What is it?

• A soft crystal that gives a shimmer to a variety of products

Where is it used?

• Eye shadow
• Lipstick
• Automotive Paint
• Drywall compound

What does it do?

• Gives a reflective property to a product to provide a shimmer

Interesting Facts:

• Mined in scraps, flakes and sheets ( Sheets being harder to come by) this soft crystal has been in the news for the mining practices that involve the utilization of child labor.

Pros/Cons:

Pros:

• Synthetic Mica (Fluorphlogopite) is available on the market
  • This eliminates variations in the product
  • Eliminates the use of child labour
  • Eliminates the risk to workers in the mining process
• Makes everything pretty and shiny

Cons:

• Workers have health problems from inhalation of the Mica dust
• Child labor is often used in the mining process