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2. The Best Hair Clays for More Definition and Texture - AOL

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   Hair clay formulas leave a natural, matte finish in you hair that helps bring out the texture. Shop our top 15 picks of 2023, from Moroccanoil to Jack Black. ... Clay Pomade. Kaolin and bentonite ...

3. Bentonite - Wikipedia

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   Bentonite layers from an ancient deposit of weathered volcanic ash tuff in Wyoming Gray shale and bentonites (Benton Shale; Colorado Springs, Colorado). Bentonite (/ ˈ b ɛ n t ə n aɪ t / BEN-tə-nyte) [1] [2] is an absorbent swelling clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite (a type of smectite) which can either be Na-montmorillonite or Ca-montmorillonite.

4. Ayilo - Wikipedia

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   Ayilo, also known as ayilor, hyile,[ 1] and ferinkasa, is a Ghanaian term for bentonite clay. [ 2][ 3] It is a baked solid white clay usually taken by pregnant women. [ 4][ 5] They are usually baked into egg-shaped balls. [ 6] Ewes call it agatawoe/agatawe, Gas called it ayilo, English call it kaolin and the Akans call it shirew/shile. [ 7][ 8]

5. Medicinal clay - Wikipedia

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   Bentonite-type clay has been used to treat infections, indigestion, and other medical problems by both applying wet clay topically to the skin as a poultice, and by ingesting it. Bentonite has been prescribed as a bulk laxative, and it is also used as a base for many dermatologic formulas. [30]

6. Fuller's earth - Wikipedia

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   Fuller's earth is a term for various clays used as an absorbent, filter, or bleaching agent. Products labeled fuller's earth typically consist of palygorskite (also known as attapulgite) or bentonite. [ 1] Primary modern uses include as absorbents for oil, grease, and animal waste (cat litter), and as a carrier for pesticides and fertilizers.

7. Thickening agent - Wikipedia

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   Clays - attapulgite which also disperses suspensions, bentonite (both flocculating and non-flocculating), and other montmorillonite clays. Usually clays, when dry, exist as a very fine powder, facilitating dispersion and compatibility with other ingredients. Clays generally make matte surfaces, in spite of their fine particulate nature.

8. Montmorillonite - Wikipedia

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   Montmorillonite is a very soft phyllosilicate group of minerals that form when they precipitate from water solution as microscopic crystals, known as clay. It is named after Montmorillon in France. Montmorillonite, a member of the smectite group, is a 2:1 clay, meaning that it has two tetrahedral sheets of silica sandwiching a central ...

9. Smectite - Wikipedia

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   Smectite. A smectite (from Ancient Greek σμηκτός (smēktós) 'lubricated'; from σμηκτρίς (smēktrís) 'walker's earth, fuller's earth '; lit. 'rubbing earth; earth that has the property of cleaning') [ 1] is a mineral mixture of various swelling sheet silicates ( phyllosilicates ), which have a three-layer 2:1 (TOT) structure and ...