How we scored it
CaF2 mineral, both calcium and fluoride are natural-origin mineral ions. 78/78 = 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
Calcium fluoride is a mineral salt corresponding to the naturally occurring mineral fluorite. It is classed as natural/mineral origin under ISO 16128 regardless of whether it is mined or synthesised.
In plain English
A mineral ingredient used in oral-care products to help protect teeth. It is the same mineral found in the rock fluorite and is classed as a natural-origin mineral.
Structure
calcium difluoride
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.
- 2Calcium Fluoride. PubChem CID 84512. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CALCIUM FLUORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CALCIUM FLUORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20FLUORIDE