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free skin care · Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:54 am

Skippie wrote:

JJ,

Thanks for your help. Another question - where do you buy the hydrolyzed pearl powder? I noticed on the other thread that you take pearl powder internally. Are you using the same powder for your cream?

You're so welcome - this is where I buy mine:

http://www.tkbtrading.com/item.php?item_id=314

$7.00 for an ounce; however they have a $19.50 minimum order requirement. This is the hydrolyzed pearl powder that is water-soluble. It is the kind that is taken internally, so you could order this to use as a cosmetic ingredient and/or as a supplement. An ounce goes a very long way when used as a skincare ingredient.

I will do this next time. This time, I ordered other things to meet the $19.50 requirement, and I ordered my pearl powder capsules elsewhere. This is a good link about the therapeutic and beauty benefits of pearl powder, oral dosage, etc.:

http://chinesepearlpowder.com/default.aspx

JJ Smile

free skin care · Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:39 am

Hi, Skippie! Yes, more pearl powder will give you a matte texture. It's a strong mattifier, so I would add about 1/4 teaspoon at a time mixed in about a teaspoon of your already-made cream. I would think 1/4 tsp. would be all you need to get the results you want, but if you do this and it's still shiny, do the same thing once again. That would give you a total of one entire teaspoon of pearl powder in this cream, and I can't imagine that you would need more than that.

BTW, have you ever made a pearl toner using just the pearl powder and distilled water? It's amazing and the water itself has a silky feel. I have a little one-ounce bottle that I use for this. I put 1/4 - 1/2 tsp. of pearl powder into 2 Tablespoons distilled water and shake well. I keep this in the refrigerator, but you could add a drop or two of Germaben or Optiphen and leave it out on the counter.

JJ Smile

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