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Bichroma Purple

Professional Satin Pigment for Flawless, High-Coverage Color

INCI Name: Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Ultramarine Blue, Magnesium Stearate

Achieve elegant, soft purple color with Bichroma Purple, a high-performance satin pigment for cosmetic manufacturing. Featuring a bismuth oxychloride and mica base, it delivers outstanding coverage and hiding power, creating a soft veil of color that blurs imperfections. This TiO2-free pigment is ideal for creating luxurious eyeshadows, face powders, and nail lacquers with a flawless satin finish.

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Perfect For These Applications

Other cosmetic uses possible—contact us for formulation guidance.

Pressed Powder Eyeshadow
Provides exceptional press-ability and a creamy texture due to its bismuth oxychloride base, resulting in a smooth, high-adhesion satin finish.
Loose Finishing & Setting Powders
Offers superior soft-focus properties and coverage, helping to minimize the appearance of imperfections with a subtle satin glow.
Cream-to-Powder Foundations & Blushes
Blends seamlessly into anhydrous formulas to provide buildable coverage and a velvety, non-greasy feel upon application.
Anhydrous 'Putty' Highlighters
Integrates perfectly into silicone-based 'putty' textures for a unique satin-sheen highlight with a soft, cushiony feel.
Solvent-Based Nail Lacquers
Delivers excellent suspension and a uniform laydown of color for an elegant, full-coverage satin purple nail polish.
Gel Nail Polish Systems
Provides stable, vibrant color in UV/LED gel systems, ensuring a consistent and sophisticated satin manicure.

Performance & Formulation Insights for Bichroma Purple

The Science of Soft-Focus Satin

Bichroma Purple creates its signature satin effect and exceptional coverage by coating a fine-particle mica with Bismuth Oxychloride (BiOCl) and Ultramarine Blue. The highly crystalline, platelet structure of BiOCl scatters light to produce a natural-looking luster and a soft-focus effect that subtly blurs fine lines and texture. This layered approach yields a deep, elegant purple with a smooth, non-glittery finish.

Advanced Formulation Benefits of Bismuth Oxychloride

The inclusion of BiOCl is central to Bichroma Purple’s performance. It imparts a uniquely luxurious, creamy skin feel and significantly enhances adhesion for long-wear applications. In pressed powder systems, BiOCl provides excellent binding properties, enabling smooth pressing, low fallout, and a velvety payoff that consumers associate with premium formulations.

Key Formulation Benefits

  • Outstanding Coverage: Delivers impressive hiding power, creating a soft veil of color that helps conceal imperfections for a flawless finish.
  • Elegant Satin Effect: Provides a smooth, subtle luster without sparkle—ideal for sophisticated matte and satin cosmetic lines.
  • Luxurious Skin Feel: The BiOCl base imparts a creamy, soft, high-adhesion texture for comfortable, long-lasting wear.
  • Clean Beauty Compliant: Formulated TiO2-free, vegan, and cruelty-free to support modern clean beauty standards.
  • High Versatility: Engineered for performance in pressed and loose powders, anhydrous creams, and solvent-based nail systems.
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Line/Series
Bichroma
INCI Name
Bismuth Oxychloride, Mica, Ultramarine Blue, Magnesium Stearate
Physical Product Color
Purple
Color Effect
Effect Type
Satin
Material Type
Bismuth Oxychloride, Natural Mica, Powder
Certifications
TiO2 Free, Vegan & Cruelty Free
Particle Size
17-22 μm
Applications
Eye, Face, Nail

Frequently Asked Questions About Bichroma Purple

Its unique finish comes from Bismuth Oxychloride coated on a mica substrate, which provides a soft, pearlescent luster without the sparkle of larger interference pigments.
Yes. Bichroma Purple is formulated without titanium dioxide and is certified vegan and cruelty-free, making it ideal for clean beauty product lines.
No. Due to the inclusion of Ultramarine Blue (CI 77007), this pigment is not approved by the FDA for use in lip products in the United States.
The particle size ranges from 17–22 μm, ensuring a smooth texture, excellent skin feel, and great coverage without grittiness.
It performs exceptionally well. The bismuth oxychloride provides natural binding properties, enabling excellent press-ability, low fallout, and a creamy feel in the final product.
Yes. It is designed for outstanding coverage and hiding power, making it an excellent choice for foundations, concealers, and single-swipe eyeshadows.

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