Penstia™ powder

Penstia™ powder is a white powder additive for our emulsions, body butters, and makeup to improve slip and feel.

Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol Crosspolymer

Clumpy white powder

3–5%

None

Insoluble

Penstia™ powder makes our products feel more luxurious and higher end—it almost feels a bit like cheating! It adds a silky, creamy feel to emulsions and makeup. It is made up of porous spheres that roll across the skin on application, giving excellent slip. It also helps reduce sensations of tackiness and greasy/oiliness.

No, it’s definitely a luxury ingredient.

Stunning skin feel!

Poor availability.

If you’re looking to improve the slip of a recipe you could try including 1% dimethicone 350 to the oil phase.

If you don’t have Penstia™ powder you can generally leave it out without drastically impacting the recipe. In a lotion you can substitute Penstia™ powder with more water. In a cosmetics you could replace it with more sericite mica.

In emulsions, include it in the cool down phase. It is not heat sensitive (so you could add it at the same time you combine your heated phases if you like), but it will not melt in the oil phase or dissolve in water, and that can be a bit disconcerting if you’re waiting for it to dissolve.

Stored somewhere cool, dark, and dry, Penstia™ powder should last 1.5–2 years.

Try incorporating Penstia™ powder into anything you find sticky!

30g (1oz)

 As of late 2025, both Lotion Crafter & Windy Point have discontinued Penstia™ powder (sob). The only place I’ve found it for sale is now My Skin Recipes.