Waxes, polymers and texture
Disteardimonium Hectorite
Hectorite is a soft clay. Disteardimonium hectorite is hectorite treated so that it swells in oils and silicones instead of water.
- On a list as
- Disteardimonium Hectorite
- What it does
- Thickener for oils and silicones
- Where it comes from
- Mineral clay, treated to mix with oils
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
It thickens the oil phase of a foundation or lipstick and keeps its pigments from sinking to the bottom, so the shade stays even from first use to last.
Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 2 pieces.
Le Fond de Teint Liquide
HD Liquid Foundation — 30ml
$78
Listed as Disteardimonium Hectorite
Vegan, going by its list
Le Rouge
Liquid Lipstick
$48
Listed as Disteardimonium Hectorite
Not vegan in every shade: a synthetic wax rather than beeswax, but some shades may contain carmine
Questions
Why does my foundation contain clay?
Clays such as disteardimonium hectorite thicken the formula and keep the pigment evenly spread, so it doesn't separate in the bottle.
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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