Mineral raw materials for the cosmetics industry

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MAGNESIA is your expe­ri­en­ced spe­cia­list for mineral ingre­di­ents in the cos­me­tics industry.

For over 40 years, we have been sup­p­ly­ing inter­na­tio­nal manu­fac­tu­r­ers with high-quality raw mate­ri­als based on magne­si­um, calcium, zinc and iron – sui­ta­ble for care pro­ducts, deco­ra­ti­ve cos­me­tics and cer­ti­fied natural cos­me­tics.

Our mineral com­pounds meet the highest quality stan­dards and are available in various grades, par­tic­le sizes and bulk den­si­ties. Whether for classic for­mu­la­ti­ons or natural cos­me­tics in accordance with ISO 16128, COSMOS or NATRUE – we provide the right solu­ti­on for your formulation.

Typical applications of our mineral compounds

Our mineral ingre­di­ents perform a wide range of tech­no­lo­gi­cal func­tions in cos­me­tic pro­ducts – from pH adjus­t­ment for optimal skin com­pa­ti­bi­li­ty to vis­co­si­ty regu­la­ti­on for con­trol­ling texture, through to absorp­ti­on and mat­ti­fi­ca­ti­on for a plea­sant skin feel. MAGNE­SIA’s mineral com­pounds can be used in the cos­me­tics indus­try in the fol­lo­wing pro­ducts, for example:

  • Skin care & body care
  • Hair care & blea­ching powder
  • Dental care & deodorants
  • Clea­ning pro­ducts & scrubs
  • Sun pro­tec­tion & deco­ra­ti­ve cosmetics
  • Hair removal pro­ducts & well­ness applications

Broad portfolio for classic and natural cosmetic applications

Our product range com­pri­ses over 300 mineral com­pounds – many of which are sui­ta­ble for natural cos­me­tics in accordance with ISO 16128, COSMOS or NATRUE – and available in various bulk den­si­ties, grades or par­tic­le sizes. These include:

Magnesium compounds

Inorganic:

  • Magne­si­um car­bo­na­te
  • Magne­si­um oxide
  • Magne­si­um chloride
  • Magne­si­um phosphate
  • Magne­si­um hydr­o­xi­de
  • Magne­si­um sulfate
  • Magne­si­um sili­ca­te
  • Magne­si­um trisilicate

Organic:

  • Magne­si­um ascorbate
  • Magne­si­um lactate
  • Magne­si­um aspartate
  • Magne­si­um citrate
  • Magne­si­um gluconate
  • Magne­si­um taurate
  • Magne­si­um glycerophosphate
  • Magne­si­um stearate

Calcium compounds

Inorganic:

  • Calcium car­bo­na­te
  • Calcium oxide
  • Calcium chlo­ri­de
  • Calcium phosphate
  • Calcium hydr­o­xi­de
  • Calcium sulfate

Organic:

  • Calcium citrate
  • Calcium lactate
  • Calcium glu­co­na­te
  • Calcium glycerophosphate
  • Calcium stearate
  • Calcium bisglycinate
  • Calcium propionate

Potassium compounds

Inorganic:

  • Pot­as­si­um car­bo­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um bicar­bo­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um phos­pha­te

Organic:

  • Pot­as­si­um citrate
  • Pot­as­si­um glu­co­na­te
  • Pot­as­si­um acetate
  • Pot­as­si­um stea­ra­te

Sodium compounds

Inorganic:

  • Sodium car­bo­na­te
  • Sodium bicar­bo­na­te
  • Sodium hydr­o­xi­de
  • Sodium chlo­ri­de
  • Sodium sulfate

Organic:

  • Sodium ascor­ba­te
  • Sodium lactate
  • Sodium glu­co­na­te
  • Sodium gly­ce­ro­phos­pha­te
  • Sodium stea­ra­te
  • mono-Sodium citrate

Zinc compounds

Inorganic:

  • Zinc oxide
  • Zinc sulfate

Organic:

  • Zinc glu­co­na­te
  • Zinc citrate
  • Zinc stea­ra­te

Further functional raw materials

Organic:

  • Citric acid (anhy­d­ro­us & 1‑hydrate)
  • Lactic acid
  • Ery­thri­tol
  • Tri­ethyl citrate
  • Xanthan gum

Inorganic:

  • Kaolin
  • Talc
  • Epsom Salt

Specialties:

  • Lithot­ham­ni­um calcareum

Mineral raw materials for the cosmetics industry

MAGNESIA offers a spe­cia­li­zed port­fo­lio of mineral raw mate­ri­als for the cos­me­tics indus­try – cer­ti­fied, ver­sa­ti­le and sui­ta­ble for both classic and natural cos­me­tic appli­ca­ti­ons. Our com­pounds based on magne­si­um, calcium, zinc and other ele­ments meet the requi­re­ments of inter­na­tio­nal stan­dards and are sui­ta­ble for a wide range of product categories.

Whether as a pH regu­la­tor, absor­bent, pigment or func­tion­al addi­ti­ve – our raw mate­ri­als are available in various grades and can be fle­xi­bly inte­gra­ted into your for­mu­la­ti­ons. Manu­fac­tu­r­ers of skin care, hair care, deco­ra­ti­ve cos­me­tics and natural cos­me­tics world­wi­de trust our exper­ti­se and docu­men­ted quality.

With tech­ni­cal con­sul­ting, regu­la­to­ry know-how and com­pre­hen­si­ve docu­men­ta­ti­on, we support you in the safe and crea­ti­ve imple­men­ta­ti­on of your product ideas.

High standards for cosmetic raw materials

Our mineral raw mate­ri­als come from qua­li­fied manu­fac­tu­r­ers and meet the requi­re­ments of inter­na­tio­nal stan­dards. Purity, tracea­bi­li­ty and regu­la­to­ry com­pli­ance are at the heart of our quality assu­rance – regard­less of the area of application.

Manu­fac­tu­r­ers world­wi­de trust our exper­ti­se and our con­sis­tent ali­gnment with appli­ca­ble stan­dards. Our pro­ces­ses are docu­men­ted, tested and aligned with the requi­re­ments of the cos­me­tics indus­try.

  • Euro­pean Regu­la­ti­on (EC) No. 1223/2009
  • COSMOS/ECOCERT Stan­dards
  • EU Direc­ti­ves regar­ding con­ta­mi­nants, GMO, nano­ma­te­ri­als, aller­gens, resi­du­al sol­vents etc.
  • Recom­men­da­ti­ons of the insti­tu­ti­ons for the safety assess­ment of finis­hed products

Contact Us

Chris­ti­an Block and Anton Naujoks support you with exper­ti­se and find tail­o­red solu­ti­ons for your product ideas

Also ask for detail­ed spe­ci­fi­ca­ti­ons, safety data sheets and samples.

Christian Block

Anton Naujoks

MAGNESIA GmbH

Max-Jenne-Straße 2–4
Industriegebiet Ost
21337 Lüneburg, Germany

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