How we scored it
Calcium phosphate mineral, matching bone/tooth mineral; calcium and phosphate both 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
Calcium hydroxyapatite is a calcium phosphate mineral identical to the mineral phase of bone and teeth. It is classed as natural/mineral origin.
In plain English
A mineral form of calcium phosphate, the same mineral found in bone and teeth, used here to condition skin. It is classed as a natural-origin mineral.
CosIng definition: Calcium Hydroxyapatite is the mineral
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 HYDROXYAPATITE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CALCIUM HYDROXYAPATITE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20HYDROXYAPATITE