Dustless powder materials

1. A coated powder material, comprising a powder material having a surface layer that has been

(a) chemically immobilized with one or more surface-active agents by forming a bond between the one or more surface active agents and the surface of the powder material via a water-soluble salt of a polyvalent metal, and

(b) coated with an oil,

wherein

the one or more surface-active agents are present in an amount of at least about 0.1% by weight, based on the powder material;

the oil is selected from the group consisting of dimethicone, mineral oil, isostearyl neopentanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, and mixtures thereof, and is present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 180% by weight, based on the powder material;

the combined weight percentage of the one or more surface-active agents and oil is at least about 4.0% by weight, based on the powder material;

the coated powder material is classified as powdery;

the one or more surface-active agents is selected from one or more of the group consisting of silane, galacturonic acid, glucarolactone, gallic acid, glucoheptanoic acid, 12-hydroxystearic acid, laurylamidobetaine, stearyl amphoacetate, lauryl amphopropionate, stearyl amphopropionate, sodium myristoyl sarosinate, disodium stearoyl glutamate, isostearyl sebacic acid, and combinations thereof;

and

the oil-absorption value of the coated powder material ranges from about 0.10 to about 0.64 gram of oil per gram of the powder material.

2. The coated powder material of claim 1 , wherein the one or more surface-active agents are present in an amount ranging from about 1.0 to about 60% by weight, based on the powder material.

3. The coated powder material of claim 2 , wherein the one or more surface-active agents are present in an amount ranging from about 3.0 to about 30% by weight, based on the powder material.

4. The coated powder material of claim 1 , wherein the oil is present in an amount ranging from about 3.0 to about 120% by weight, based on the powder material.

5. The coated powder material of claim 4 , wherein the oil is present in an amount ranging from about 5.0 to about 60% by weight, based on the powder material.

6. The coated powder material of claim 1 , wherein the combined weight percentage of the one or more surface-active agents and oil ranges from 4.0 to about 150% by weight, based on the powder material.

7. The coated powder material of claim 6 , wherein the combined weight percentage of the one or more surface-active agents and oil ranges from about 8.0 to about 90% by weight, based on the powder material.

8. The coated powder material of claim 1 , wherein the powder material is a pigment.

9. The coated powder material of claim 8 , wherein the pigment is selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxides, zinc oxides, zirconium dioxides, iron oxides, ultramarine blues, mica, talc, chromium oxides, magnesium silicate, and aluminum silicate.

10. The coated powder material of claim 1 , wherein the powder material is in the form of beads.

11. The coated powder material of claim 10 , wherein the beads are aluminum/magnesium silicate beads, silica beads, nylon beads, or a combination thereof.

12. The coated powder material of claim 1 , wherein the powder material is a material selected from the group consisting of carbon black, cellulose, urethane, styrene, polyolefin, polyethylene, polyamide, acrylate, calcium carbonate, zeolite, fumed silica, metal powder, ceramic powder, and zirconium.

13. A cosmetic product comprising the coated powder material of claim 1 .

14. A process for preparing a coated powder material, comprising:

a. introducing a powder material

b. chemically immobilizing the powder material with one or more surface-active agents by bonding the one or more surface-active agents to the surface of the powder material by the addition of a water-soluble salt of a polyvalent metal, the one or more surface-active agents is selected from one or more of the group consisting of silane, galacturonic acid, glucarolactone, gallic acid, glucoheptanoic acid, 12-hydroxystearic acid, laurylamidobetaine, stearyl amphoacetate, lauryl amphopropionate, stearyl amphopropionate, sodium myristoyl sarosinate, disodium stearoyl glutamate, isostearyl sebacic acid, and combinations thereof and

c. coating the chemically immobilized powder material with an oil selected from the group consisting of dimethicone, mineral oil, isostearyl neopentanoate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, and mixtures thereof,

wherein the one or more surface-active agents are present in an amount of about 0.1% or more by weight, based on the powder material; the oil is present in an amount ranging from about 0.1 to 180% by weight, based on the powder material; and the combined weight percentage of the one or more surface-active agents and oil is about 4.0% or more by weigh, based on the powder material and the oil-absorption value of the coated powder material ranges from about 0.10 to 0.64 gram of oil per gram of the powder material.

15. The process of claim 14 , wherein the one or more surface-active agents are present in an amount ranging from about 1.0 to about 60% by weight, based on the powder material.

16. The process of claim 15 , wherein the one or more surface-active agents are present in an amount ranging from at least about 3.0 to about 30% by weight, based on the powder material.

17. The process of claim 14 , wherein the oil is present in an amount ranging from about 3.0 to about 120% by weight, based on the powder material.

18. The process of claim 17 , wherein the oil is present in an amount ranging from about 5.0 to about 60% by weight, based on the powder material.

19. The process of claim 14 , wherein the combined weight percentage of the one or more surface-active agents and oil ranges from 4.0 to about 150% by weight, based on the powder material.

20. The process of claim 19 , wherein the combined weight percentage of the one or more surface-active agents and oil ranges from about 8.0 to about 90% by weight, based on the powder material.