Database/Colorant/CI 77120
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is CI 77120 natural?

Yes. An inorganic barium sulfate mineral pigment; minerals are scored 1.0 under ISO 16128 regardless of purification method.

INCI nameCI 77120
CAS7727-43-7
FormulaBaO4S · 233.39 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockCI 77120 is barium sulfate, produced from the…

How we scored it

Barium sulfate, inorganic mineral pigment convention = 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

CI 77120 is barium sulfate, produced from the mineral barite or by precipitation from barium and sulfate sources. It is classed as a natural-origin mineral pigment under ISO 16128.

In plain English

A white mineral pigment, barium sulfate, used as a colorant. It comes from a naturally occurring mineral rather than from petroleum.

CosIng definition: CI 77120 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It conforms generally to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of CI 77120

barium(2+) sulfate

PubChem CID 24414 ↗

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. 2CI 77120. PubChem CID 24414. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 77120. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 77120. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2077120