ImerCare® Matte
Compared to conventional kaolin, ImerCare Matte kaolin has been specially processed to obtain an innovative, microporous structure. This structure possesses a high surface area, providing excellent sebum absorption and a natural matte skin finish.
ImerCare Matte kaolin is a 100% natural alternative to synthetic mattifying agents such as those based on synthetic polymers commonly used in gels, creams, liquid foundations and powders.
All our cosmetic products are natural, high-quality, chemically inert and offer good skin tolerance, and 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.
ImerCare Matte kaolin is also Cosmos approved – certificates of origin and additional documentation are available upon request.
Key benefits
ImerCare Matte is an Imerys Pioneer product
In addition to providing superior matting, ImerCare Matte is a natural alternative to synthetic polymer matting agents used in cosmetics and therefore strongly aligned with market and regulatory trends governing the use of plastics in cosmetics. Replacing microplastic additives in make-up powders also helps reduce the CO2 footprint of gel creams and liquid foundation formulations and ensures no plastics enter sewage systems.
As such, ImerCare Matte has been awarded the Imerys Pioneer Certificate, our top sustainability rating for products and services, which denotes outstanding sustainability performance compared to the reference on the market. Pioneer certified products provide the highest social and environmental contribution to the downstream value chain, while demonstrating a low environmental impact in their production phase.
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.
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