Calcium Sodium Borosilicate

Calcium sodium borosilicate is a glassy, mineral powder made from calcium, sodium, boron, and silica. In color cosmetics and nail products, it gives a radiant shimmer and soft-focus diffusion for sparkle and dimension.
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Ingredient Snapshot

Overview
A glass-based pigment that adds shimmer and blurs texture.
Category
Color
Type
Pigment

Ingredient Ratings

Overall Rating

Great

Comedogenic Risk

None

Skin Benefits

Delivers a radiant sheen while subtly blurring uneven texture for a smoother-looking complexion, and amplifies brightness for a more striking glow.

Uses In Skincare & Cosmetics

Common in pressed highlighters, eye shadows, nail polishes, and lip topcoats to create twinkling effects, and also used in loose pigments and finishing powders for a veil of radiance.

Comedogenic Rating

This ingredient is not typically evaluated for comedogenicity, and no standardized rating is available.

Safety

Generally well tolerated and considered inert; irritation is uncommon. Avoid getting larger particles into the eye and minimize inhalation of loose powders.

Is Calcium Sodium Borosilicate a Good Ingredient?

This inert, photostable glass pigment reliably delivers shimmer and soft-focus effects with very low irritation potential and excellent stability in formulas, which is what earns it a Great rating.

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