Magnesium Myristate

Magnesium Myristate – The Secret to Silky Scrubs and Perfect Mineral Makeup
INCI: Magnesium Myristate

Finally, sugar and salt scrubs that glide like expensive cream rather than feel like sandpaper.

This ultra-fine, snow-white powder is the professional formulator’s trick for turning heavy, draggy scrubs into luxurious, buttery-smooth emulsions that rinse clean with zero greasy residue. Magnesium myristate works as a natural texture enhancer, opacifier, and adhesion booster—your scrubs will feel noticeably silkier the moment you add it.

Why Wixy Soap makers swear by it:  
- Dramatically reduces the “rough drag” of salt and sugar scrubs on skin  
- Gives a soft, matte, velvety finish (no shiny oil slick)  
- Improves cling—scrub stays on your hands instead of falling straight into the tub  
- Boosts opacity for bright white or pastel “whipped” looks  
- Heat-stable up to 80 °C+ (perfect for hot-process scrubs and balms)  
- 100% natural mineral origin, vegan, palm-free  
- Super lightweight—only 2–8 % is needed for a dramatic difference  

Recommended usage:  
- 3–6 % in sugar/salt scrubs (start at 4 % for most recipes)  
- 1–3 % in body butters and lotion bars for added slip  
- Add at cool-down phase; whisk in thoroughly  

Particle size: <10 microns (feels invisible, never gritty)

Yes – Magnesium Myristate is a makeup artist and indie-brand favourite!

In cosmetics, it’s widely used for the same reasons Wixy Soap makers love it in scrubs:

Common makeup uses
- Pressed & loose powders (setting powder, finishing powder, mineral foundation) → gives that soft-focus, velvety feel and helps powder adhere without caking  
- Cream-to-powder products → improves glide and matte finish  
- Eyeshadows (especially matte formulas) → boosts pigmentation payoff and reduces fallout  
- Blushes & bronzers → silky application and longer wear  
- Lip products (matte liquid lipsticks, bullet lipsticks) → reduces drag and gives a soft, diffused look  
- Dry shampoo & root powders → adds slip so it blends invisibly into hair  

Why formulators reach for it
- Natural alternative to talc or boron nitride (similar performance, cleaner label)  
- Excellent oil absorption → extends wear time  
- Improves pressability in pressed powders (acts as a natural binder)  
- Non-nano, vegan, palm-free 
- Feels weightless and luxurious (often described as “cashmere” texture)  

So if you ever decide to branch into mineral makeup, setting powders, or matte lip colours, the exact same magnesium myristate you’re using in your scrubs is already on the ingredient list of high-end brands like RMS, Lily Lolo, Fenty, and Hourglass. One ingredient, two product lines — very cost-effective!

Uncoated, non-nano