Database/Bulking/Calcium Sodium Borosilicate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Calcium Sodium Borosilicate natural?

Yes. A borosilicate glass built entirely from mineral oxide feedstocks (silica, borax, lime, soda ash) with no organic/petrochemical content.

INCI nameCalcium Sodium Borosilicate
CAS65997-17-3
FunctionBulking
FeedstockManufactured by melting silica sand, borax, limestone and…

How we scored it

Inorganic glass of Ca, Na, B and Si oxides; whole compound mineral-derived = 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

Manufactured by melting silica sand, borax, limestone and soda ash together into a glass, then grinding it to powder. All feedstocks are mineral in origin.

In plain English

A bulking ingredient made of finely ground glass, used to add smoothness and light-reflecting shimmer to powders and makeup. It is manufactured by melting mineral raw materials together into glass.

CosIng definition: Calcium Sodium Borosilicate is a glass consisting essentially of calcium and sodium borosilicates.

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