Bentonite is used in paint, enamel, printing ink, and oil paint because they have the characteristic of absorbing colors and dyes. Bentonite is fine-grained enough to form a continuous suspension. Desire results are obtained by mixing 1 unit of bentonite with 20 units of water together with the addition of chalk to give the desired viscosity in watery and whitewashed. 5% bentonite is also added to improve the suspension properties of the oil dyes. Sodium bentonite is the reason for being preferred in the paint industry due to its ability to form suspensions continuously at high speed.