ImerCare® kaolin range
Our range of kaolin grades for cosmetics
We offer a wide portfolio of 100% natural kaolin grades for cosmetics markets. The ImerCare kaolin range has been specifically designed as a texturizing agent and mattifying agent, and where superior sebum and impurities absorption are required.
Our ImerCare kaolin range comprises a variety of specialty products:
- ImerCare® Opaque: for a rich, creamy opacifying effect in gels
- ImerCare® Matte: for a natural matte effect in gels, creams, liquid foundations and pressed powders
- ImerCare® Kaobright 1149 USP for US: a natural alternative to abrasive silica for toothpastes
- ImerCare® 02K-S:
- For adhesion and oil retention in lipstick
- Lowering TiO2 usage in color cosmetics
- ImerCare® 2K:
- For sebum and impurities absorption in facemasks
- For improved sensorial properties in baby powders
- ImerCare® 04K:
- For superior sebum and impurities absorption in facemasks, make-up bases and CC creams
- For improving adhesion in pressed and loose powders
- For matting hairstyling waxes
- Improved sensorial properties in baby powders
- Imercare® 06KS:
- For superior sebum and impurities absorption in facemasks, make-up bases and CC creams
- For improving adhesion in pressed and loose powders
- For matting hairstyling waxes
- Kaopolite Kaolin KR USP: for sebum and impurities in products that fall under the FDA including treatment creams, masks, sunscreen, poison ivy treatments and acne products
All our cosmetic products are natural, high quality, chemically inert and offer good skin tolerance. They are not treated with chemicals during processing. These attributes enable them to be used in cosmetic products that comply with cosmetic directive regulation (EC) n° 1223/2009.
All ImerCare kaolin grades, with the exception of ImerCare 02K-S grade, are Cosmos approved. Certificates of origin and additional documentation are available upon request.
Kaopolite Kaolin KR USP is certified to meet the Kaolin Monograph and manufactured under c-GMP and meets all standards for a FDA regulated product.
Imerys Kaolins de Bretagne in southwest Brittany hosted an open day to commemorate its 120th anniversary, bringing together the general public, site employees and their families, customers, representatives of local associations, local elected officials and other important regional stakeholders. The day also marked another significant milestone for the company's future, since it coincides with the renewal in 2023 of the prefectural order authorizing Imerys to continue its mining activities at Kaolin de Bretagne for a further 28 years.
In the pursuit of healthy white teeth, Imerys has found that toothpaste that combines kaolin and delicately engineered perlite provides highly effective dental care and meets consumers’ preference for natural ingredients.
The mineral perlite is an effective replacement for microbeads in scrubs and shower gels – not only for its exfoliating performance, but for reducing plastic pollution in oceans.
