Natural Heroes 836. Magnesium Hydroxide (Food Grade)

What is Magnesium Hydroxide?

Magnesium Hydroxide is a versatile product that can be applied in many ways in DIY care products; for instance, it masks odors and gives you an even complexion!

Benefits

Protects dry skin

Magnesium Hydroxide protects the skin against free radicals and plays an important role in cell renewal. If you have sensitive, dry skin, a skincare product containing Magnesium Hydroxide can help soothe and protect the skin.

Acidity in balance

With a pH of 10.3, Magnesium Hydroxide is a basic product that can balance a DIY care product with many acidic ingredients. Magnesium Hydroxide raises the acidity, making your product more suitable for people with sensitive skin that easily gets irritated.

Keeps your products dry

Magnesium Hydroxide molecules absorb water molecules; in other words: the molecules absorb moisture. By incorporating Magnesium Hydroxide into DIY powder products, such as powder deodorant, foundation, or eyeshadow, you prevent your product from clumping. Your product retains its fine structure, making it easy and even to apply to the skin.

Evens out

Magnesium Hydroxide makes products less transparent and gives them opaque properties. Products intended to even out skin and mask skin imperfections often contain Magnesium Hydroxide for this reason. Think of foundation, concealer, or eyeshadow. The great thing is that Magnesium Hydroxide makes your product less transparent but not thicker: the texture of your product remains more or less the same, and your product does not feel heavy on the skin.

Camouflages odors

Magnesium Hydroxide neutralizes body odors and, in combination with ingredients such as Arrowroot Powder, Shea Butter and Coconut Oil, Magnesium Hydroxide can ensure you stay fresh-smelling for a long time without irritating the skin.

How to use it?

Incorporate Magnesium Hydroxide into skincare products such as DIY deodorant, day cream, or body lotion. It is not recommended to use Magnesium Hydroxide undiluted on the skin.

What's so special about it?

Magnesium Hydroxide is a completely natural product with many beneficial properties. Initially, it was widely used in the cosmetics industry for its moisture-absorbing properties, but more and more benefits of magnesium hydroxide are being discovered. You therefore increasingly encounter it as an ingredient in natural care products, such as deodorant or day cream.

pH value of Magnesium hydroxide 

Magnesium hydroxide is often used as a substitute for Baking Soda in deodorant. Like baking soda, it has a basic pH (approximately 10). However, it works differently on the skin. 

Magnesium hydroxide dissolves very little in water. This means it remains on the skin as a protective powder layer and reacts less quickly with moisture or oils. As a result, the pH of the skin changes less drastically than with baking soda.

Magnesium hydroxide has a larger particle size than baking soda. This means it penetrates the skin less easily and remains more on the skin surface. This helps to minimize skin irritation.

Instead of drastically de-acidifying the skin, magnesium hydroxide works by neutralizing odors. It captures acids and bacteria without disturbing the skin's natural balance.

What then is the difference with Baking Soda?

Baking soda has a pH value of approximately 8-9, which is also much higher than the skin's pH. When baking soda is used in a deodorant, it is usually added as a fine powder and does not fully dissolve in a water-free formula.

However, as soon as baking soda comes into contact with moisture, such as sweat or natural oils on the skin, a small reaction occurs. This locally increases the pH on the skin, which can lead to dry skin, irritation, and skin damage.

Baking soda usually has a smaller particle size, allowing it to penetrate the skin more easily. This can intensify irritation, especially for people with sensitive skin.