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HECTORITE [3 records]

Record 1 2010-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Cosmetology
  • Personal Esthetics
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

An organic modified clay compound that is the reaction products of clays, hectorite and Quaternium-18.

OBS

Quaternium-18: A mixture of quaternary ammonium chloride salts made from fatty acids of tallow.

OBS

In cosmetics and personal care products, they are used in the formulation of lipstick, face makeup, eye shadows, rouge, mascara, skin gels, skin creams, skin lotions, hair care products, and other personal cleanliness products.

Key term(s)
  • Quaternium 18 hectorite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Cosmétologie
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Key term(s)
  • Quaternium 18 hectorite

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A soft, greasy clay mineral that forms near Hector, California (in San Bernardino County).

OBS

The mineral is rare in that it is found primarily in one mine. The chemical composition of hectorite includes : sodium, lithium, magnesium, silicon, hydrogen and oxygen.

OBS

Hectorite is mostly used in making cosmetics, but has uses in chemical and other industrial applications, and is a mineral source for refined lithium metal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Les épaississants minéraux à l'argile naturelle comme la bentonite et l'hectorite ont une structure cristalline en forme de disque comparable mais ils sont environ dix fois plus grands.

Spanish

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Record 3 1977-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mineralogy
OBS

Ghassoulite, which I had defined(MILLOT, 1954) as the magnesian pole of the series being unaware of the existence of stevensite, is in fact intermediate between stevensite and hectorite because of a small amount of Li(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Minéralogie
OBS

La ghassoulite que j'avais définie (MILLOT, 1954) comme le pôle magnésien de la série, dans l'ignorance de l'existence de la stevensite, est, en réalité, intermédiaire entre la stevensite et l'hectorite, en raison d'une faible teneur en lithium (...)

Spanish

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