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Product List
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CLAYS & MUD'S
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Bentonite
Clay
Bentonite clay (a combination of montmorillonite and
volcanic ash) is a highly absorbent clay best suited for oil skin. It is
a fine powder, odorless and tasteless, insoluble in water, swelling to
about eight times its weight when water is added.
Uses: Suspending and colloidal agent in the manufacture of soap, also
used in cosmetics and directly on the body as a mask. Bentonite powder
is added to soap at trace to help oily skin or as an additive in shaving
soap (1T per #of soap).
To make facial clay, add distilled water to a small amount of clay.
Other additives you may add to a facial mask instead of distilled water
are plain yogurt, honey, liquid vegetable glycerin, whipped egg whites
or mayonnaise. Apply with clean fingers to clean skin, let dry 15 to 20
minutes, rinse off with warm water, pat skin dry, repeat once a week if
necessary. Clay masks will draw out impurities and toxins and may help
with acne and similar skin conditions
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Kaolin/China
Clay
Kaolin Clay, also known as China/White clay
China clay (Kaolin, Lion or white clay) is the mildest of
all clays and is used in cosmetic masks and soaps for sensitive skin as well
as for dry skin. Does not expand with increasing water content.
When adding clay to soap, do so just before adding
fragrances, stirring the clay into a small amount of soap and then adding
back to the soap pot or mix with the water.
Usage rates would vary depending on what one is trying to
accomplish, but using too much clay can make a soap gritty. Kaolin clay is
also used as a scent fixative.
This is fine, fluffy clay that has natural absorbency
properties and is frequently found in body powders, body packs, skin care
products, and deodorants.
To make a facial clay, add distilled water to a small
amount of clay. Other additives you may add to a facial mask instead of
distilled water are plain yogurt, honey, liquid vegetable glycerin, whipped
egg whites or mayonnaise. Apply with clean fingers to clean skin, let dry 15
to 20 minutes, rinse off with warm water, pat skin dry, repeat once a week
if necessary.
Clay masks will draw out impurities and toxins and may
help with acne and similar skin conditions.
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Red Clay
Red clay, or Moroccan clay, assists in drawing toxins and oils from
the skin.
Red clay is made up of naturally occurring dolomite, silica, ferric oxide
and mineral oxides. Because of its drying nature it is effective in treating
poison ivy/oak reactions and for rashes.
It is excellent clay for those with oily skin or acne. A facial red clay
mask may help reduce wrinkles and signs of aging, will exfoliate and soften
the skin. Safe to use on face and body, red clay will reduce impurities and
draw out toxins.
To make facial clay, add distilled water to a small amount of clay. Other
additives you may add to a facial mask instead of distilled water are plain
yogurt, honey, liquid vegetable glycerin, whipped egg whites, mayonnaise, or
ground oatmeal. Apply with clean fingers to clean skin, let dry 10 to 15
minutes, rinse off with warm water, pat skin dry, repeat once a week if
necessary. Use no more than once weekly.
Can also be used in soap as a colorant, experiment first with a small
amount until you get a color you like. If used properly, the soap will
obtain a beautiful shade of red, you may add more or less until you obtain
your desired shade.
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Rhassoul Clay
Rhassoul or Ghassoul is a mineral rich, yellowish/beige
clay powder that blends extremely well with water and is considered
”swelling clay” because of its great capacity to absorb liquids quickly.
This volcanic clay contains a high percentage of magnesium
plus silica, potassium, calcium, iron, copper, zinc and lithium.
For greasy hair or hair which lacks volume and thickness,
you can make a simple hair mask by adding warm water to Rhassoul and
applying it throughout your hair, rinse after 15 or 20 minutes, until the
water runs clear. This mask will also give the hair shine.
For soap making, use a maximum of 2%. Increase the amount
of liquids when used in cold process soaps. For other uses, recommendations
are usually ˝ teaspoon clay to 1.5-teaspoon liquid.
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Rose Clay
This clay has a beautiful
dusty rose color and is used in face masks, soaps and colored cosmetics.
It derives its color from the iron oxide content in this clay and is
also known as pink kaolin.
Rose clay or pink clay is a mild clay which
will gently cleanse and exfoliate the skin. A facial mask may
be used once a week to draw out toxins and impurities from the
skin.
Wash your hands thoroughly, in a clean
container (not aluminum) mix a small amount of rose clay with
distilled water and apply to clean skin, leave on 15 to 20
minutes, rinse off with warm water and pat skin gently until
dry.
Rose clay is gentle enough even for the
driest skins. It’s very mild.
Other additives you may add to the mask
instead of water are plain yogurt, honey, liquid vegetable
glycerin, whipped egg whites or mayonnaise. Rose clay may be
used to naturally color soaps. Depending on how much you add
to your soap recipe, you can obtain the palest of pinks to the
darkest of pinks.
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Sea Clay
This is a dark clay ideal for facemasks and mud mask
applications.
Its color ranges from light gray/green to dark gray.
Due to its high content of minerals, sea clay draws oils from the skin,
and is rich in algae, macro- and micro-minerals, as well as sodium and
sulphur.
Sea plants, seawater, sea salt and oceanic clay have
long been popular physical-therapy ingredients in Europe. Recommended as
medical therapeutic agents as early as 1578, seawater and sea
derivatives were administered for rheumatism and general rehabilitation.
Many spas and salons use expensive products where sea
clay is an important ingredient in body wraps to lose inches and
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