Clay 

Clay in pharmacy

Clay is a natural volcanic earth used for curative purposes, it is a natural source of minerals and trace elements (especially silica, aluminum silicates, magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, copper , Zinc, selenium, cobalt, manganese ...) that it contains in varying proportions. Clay is a variety of clay rocks that can be of different colors (green, red, blue, yellow, gray, white, brown, pink ...). Its color varies according to iron oxide (limonite) It contains.

• Green or blue, illite is very absorbent. It is used for decongesting and cleansing, and does wonders in poultice against joint and muscular pains.
• Yellow, green, blue, red or pink, montmorillonite is very adsorbent. It gently extracts impurities. It is the basic ingredient of beauty masks.
• White, kaolinite, or kaolin, is less active than the others. It is used alone in softening and lightening care, or combined with montmorillonite in matifying and absorbing care.

White clay is softer than green. The white clay has softening effect on the skin and the green clay is more suitable for oily skin.