Pharma Bento Health®
Pharma Bento Health® is a pharmaceutical grade, selectively mined and specially treated sodium bentonite (smectite) compliant with the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur. 8.2).
In cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, bentonite (smectite) is used as a binder, suspending agent, stabilizer and viscosifier suitable for use in all organic and natural products.
Pharma Bento Health® has a complete absence of microbiology. (Aerobic bacteria, yeasts and moulds, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Enterobacteriaceae).
Pharma Bento Health® undergoes a multi-stage processing that ensures sterile microbiology.
Pharma Bento Health® contains no traces of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg).
In its mineralogical structure, lead (Pb) and all metals in bentonite are expressed as oxides, which are complex in the mineral.