Database/Colorant/Calcium Ferrite
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Calcium Ferrite natural?

Yes. A fired combination of calcium (lime or carbonate) and iron oxide, both mineral-derived, so counted as natural origin under ISO 16128.

INCI nameCalcium Ferrite
CAS12013-33-1
FunctionColorant
FeedstockMade by firing calcium oxide or carbonate with…

How we scored it

Inorganic calcium iron oxide (CaFe2O4 or Ca2Fe2O5): Ca, Fe and O are all mineral, natural 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

Made by firing calcium oxide or carbonate with iron oxide at high temperature. It contains no organic component.

In plain English

A mineral pigment made of calcium and iron oxide, used as a colourant in cosmetics. It is produced by heating natural lime and iron oxide together.

CosIng definition: Calcium Ferrite is the inorganic compound that conforms to the formula

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. 2CALCIUM FERRITE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CALCIUM FERRITE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20FERRITE