Pressed Powders

Our high-performance ultrafine powders enhance dry binding and can reduce glazing, as well as increase long wear. Select fine powders will also provide soft focus and oil absorption, improve payoff, texture and spreading, increase lubricity and mattifying while giving a smooth, creamy feel.


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    Biosoft 915

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    Natural ultrafine spheroidal PHB powder for adding luxurious aesthetics and a natural finish

    Additional Details:
    • Provides a natural mattifying effect in all types of skincare products
    • Imparts a lubricious soft and creamy aesthetic to powders, lotions and creams
    • Spheroidal particle shape can enhance soft focus
    • Highly sustainable biofermentation material produced from vegetable sugars
    • Biodegradable in both freshwater and marine environments
    • Worldwide approval except for China
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Long Wear Mattifier Oil Absorption Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Ecosoft® 608

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    Naturally derived ultrafine powders based on PLA

    Additional Details:
    • Provides slip with silky silicone-like aesthetics
    • Good dry binding
    • Highly sustainable biofermentation material produced from corn starch
    • Compostable per ASTM D6400
    • Worldwide approval except China
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    Ecosoft® 608XF

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    Naturally derived ultrafine powders based on PLA

    Additional Details:
    • Provides slip with silky silicone-like aesthetics
    • Good dry binding
    • Highly sustainable biofermentation material produced from corn starch
    • Compostable per ASTM D6400
    • Worldwide approval except China
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    Ecosoft® 611

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    Naturally derived ultrafine powder based on PLA and carnauba wax

    Additional Details:
    • Provides slip with silky silicone-like aesthetics.
    • Very good dry binding
    • Carnauba wax imparts long wearing properties
    • Highly sustainable combination of biofermentation and natural wax
    • Worldwide approval except China
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    Ecosoft® 627S

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    Naturally derived ultrafine spherical PLA powder for adding luxurious aesthetics and soft focus

    Additional Details:
    • Spherical shape provides enhanced lubricity and slip similar to PMMA
    • Ultrafine spherical particles aid in line-filling for enhanced soft focus effects
    • Unique silicone-like aesthetics
    • Sustainable biofermentation material produced from corn sugar
    • Avoid use in alkaline aqueous systems
    • Worldwide approval except China
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Improved Flow Improved Texture Mattifier Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Mattewax 511

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    Ultrafine polypropylene powder that imparts a matte finish in a variety of personal care applications

    Additional Details:
    • Imparts an elegant matte finish to color cosmetics, creams and lotions
    • Easy to use
    • Versatile
    • Can be used in all applications and most formulation types excluding hydrophilic systems
    • Worldwide approval
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    Microcare 350

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    Natural irregular ultrafine powder based on organic carnauba wax

    Additional Details:
    • Efficient dry binding and long wear properties for both loose and pressed powders
    • Provides improved SPF in organic and inorganic sunscreen formulations
    • Adds unique aesthetics to skin care formulations
    • 100% natural organic carnauba wax exclusively sourced from certified sustainable partners
    • Not a microplastic; ECHA exempt
    • Worldwide approval
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Improved Texture Long Wear Mattifier PayoffShow All Features

    Microease 114S

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    Ultrafine spherical, biodegradable synthetic wax powders for economic dry binding

    Additional Details:
    • Provides efficient dry binding
    • Imparts creamy aesthetics to both loose and pressed powders
    • Adds creamy aesthetics to emulsion systems
    • Spherical particle shape
    • Worldwide approval
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    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Mattifier Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Micropoly® 1160S

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    Ultrafine spherical polyethylene powder for enhancing soft focus effects

    Additional Details:
    • Ultrafine spherical particles aid in line and wrinkle-filling
    • Enhances soft focus
    • Creamy aesthetics
    • Reduces glazing in pressed powders
    • Worldwide approval
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    Micropoly® 220

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    Ultrafine polyethylene powders for adding creamy aesthetics

    Additional Details:
    • Irregular shape
    • Creamy aesthetics
    • Gels oils
    • Efficient dry binding
    • Worldwide approval
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    Micropoly® 220L

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    Ultrafine polyethylene powders for adding creamy aesthetics

    Additional Details:
    • Irregular shape
    • Creamy aesthetics
    • Gels oils
    • Efficient dry binding
    • Worldwide approval
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    Micropoly® 250S

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    Ultrafine spherical polyethylene powder for enhancing soft focus effects

    Additional Details:
    • Ultrafine spherical particles
    • Aids in line and wrinkle-filling
    • Enhances soft focus
    • Worldwide approval
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    Features: Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Microsorb® 988S

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    Ultrafine hybrid powder, based on biodegradable synthetic wax and calcium silicate, for oil absorption

    Additional Details:
    • Absorbs almost 3 times its weight in oil without over-drying
    • Ideal for formulations with heavy oil loading
    • Effective oil absorber on skin for troubled skin or as oil-control aid
    • Create microencapsulation systems to entrap various oils
    • Oil absorbing powder for dry shampoos
    • Worldwide approval
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    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Long Wear Mattifier Oil Absorption Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Naturesoft® 800

