How we scored it
Inorganic manganese phosphate pigment; metal ion and phosphate group are both mineral-derived fragments, fully natural origin per mineral-salt convention.
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 precipitating manganese salts with phosphate to form an inorganic pigment used in colour cosmetics. It is a synthesised mineral rather than mined directly, but classes as natural/mineral origin like other CI 77xxx pigments.
In plain English
A mineral-based pigment used to add colour to makeup products such as eyeshadow and lipstick. It's made from manganese and phosphate, both mineral-derived ingredients.
CosIng definition: CI 77745 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It conforms to the formula:
Structure
manganese(2+) phosphate
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 77745. PubChem CID 159262. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CI 77745. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CI 77745. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2077745