How we scored it
Mica-group rock-forming mineral per CosIng description; mica is explicitly natural origin.
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
Mined from natural mica-group mineral deposits and milled to powder. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A natural mica mineral, ground fine and used to bulk out and thicken powders. Mined and milled rock, no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Micaite, rock-forming material of the mica-group
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.
- 2BIOTITE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3BIOTITE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BIOTITE