magnesium silicate
Talcum powder base
Magnesium silicate is a chemical compound of magnesium, silicon, and oxygen that occurs naturally in minerals like talc and asbestos.
In purified form, it appears as a fine white powder used as an anti-caking agent in foods, a filler in pharmaceuticals, and a component in ceramics and cosmetics.
Talcum powder is largely magnesium silicate.
- talcHydrated magnesium silicate
- soapstoneSoft metamorphic rock
- silky smoothSoft and lustrous
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- aluminaOxide of a light metal
heat resistant · contact metamorphism · rock formation · heat resistance · cosmetics · silky · powder · white powder · igneous rocks · smooth · white · chalky · gym chalk · soft · ceramic · heatproof · clay · lubricant
- food additivesemulsifiers, artificial sweeteners, colorants, lecithin, MSG
- magnesium compoundsmagnesite, magnesia, milk of magnesia, Epsom salt
- mineral fillerstalc, kaolin, calcium carbonate, silica, mica
- silicatessilica, silicates, quartz, pyroxene, amphibole
- talc-relatedtalcum, talcum powder
- calcium compoundscalcium carbonate, calcium chloride, calcium phosphate, calcite, quicklime