How to Use Starphere CS5-RE602 in Your Formulations
Understanding Starphere CS5-RE602
Starphere CS5-RE602 adds a visual “wow” factor to your toothpaste or oral care product. Think of these red beads as a way to communicate benefits to your customer before they even start brushing. In a crowded market, unique visuals can make a product stand out. These beads are made from silica, a mineral that is a standard and trusted ingredient in most toothpaste formulations. In this case, the silica is formed into small spheres (180–500 μm) and colored with a cosmetic-grade pigment. When mixed into a toothpaste base, they create beautiful, suspended red speckles that don’t dissolve, providing a consistent and stable visual effect.
Formulation Tips
Recommended Usage Rate: 0.5% to 2% is typically sufficient for a noticeable and appealing visual effect. Start low and increase until you achieve the desired speckle density.
When to Add: Always add Starphere CS5-RE602 at the very end of the manufacturing process. Introduce into the finished toothpaste or gel base during the final mixing step using low shear or gentle agitation to preserve bead integrity.
Compatibility: Designed for use in standard oral care bases (sorbitol, glycerin, water) thickened with common gums or polymers. The silica base is inert and won’t react with typical actives like fluoride.
Particle Size Matters: The controlled 180–500 μm size is large enough to be clearly visible yet small enough to avoid grittiness, maintaining a comfortable brushing experience.
Key Formulation Benefits:
- Instant Visual Appeal: Creates vibrant red speckles that make toothpaste look modern, fun, and effective—capturing consumer attention on the shelf.
- Signals Efficacy: Use color to suggest benefits—red for cinnamon flavor, energizing freshness, or plaque-fighting power—reinforcing your product story.
- Formulation Stability: Inert silica matrix resists bleeding and dissolving in typical bases, supporting long-term shelf stability.
- Optimized for Oral Care: Carefully controlled size ensures visibility without unwanted abrasiveness or grittiness during brushing.
- Easy to Incorporate: Simply fold in at cool-down with gentle mixing—no complex processing changes required.
- Safe and Reliable: Built on silica, a trusted oral care ingredient, and colored with cosmetic-grade pigment suitable for toothpaste applications.