How we scored it
Inorganic chromium hydroxide/oxide pigment; wholly mineral mass, no organic or petrochemical fragment present. 100% 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
CI 77289 is manufactured from mineral chromium compounds precipitated as the hydrated chromium oxide/hydroxide green pigment. No organic synthesis route exists; it is produced and sold only as this inorganic pigment.
In plain English
A mineral-based green pigment used to colour cosmetics. It is manufactured from natural chromium mineral sources rather than being extracted from plants or made from petrochemicals.
CosIng definition: CI 77289 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It 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 77289. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3CI 77289. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2077289