Pearlescent
Every ingredient in the dictionary that works as a pearlescent — what it is, where it came from, and how long it has been doing the job.
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Bismuth Oxychloride
BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE
A synthetic white that grows as flat, highly reflective crystals, giving the silvery pearl finish which dominated cosmetics for decades before coated mica arrived.
Mica
MICA
A platy potassium aluminium silicate that splits into flakes thin enough to be transparent, supplying the shimmer in most eyeshadows and the substrate for nearly every pearlescent pigment.