The present invention relates to skin care compositions comprising one or more inorganic particulate materials selected from the group consisting of delaminated talc, delaminated bentonite, an alkaline earth metal carbonate or sulphate, such as calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, dolomite, gypsum, a hydrous kandite clay such as delaminated kaolin, halloysite or ball clay, an anhydrous or calcined kandite clay such as metakaolin or fully calcined kaolin, mica, perlite or diatomaceous earth, or magnesium hydroxide, or aluminium trihydrate, or combinations thereof and/for wherein the inorganic particulate material has a BET surface area of least about 10.0 m2/g. The present invention further extends to the use of such compositions.
