Fuller's earth can be found in skin care products, such as facial clays and masks used to fight wrinkles and treat acne. It's also used in cosmetics to bind other ingredients, to keep other powders from caking together, to provide gentle exfoliating properties, or to otherwise stabilize products.
decontamination of clothing and equipment used by servicemen and emergency personnel. special effects in films. gut absorbent used to treat poisoning by herbicides and other toxins. industrial cleaner, used to clean marble and absorb gasoline and oil spills.
Specific properties of bentonite clay have made them a valuable material in different process industries. Easy availability, low price and their effectiveness are the major factors which made fuller's earth, an adsorbent in cooking oil manufacturing industry. Textural characteristics of fuller's earth play an important role in its performance.