How we scored it
Natural hydrous copper silicate mineral; minerals count as natural origin regardless of renewability; NOI = 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
Feedstock is mined chrysocolla mineral ore, cleaned and milled to cosmetic grade. There is no synthetic manufacturing route; the mineral is used as found in nature.
In plain English
A blue-green copper-silicate mineral, ground into powder and used as a skin-conditioning ingredient, often in mineral-based cosmetics.
CosIng definition: Chrysocolla is an amorphous mineral consisting chiefly of hydrous copper silicate
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.
- 2CHRYSOCOLLA. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CHRYSOCOLLA. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CHRYSOCOLLA