Database/Skin Conditioning/Ferrous Lactate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Ferrous Lactate natural?

Yes. Iron is a natural mineral ion and lactate is a fermentation product of plant sugars.

INCI nameFerrous Lactate
CAS5905-52-2
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by neutralising fermentation-derived lactic acid with an…

How we scored it

Fe2+ (mineral ion, natural) + 2x lactate C3H5O3 (fermentation) = 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

Made by neutralising fermentation-derived lactic acid with an iron(II) base. No significant alternative route exists.

In plain English

An iron salt of lactic acid, used for skin conditioning. The iron is mineral and the lactic acid comes from fermentation of plant sugars.

Structure

2D structure of Ferrous Lactate

PubChem CID 22197 ↗

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. 2Ferrous Lactate. PubChem CID 22197. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3FERROUS LACTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4FERROUS LACTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=FERROUS%20LACTATE