Chemicals & Additives

Silica is a mineral found all over the planet -- in sandstone, clay, granite, even in plants and animals! It is the main ingredient in glass.

TKB's special blend of powders will help you successfully press your own mineral makeup and mica pigments. The material increases adhesion and pre...

Oil dispersible white pigment.

For those new to the product, TKB Matte Texture base is a texturizing blend of powders which purpose is to improve the slip and adhesion of your mi...

Our Boron Nitride is a soft, silky white mineral powder. It is used as an additive to improve the "slip" of a product(how smoothly the product appl...

This soft white powder is used in cosmetics to improve adhesion and slip, and texture. Generally it is used in concentrations of 5% - 10% by weight...

Base powder which improves performance of your products. Soft and translucent. Vegan.

This is the product we have been selling for years as an uncoated, untreated plain sericite mica.

This pure, white, natural clay offers adhesion to your cosmetic products. Use in eyeshadow, foundations, lipsticks and blushes as a base powder. Al...

Water-dispersible white pigment.

Sericite Mica suface treated with Carnauba Wax

Silk Mica is a relatively large particle mica which contains no additional whitening, such as titanium dioxide. It is similar to our other uncolore...

Zinc Stearate is the "magic bullet" which helps improve adhesion for powder cosmetics.  

Our low micron Zinc Oxide is used in cosmetics and lotions. It offers whitening power, coverage, adhesion, and UV protection. (You do remember the ...

Lovely white chalk used as a base powder.

For veils and finishing powders.

A mica blended with titanium dioxide for use as a base powder

Allantoin is a cosmetic ingredient used in skin care products to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, and to promote wound healing. A...

Zinc Oxide with superior coverage over our other options.

A very fine, silky and white, with no taste or smell. It averages 5 microns in size. It is typically used in loose powder cosmetics. It will not di...

Sericite mica given extra "cushion" by surface treatment with Lauroyl Lysine, a natural ingredient.

Bismuth Oxychloride is an inorganic white pigment commonly used in foundations, blushes and other color cosmetics.Our Bismuth Oxychloride has a sof...

Silicone Elastomer is a silicone powder with silica treated coating. It is used to intensify color payout in cosmetics and give a luxurious skin-f...

Pearl Powder is a beauty and health secret used for 1000's of years in Asia. Micronized Pearl Powder is very fine and does not feel gritty when add...

Authentic and pure silk ready to dissolve into your personal care formulations. Great in shampoos and other skin and hair care products.

Mica paired with natural silica.

Loose finishing powder in light tone

Sunblocking and non-whitening zinc oxide for maximum natural UV protection for your homemade sunblocks, makeup, lotions, etc.

Purchase this product if you are making a shampoo, lotion, face mask or similar product. As a dry powder it has a sticky, gritty consistency. It ...