Database/Barium Sulfate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Barium Sulfate natural?

Yes. Barium and sulfate are both natural mineral feedstocks forming the mineral barite.

INCI nameBarium Sulfate
CAS7727-43-7
FormulaBaO4S · 233.39 Da
FeedstockBarium Sulfate is produced by mining and processing…

How we scored it

Ba2+ + SO4(2-); naturally occurring mineral barite, mined or precipitated inorganic salt => 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

Barium Sulfate is produced by mining and processing the natural mineral barite, or by chemically precipitating barium and sulfate from mineral feedstocks. Either route is mineral in origin.

In plain English

A mineral powder used to add bulk and opacity in cosmetic formulas. It occurs naturally as the mineral barite and is mined or manufactured from mineral feedstock.

Structure

2D structure of Barium Sulfate

barium(2+) sulfate

PubChem CID 24414 ↗

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2Barium Sulfate. PubChem CID 24414. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BARIUM SULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4Barium sulfate. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=Barium%20sulfate