Powder is an essential component in cosmetic formulations, directly influencing texture, makeup effect, and wear time. Surface treatment technology has emerged to optimize the performance of powder, enhancing dispersibility, hydrophobicity, and stability through physical or chemical modifications. This enables formulators to achieve superior product outcomes.
What Does Surface Treatment Deliver?
Improved Dispersibility
Powders naturally tend to aggregate due to high surface energy, leading to uneven dispersion and compromised product quality. Surface treatment effectively reduces surface tension, ensuring uniform dispersion in both oil and water phases and delivering a smoother, more refined texture.
Enhanced Skin Affinity and Adherence
By coating powder surfaces with lipophilic or hydrophilic materials (e.g., silicones, natural oils, amino acids), surface treatment improves skin affinity, ensuring better adherence, reduced powder fallout, and a comfortable, natural makeup finish.
Increased Hydrophobicity
Surface treatment can tailor powder hydrophobicity to suit specific formulation needs. For instance, silane-coated powder exhibits excellent water repellency, providing greater stability in oil-rich formulations.
Improved Chemical Stability and Durability
Untreated powder may react chemically with other formulation components, causing issues like discoloration or oxidation. Surface treatment minimizes such interactions, ensuring long-term product stability and durability.
Special Functionalities
Surface-treated powder can offer additional functionalities, such as enhanced coverage, improved gloss, or soft-focus effects. For example, powder coated with natural ingredients align with sustainability goals while delivering a gentle, low-sensitivity experience—ideal for sensitive skin formulations.
UNI-POWDER’s Natural Surface Treatment Solutions
To meet the growing demand for natural and sustainable cosmetic solutions, UNI-POWDER offers innovative, high-performance powder featuring natural surface treatments that align both with functionality and clean beauty concepts.
1. Skinification Bloom Series Pigments
Ceramides, naturally present in the skin barrier, are known for their moisturizing and barrier-repairing properties. Jojoba oil, rich in natural vitamin E, delivers excellent hydration and antioxidant benefits.
By applying ceramides and jojoba oil to powder surface treatment, UNI-POWDER enhances skin affinity, creating formulations that feel soft and hydrating—ideal for base makeup and skincare-infused color cosmetics.
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2. SG Series Pigments
The SG Series features next-generation amino acid-treated pigments, incorporating Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate—a green, naturally-derived, multifunctional ingredient.
This surface treatment ensures products are gentle, hypoallergenic, and aligned with eco-conscious development principles. The SG Series is COSMOS ECOCERT-certified, ensuring its suitability for clean beauty formulations.
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Surface treatment technology unlocks greater potential for cosmetic powder, empowering formulators to overcome challenges and develop high-performance products. UNI-POWDER continues to explore advanced treatment methods to deliver innovative, reliable powder solutions for the cosmetics industry.
For further inquiries or to discover more about our high-performance cosmetic powder solutions, feel free to contact us.
About UNI-POWDER
Shanghai Co-fun Biotech owns the registered trademark UNI-POWDER, one of China's leading suppliers of powder materials for cosmetics. Who focuses on researching, producing, surface treating, and applying high-performance cosmetic powders. Since our establishment in 2010, our goal at UNI-POWDER has been to prioritize customer centricity by providing one-stop-shop solutions using top-notch raw materials and formulations. Our product line includes the functional raw material for sunscreen, makeup, skincare, and powder customization services. We are committed to the spirit of craftsmanship; we hope that every makeup look can benefit from UNI-POWDER.
Post time: Jan-27-2025