How we scored it
Aluminium silicate coloured with ferric oxide; both the silicate clay and the iron oxide are mineral fragments, natural origin.
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 coating or co-precipitating aluminium silicate clay with ferric oxide to form a mineral-based colour pigment. It is a processed mineral, natural origin under ISO 16128.
In plain English
A mineral-based colour pigment made from aluminium silicate clay coloured with iron oxide. Used to add earthy tones to makeup products.
CosIng definition: CI 77015 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It consists of aluminum silicate coloured with ferric oxide and conforms to the formula:
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.
- 2CI 77015. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CI 77015. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2077015