white clay

Kaolin,ite essentially

White clay is clay that fires to a light color, used in ceramics, porcelain, and pottery.

Kaolin is the most common type.

White clay also appears in skincare products and folk remedies for its purported ability to draw out impurities: She applied a white clay mask to her face.

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color of clay

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Iron-oxide-rich earth

brown clay · terra cotta · laterite · red earth · black earth

purity/refinement

white claycommon clay

Unremarkable earthy sediment

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G