How we scored it
Manufactured glass from calcium, titanium, boron and silica mineral raw materials = 1.0; mineral origin under ISO 16128 is not disqualified by manufacturing.
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 together calcium, titanium, boron and silicon mineral raw materials into a glass. Synthesis from minerals does not disqualify ISO 16128 mineral-origin status.
In plain English
A finely milled glass used to add shimmer and light-reflecting sparkle to makeup. It is manufactured by melting calcium, titanium, boron and silica mineral raw materials together.
CosIng definition: Calcium Titanium Borosilicate is a glass consisting essentially of calcium and titanium borosiliates
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 TITANIUM BOROSILICATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CALCIUM%20TITANIUM%20BOROSILICATE