Beyond cosmetics, mica powder finds its way into the crafts and art sectors. Artists use it to add depth and brilliance to paintings, handmade papers, and resin crafts. The natural glow of mica enhances the overall aesthetics, providing artworks with an eye-catching brilliance that captures the light beautifully. Furthermore, it can be used in soap making, where it not only contributes color but also adds a luxurious touch to the final product.
Mica is a very common rock-forming mineral, widely distributed in crystalline rocks. Its general chemical formula can be expressed as:
Mica powder is not only favored for its aesthetic properties but also for its beneficial characteristics
Mica has a wide range of uses, in ancient China, it is often used to do traditional Chinese medicine, the ancients even think that taking mica: a year to remove all diseases (heavy metal poisoning), three years of long service, husband into a boy (body scrap), Zhongshan uncle Qing suit, over time can become a cloud (soul ascension). However, in the era without glass, the transparency of mica makes it a better decorative material, for example, we are familiar with the mica screen candle shadow deep, the river gradually falling Xiaoxing sink. Mica screen is low, tassel tent is small and mica calf car.
In many regions, food safety authorities such as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) closely monitor food additives, including colorants. For a pigment to be considered safe for food use, it must undergo rigorous testing to determine its potential health impacts. Many mica-based pigments are generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for food use, provided they adhere to specified guidelines regarding purity and composition.
In addition, lepidolite and ferrolepidolite can also be used as mineral raw materials for extracting lithium.