
- Powder blushes
- Eyeshadows
- Pressed highlighters
- Bronzing powders
- Mineral foundations
Used in anhydrous powder formulas. Smooth, platelet morphology provides excellent reflectance and uniform coverage. More expensive than natural mica but ethically superior.
Synthetic production eliminates the natural mica supply chain human rights concerns. No natural mica asbestos co-contamination risk. Some environmental trade-offs in energy-intensive synthetic production.
Strongly preferred in ethical clean beauty over natural mica. Major brands have pivoted to synthetic fluorphlogopite to avoid mica supply chain ethics questions.