Database/Colorant/CI 77713
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is CI 77713 natural?

Yes. Magnesium carbonate is a mined or precipitated natural mineral; both the magnesium and carbonate parts count as natural origin.

INCI nameCI 77713
CAS546-93-0
FormulaCMgO3 · 84.31 Da
FunctionColorant
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How we scored it

Magnesium carbonate, natural mineral -> 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 77713 is magnesium carbonate, sourced from natural magnesite mineral or precipitated from magnesium salts. Both the magnesium and carbonate portions are natural-origin per ISO 16128.

In plain English

The colour index name for magnesium carbonate, a natural mineral. Used as a white pigment, bulking agent and absorbent in powders and colour cosmetics.

CosIng definition: CI 77713 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour (see also INCI: Magnesium Carbonate). It conforms to the formula:

Structure

2D structure of CI 77713

magnesium carbonate

PubChem CID 11029 ↗

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 77713. PubChem CID 11029. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 77713. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 77713. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2077713