Colour and minerals
Aluminum and Glitter
Aluminum powder, listed as Aluminum or CI 77000, is the metal ground into fine, bright flakes. In cosmetic glitter it is the thin mirror layer on a plastic film, sealed under a clear resin such as epoxy.
- On a list as
- Aluminum (CI 77000) · Epoxy Resin
- What it does
- Metallic pigment and glitter coating
- Where it comes from
- Mineral: metal, finely powdered
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
It gives metallic shades and glitter their mirror-like sparkle.
- It is a permitted cosmetic colourant in the EU and the US.
- Aluminum in makeup is not the aluminum salt in antiperspirant, which is a different compound doing a different job. Minerals such as magnesium aluminum silicate and calcium aluminum borosilicate contain aluminum bound into their structure.
Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. One piece.
Questions
Is aluminum in eyeshadow safe?
Aluminum powder is a permitted cosmetic colourant in the EU and the US, used in small amounts for sparkle. As with any glitter, keep it out of the eyes.
What is cosmetic glitter made of?
Most is a thin plastic film, often PET, coated with aluminum and sealed with a clear resin, then cut into tiny pieces. Some glitters are glass flakes instead.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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