ImerCare® Opaque
Luxurious, wholesome textures for gels and shampoos
ImerCare Opaque is an eco-friendly solution opacifier that imparts opacity and whiteness to gel and shampoo formulations. Most current opacifying solutions used in cosmetics are based on synthetic ingredients such as styrene or acrylate copolymers that pose a potential threat to the environment and can be difficult to formulate.
ImerCare Opaque is a 100% natural kaolin-based opacifier that can be used to replace synthetic cosmetic opacifiers. ImerCare Opaque owes its unique properties to its particle shape.
Compared to conventional kaolins, ImerCare Opaque has an innovative particle shape that confers whiteness and a rich, creamy effect to gels and shampoos, giving them a luxurious, wholesome quality.
- Neither pH nor ionic-surfactant sensitive
- Cold processable
- A one-size-fits-all solution for a wide range of gels and shampoos
- Compliant with industry microbiological standards without the need for irradiation
ImerCare Opaque can be used in all cosmetic formulations requiring opacity. The recommended loading level is 0.5 to 1 wt% to obtain equivalent opacity performance as oil-derived chemicals.
Key benefits
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.
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