🎯 At a Glance
🔬 How It Actually Works
A highly abundant, naturally occurring mineral. In cosmetics, it is milled into microscopic, spherical powders that aggressively absorb oil and scatter light to blur wrinkles.
💖 Why your skin loves it
Mattifies oily skin instantly, blurs pores, and thickens formulas.
💡 Pro Tip
The primary ingredient in "HD" or transparent setting powders.
⚖️ Myth vs. Fact
The Myth
It causes silicosis (lung disease).
The Science
Cosmetic amorphous silica is entirely different from the crystalline silica dust that causes industrial lung diseases.
