SOME COMMON USES FOR PUMICE IN INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Pumice powder is used for cleaning and polishing circuit boards and preparing other sensitive electronic components.    

Television glass and other critical grinding and polishing applications use carefully graded pumice.

Pumice is used by dental professionals to clean teeth and restore gleam. Pumice is also used in the finishing of dentures.

Pumice makes an excellent tumbling media for precision parts finishing such as buttons and other highly-polished delicate items and parts.

 The softer, gentler abrasion of pumice is replacing the harsh, destructive bite of sand in sensitive high-pressure blasting applications, such as the restorative cleaning of grime and neglect from historic buildings and other constructs.

 The popular process of stone-washing has successfully relied on pumice to get the job done. Light, carefully sized and rounded pumice stones and specially-designed washing machines combine to soften and condition the appearance of stiff denims and other fabrics, imparting that worn-in and comfortable look and feel.

Critical, Ultra-pure Applications

Hess refines a low heavy-mineral pumice, with impurity concentrations of less than 0.3 percent, an enhancement of quality vital for purposes of precision grinding, such as for television glass.

Pumice in Consumer Products

Fine pumice powder has been used to add gentle abrasive cleaning power to hand soaps for many years. Pumice powder is now found in a variety of exfoliating and cleaning products—shower and body gels, heavy duty hand cleansers, facial and foot scrubs, and household cleansers for kitchen and bath surfaces.

SOME COMMON ABRASIVE APPLICATIONS FOR PUMICE IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS

 Pumice sticks in various shapes and sizes are formed, pressed and marketed to consumers and industry to clean tough stains on hard surfaces such as bathroom fixtures, ovens, grills, cast iron cookware, concrete surfaces, tools, and the like. Paint, rust, scale, mineral deposits, and grease are no match for the gentle bite of pumice.

 Creams and soaps containing pumice take the form of facial and body scrubs, with pumice powder acting as a gentle exfoliant to remove dead skin cells, clean pores, and restore skin vibrancy. Pumice-based hand scrubs and soap remove the most stubborn grime without needing harsh chemicals...or a lot of elbow grease, as a light-touch scrubbing is all that is needed for the microscopic surfaces of the pumice to do the job.

 Pumice-based polishes and rubbing compounds gently remove scratches and waxy build-up, restoring a gleaming shine to painted and polished surfaces.