Hectorite is an important clay mineral, It has a unique structure that allows it to expand into thick “sheets” or layers with water. Bentonite is a commercial term used to describe many different types of clays and although bentonite hectorite is very similar in composition to commercial bentonite, there are some small differences. Bentonite hectorite provides exceptional swelling characteristics at any temperature up to 350°C. This property makes it useful in industrial applications as well as cosmetics .
Hectorite has many unique properties that make it ideal for use in industrial products such as paint, emulsions and cosmetics . Hectorites ability to expand into thick sheet.
Hectorite uses are widely to paints,grease,inks,oil drilling mud and fracking fluids.
Hectorite is a type of Bentonite. Bentonite, commonly referred to as Bentonite organoclay or Bentonite clay , an aluminosilicate mineral that lacks the layered crystal structure typical of clays and other phyllosilicates.