SPF Scout · Ingredient
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
What this ingredient generally does
Magnesium Aluminum Silicate is a mineral powder that soaks up moisture and adjusts the product's thickness. It also keeps powders from clumping and makes the formula look more opaque rather than see-through.
Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.
Published formulations that list this ingredient
These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.
Australian Gold Australian Gold Hello Kitty Broad Spectrum SPF 45
SPF 45 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Australian Gold Australian Gold Hello Kitty Mineral Faces Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
Avon AVON ANEW SOLAIRE EVERYDAY FACE PROTECTION BROAD SPECTRUM SPF 50 SUNSCREEN
SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Mitchell Cosmetics, Inc OMIC MINERAL SUNSCREEN
U.S. formulation
Summer Soles, LLC dba Farm House Freash Goods FHF Elevated Shade 100% Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
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Where this information comes from
Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.