Cosmetics gold flakes are made from 24k genuine gold leaf certified by the EU and the US as edible Gold from 22 carats is generally suitable for consumption (= food coloring # E175) and edible silver leaf (= coloring # E174) is a usable additive for chocolates, liqueurs, sweets and pastries. Cosmetic products manufacturers buy these flakes to add a luxury touch to their products.
Flake size:
Usually, sizes 1 and 2 are the best choices for liquid products such as serum and oil perfume. For Gell, soap and cream products use sizes 3.
Flakes size 1 is almost powder, size 2 about 1-2mm, size 3 is about 3-7mm, size 0 is the largest, about 2-5cm. Mixed flakes are combination of 1,2, and 3.
- Made from genuine 24k gold flakes.
- Cosmetics standard.
- Always avoid touching gold flakes with your fingers.
- Avoid breathing over the flakes as this will cause the flakes to fly away.
- Always keep the flakes in a dry place, between 10c and 30c.
- Use the supplied edible gold flakes within three years.
Who buy these gold flakes?
A wide range of businesses buys these flakes to add a touch of luxury to their products, including cosmetics, sweets, honey, and chocolate products manufacturers. In addition, soap makers, artists, and professional artisans. Speciality drinks manufacturers also buy sizes 1 and 2 to add to their drink bottles.
Ingredients:
All our gold flakes and gold leafs contain no chemicals, no vegetal extracts, no anti-oxidants, no bio-additives, no preservatives, and no chelating agents.
Gold Flakes for the cosmetics industry:
Gold is a luxury ingredient for a skincare product. It has intrinsic properties that restore the skin to a healthy state.
24K or 23K?
when the flakes are size 1 and 2, they tend to stick together during the manufacturing process, that is because gold is soft. To get around that problem, gold flakes manufacturers add 1% silver to give the gold flakes some strength so that the flakes do not stick together.