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    Natural ultrafine cellulose powder derived from European Beech trees

    Additional Details:
    • Excellent dry binding
    • Reduces formulation dry time by about half
    • Mattifier; absorbs 1.4 times its weight in oil
    • Reduces oily aesthetics in formulations with high oil content
    • Provides some added structure and stability in emulsion systems
    • Worldwide approval; not a microplastic; ECHA exempt
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    Naturesoft® 810

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    Naturally derived irregular ultrafine powder based on hydrogenated castor oil surface treated with jojoba esters

    Additional Details:
    • Superior dry binding
    • Provides increased richness and emolliency at 1-3% in emulsions
    • Provides enhanced emolliency and luxurious aesthetics in emulsion systems
    • Surface treatment makes powder easy to incorporate
    • Made exclusively with SuCCESS™ sustainable castor oil
    • Worldwide approval
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Mattifier Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Naturesoft® 860R

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    Natural irregular ultrafine rice bran wax powder for dry binding and oil binding

    Additional Details:
    • Best in-class dry binding
    • Excellent oil binding efficiency; can reduce heavy oily aesthetics in emulsions
    • Improved emulsion stability
    • Provides improved SPF in organic and inorganic sunscreen formulations
    • Sustainable wax derived from rice by product; does not compete with food resources
    • Worldwide approval; not a microplastic; ECHA exempt
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Long Wear Mattifier Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Naturesoft® 880GT

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    Natural ultrafine rice bran wax powder infused with green tea for maximum powder binding

    Additional Details:
    • Best-in-class dry binding properties for maximum formulation versatility
    • Pale green composite based on rice bran wax and Green Tea Leaf Extract
    • Green Tea, a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), promotes youthful, healthy and less stressed skin
    • Provides improved SPF in organic sunscreen formulations
    • Natural food grade rice bran wax conforms to 21CFR 172.890
    • Worldwide approval
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Texture Long Wear PayoffShow All Features

    Naturesorb 1000

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    Natural ultrafine hybrid powder, based on calcium silicate and carnauba wax, for oil absorption

    Additional Details:
    • Absorbs almost 2.5 times its weight in oil without over-drying
    • Ideal for formulations with heavy oil loading
    • Effective oil absorber on skin for troubled skin or as oil-control aid
    • Oil absorbing powder for dry shampoos
    • Organic carnauba wax exclusively sourced from certified sustainable partners
    • Worldwide approval; not a microplastic; ECHA exempt
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    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Long Wear Mattifier Oil Absorption Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Naturesoft® 860S

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    Natural spherical ultrafine rice bran wax powder for soft focus and aesthetic enhancements

    Additional Details:
    • Ultrafine spherical powder aids in line and wrinkle-filling to enhance soft focus
    • Provides luxurious aesthetics in emulsion systems
    • Excellent oil binding and powder binding properties
    • Provides improved SPF in organic and inorganic sunscreen formulations
    • Sustainable wax derived from rice byproduct; does not compete with food resources
    • Worldwide approval; not a microplastic; ECHA exempt
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    COSMOS Approved

    Microcare 350S

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    Natural spherical ultrafine powder based on organic carnauba wax

    Additional Details:
    • Spherial particles add unique aesthetics to skin care formulations
    • Imparts long wear properties for both loose and pressed powders
    • Provides improved SPF in organic and inorganic sunscreen formulations
    • 100% natural organic carnauba wax exclusively sourced from certified sustainable partners
    • Not a microplastic; ECHA exempt
    • Worldwide approval
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Long Wear Mattifier Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    Naturecel 750

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    Natural ultrafine microcrystalline cellulose powder that provides superior soft focus with luxurious texture

    Additional Details:
    • Unparalleled soft focus and line filling with high transmission haze and total transmittance
    • Microplastic-free alternative to PMMA and Nylon-12
    • Ideal for use as a talc replacement
    • Adds rich silky aesthetics
    • Mattifies and improves oil absorption
    • Worldwide approval
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    COSMOS Approved
    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Mattifier Oil Absorption Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features

    NatureGel MC750

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    Unique all‐natural semi‐solid anhydrous gel based on Naturecel 750 for mattifying and soft focus

    Additional Details:
    • Opaque semi‐solid gel
    • Anhydrous but not oily or greasy
    • Adds mattifying and soft focus with a powdery aesthetic
    • Can be used as an additive or as the base of a finished formulation
    • Can be melted and resolidified (see Formulation Note)
    • Worldwide approval
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    Naturecel 793

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    Naturally derived ultrafine cellulose acetate powder that imparts a fresh natural look with appealing sensorial enhancement

    Additional Details:
    • Best‐in‐class filler to achieve a natural look in loose and pressed powders
    • Adds a luxurious velvety aesthetic to powders and skincare/suncare products
    • Superior soft focus performance compared to synthetic PMMA and polyethylene products
    • Ideal for use as a talc replacement
    • Not a microplastic under ECHA
    • Worldwide approval
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    Features: Binding/Pressing Aid Creamy Feel Improved Flow Improved Texture Mattifier Oil Absorption Payoff Slip Soft Focus/Line FillingShow All Features