How we scored it
Sintered glass of Si, B, Na, Ca, Al, Cu oxides; all mineral origin; 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Dominant route sinters mineral oxides (silica, borate, soda, lime, alumina, copper oxide) and crushes the resulting glass. No organic feedstock is involved.
In plain English
A fine glass powder containing copper, used as a deodorant ingredient in some products. It is made by melting mineral oxides of silicon, boron, sodium, calcium, aluminium and copper, then crushing the glass.
CosIng definition: Aluminum Calcium Copper Sodium Borosilicate is the product made by the sintering and subsequent crushing of the oxides of silicon, boron, sodium, calcium, aluminum and copper.
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2ALUMINUM CALCIUM COPPER SODIUM BOROSILICATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3ALUMINUM CALCIUM COPPER SODIUM BOROSILICATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ALUMINUM%20CALCIUM%20COPPER%20SODIUM%20BOROSILICATE