How we scored it
All atoms are mineral: Ca2+, Mg2+ and silicate (Si, O). Mineral and mineral-derived salts count as natural origin: 1.00.
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
Dominant route: milling of natural calcium-magnesium silicate minerals, or precipitation of sodium silicate (sand and soda ash) with calcium and magnesium salts. Both routes use only mineral raw materials.
In plain English
A fine mineral powder, a silicate of calcium and magnesium, that soaks up oil and moisture and helps absorb odour in powders and deodorants. It is mined or made from sand, lime and magnesium minerals.
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 MAGNESIUM SILICATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CALCIUM MAGNESIUM SILICATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20MAGNESIUM%20SILICATE