not the quality i expected for the price charged [SEP] i use pearl powder for my facial masks in smoothies i took a chance purchased this brand because of the reviews the packaging looked classy i could not have been more wrong it stayed gritty with tiny hard lumps throughout even after adding any kind of liquidsvery disappointing considering how much they rave about it in the reviews the consistency for my facial masks was terrible i could not get the lumps to smooth out so it made for a very bad mask i cannot speak to the actual ingredients how effective itinternally because i do not have a lab to test it in but it cannot be that great the color is off not the nice white that is consistent in the other brand i buy regularly probably would not purchase again