Silver Borosilicate

Silver Borosilicate

AKA “Silver Glass, Borosilicate Glass with Silver”

Skin Conditioning

Ingredient Facts

Silver borosilicate

AKA: Silver Glass, Borosilicate Glass with Silver

Skin Conditioning · Antimicrobial · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Preservative

Skin Conditioner

Not Clean

Silver oxide, reaction products with boron oxide, silica and sodium oxide

Form

Powder

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Functions

Antimicrobial

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Skin Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Fights acne

Causing bacteria

Locks in moisture

Traditional Use

Developed in the 20th century as a modern antimicrobial agent; silver has been used historically for its antibacterial properties (silver vessels were used to store water and wine), but this specific borosilicate form is a contemporary cosmetic innovation without traditional use.