How we scored it
Native volcanic clay (aluminosilicate minerals); clays are natural origin under ISO 16128 -> 1.00.
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
Clay is dug from deposits in the Akan Caldera area of Hokkaido, Japan, then dried and milled. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
A natural clay mined in the volcanic Akan area of Hokkaido, Japan, used to condition the skin, typically in masks and cleansers. It is a dug, dried and milled mineral.
CosIng definition: Hokkaido Akan Clay is the native clay obtained from the volcanic zone of Hokkaido Akan Caldera, Japan
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.
- 2HOKKAIDO AKAN CLAY. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3HOKKAIDO AKAN CLAY. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HOKKAIDO%20AKAN%20CLAY