How we scored it
Mixed iron-titanium oxide from TiO2 plus iron oxides fired together; all mineral, no organic mass. 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
Titanium dioxide and iron oxides, from mined or refined ores, are heated at high temperature to form a mixed oxide pigment. A natural ilmenite-type mineral is the equivalent.
In plain English
A dark inorganic pigment made by heating titanium dioxide and iron oxides together. It provides colour and opacity in make-up and is made entirely from mineral sources.
CosIng definition: Iron Titanium Oxide is the inorganic compound prepared by heating Titanium Dioxide and Iron Oxides at high temperature.
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.
- 2IRON TITANIUM OXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3IRON TITANIUM OXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=IRON%20TITANIUM%20OXIDE