Sodium Magnesium Silicate
What Sodium Magnesium Silicate is & what it does
A mineral thickener used to suspend particles and stabilize emulsions, giving a smooth, creamy body. It also adds a soft feel.
What does Sodium Magnesium Silicate do in skincare?
Sodium Magnesium Silicate is used mainly as a thickening and stabilizing agent. In creams, gels, and sunscreens it helps adjust texture and viscosity and can keep other ingredients evenly suspended. It is a structuring ingredient rather than an active.
Is Sodium Magnesium Silicate comedogenic?
As a mineral silicate used to modify texture, it is not generally associated with clogging pores, though individual reactions can vary. Anyone prone to breakouts can patch test a product, since pore-clogging potential also depends on the full formula.
Is Sodium Magnesium Silicate natural or synthetic?
It is a mineral-based silicate compound. Such silicates can be sourced from natural mineral materials or manufactured synthetically, and they are typically purified or processed before use in cosmetics.
Sunscreens with Sodium Magnesium Silicate
We rate 6 sunscreens that contain it:
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HighDroxy D Light Fluid Spf 25
91/100
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ETETE Soft Sun Cream SPF 50+ PA+++
75/100
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Soraya Dermal Renewal Moisturizing Day Cream SPF 15
72/100
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Soraya Dermal Renewal Smoothing Day Cream SPF 15
72/100
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Shiseido Uv Protective Compact Light Ocre
62/100
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Clé de Peau Beauté Concealer Broad Spectrum SPF 25
49/100