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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Cobalt Titanium Oxide natural?

Yes. Cobalt and titanium oxides are derived from mineral ores and, like titanium dioxide and iron oxides, count as natural-origin minerals under ISO 16128.

INCI nameCobalt Titanium Oxide
CAS12017-38-8
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockDominant route calcines cobalt oxide with titanium dioxide…

How we scored it

Inorganic cobalt-titanium mixed oxide; metal ions and oxide are mineral origin, no organic fragments, so 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

Dominant route calcines cobalt oxide with titanium dioxide at high temperature to form a mixed-oxide solid. No organic or petrochemical fragments are involved.

In plain English

An inorganic mixed oxide of cobalt and titanium, best known as a mineral pigment, though listed here for skin conditioning. It is made by heating metal oxides from mineral ores.

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. 2COBALT TITANIUM OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3COBALT TITANIUM OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=COBALT%20TITANIUM%20OXIDE