How we scored it
Titanium dioxide mineral pigment; this site fixes Titanium Dioxide at 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
Refined from titanium-bearing ore (ilmenite or rutile) via the sulfate or chloride process to high-purity TiO2 pigment. No synthetic alternative exists since it is element-based.
In plain English
Titanium dioxide, a white mineral pigment used to whiten products and provide sun protection. Refined from naturally mined titanium ore.
CosIng definition: CI 77891 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour (see also INCI: Titanium dioxide). It conforms to the formula
Structure
dioxotitanium
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 77891. PubChem CID 26042. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3CI 77891. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4CI 77891. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2077891