Mica Based Glitter - Rainbow

New generation, colour shifting glitter that does not contain plastic.
Beautiful pearlescent pigment flakes that sparkle in pastel rainbow colours.
The flakes are nearly transparent when not sparkling.
Suitable for use in place of normal glitter and can be added to most clear mediums that dry, set or cure. 
Non-fading and suitable for exterior applications. 

Certified for cosmetic applications. 

Technology and comparison to normal glitter

New technology has enabled the manufacture of larger synthetic mica flakes which can now be coated in such a way that they sparkle. The driving force behind the development of this technology is to eliminate the plastic that is used in glitter powders.

A normal glitter powder contains plastic and is cut from sheets with all particles having the same size. This product is manufactured by coating synthetic mica flakes that range in size from 500 microns to 1000 microns (0.5 to 1mm) so the flakes naturally have a range of sizes. Previously it has not been possible to manufacture such large size mica particles but the driving force to reduce plastic consumption in Europe has lead to this development.

It does not sparkle exactly like normal glitter and is technically a sparking Pearlescent Pigment. It is more translucent than normal glitter. The dominant sparkle colour is silver but the colour shift effect generates a sparkling range of subtle pastel colours. The translucent nature of the mica flakes gives the glitter its ability to vanish when not viewed at angles or lighting that create sparkle. Conventional glitter particles tend to look like dirt specs when they don't sparkle. 

Wonderful in resin art, general crafts and clear cosmetics. It suspends well in resin without sinking and is awesome simply sprinkled onto wet nail polish. A little goes a really long way.  

Cosmetic Applications of this Mica Based Glitter

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