Gelest TA7-SRA

Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

INCI Name: Talc,
Trimethylsiloxysilicate
Pigment Treatment Family: Hydrophilic Treatments
Pigment Treatment Type: Silicone & Silane Treatment
Cosmetic Ingredients Functions: Pigment
Technologies: Cosmetic Ingredients,
Pigments & Colorants
Product Families: Cosmetic Ingredients — Pigments & Colorants
Color Pigments,
Treated Pigments & Powders
Pigments & Colorants — Treated Pigments & Powders
Hydrophilic Treatments
Chemical Structure

Features & Benefits

Benefit Claims: Softening,
UV Protection
Labeling Claims: Credo Clean Standard,
Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
Performance Benefits: SR pigments and fillers are coated with a hydroxyl terminated silsesquioxane network that improves adhesion to skin and hair. SR pigments are well suited for use in eye make-up formulations. They are hydrophobic, yet are not overly sensitive to oils including sebum.

Water repellency

Low oil absorption

Forms high solids dispersions

Improves wear

Improves skin adhesion

Improves compressibility

Recommended for long wearing eye area products
SR Treatment Benefits: Superior skin adhesion

Water repellency

Low oil absorption

Provides long wear

Higher loading capacity
Product Highlights: Trimethylsiloxysilicate (SR)-Treated Pigments and fillers provide superior adhesion to skin and hair.

SR pigments are best candidates to be used in long-wearing and water-resistant makeup.

They are hydrophobic yet are not overly sensitive to oils including sebum.

Applications & Uses

Markets: Personal Care
Applications: Personal Care — Beauty & Care
Color Cosmetics
Application Format: Creams,
Leave On,
Powder,
Stick
Color Cosmetic Applications: BB Creams,
Compact Powder,
Foundation,
Lipstick
Recommended Uses: Long-wearing lipsticks

Long-wearing foundations

Long-wearing eyeshadows

Long-wearing eyeliners

Long-wearing mascaras

Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Hydrophobicity	Passes (1 gram floats on 50 ml still deionized water for one hour)	—	—
Loss on Drying (at 105°C, 3 hours)	max. 1	%	—

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Microbial Content (No Pathogens)	max. 100	cfu/g	—

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Mica Content	97 - 99	%	—
Trimethylsiloxysilicate Content	1 - 3	%	—

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Lead Content	max. 10	ppm	—
Arsenic Content	max. 3	ppm	—
Asbestiform Minerals Content	None Present	—	—

Technical Details & Test Data

Packaging & Availability