Artificial Gemstones in Clé de Peau Beauté Face Powder Are A First in Cosmetics

Clé de Peau Beauté this month is rolling out an updated Luminizing Face Enhancer that contains an opal powder made with Kyocera’s Kyoto Opal, marking the first time the artificial gemstones will be used in a cosmetic solution.

“The Luminizing Face Enhancer” has 360-degree radiance due to the unique play of color of Kyocera’s Kyoto Opal technology, giving wearers a lustrous shine as if wearing jewels on their face, said Kyocera.

It is the result of more than 10 years of joint research between Kyocera and Clé de Peau Beauté, a Shiseido-owned brand, to develop a new fine powder suitable for cosmetics.

Developed in 1990, Kyoto Opal is a synthetic opal material created by Kyocera using the company’s unique gemstone synthesis technology on silica particles identical to natural opal. The internal structure is the same as that of natural opal, but it enables processing into various shapes by overcoming natural gems inherent fragility and brittleness, which tend to split and crack. As a result, Kyoto Opal gems can be cut into diverse shapes.

By pulverizing the powder and using it as fine particles, Precious Opal Powder has a variety of sparkle brought about by opal's unique structural color effect, according to Kyocera.