How we scored it
Lapis Lazuli is a natural rock (lazurite/sodalite/calcite/pyrite); mineral rock = 1.0. Attached formula/CAS (CaF6Si) is a mismatched PubChem entry, not this substance — description used instead.
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
Mined natural rock composed chiefly of lazurite with sodalite, calcite and pyrite. No synthetic alternative is used in cosmetics.
In plain English
A deep-blue mineral rock, mined and ground into powder. Used as a gentle abrasive or colourant in cosmetics. Comes straight from the earth with no chemical processing.
CosIng definition: Lapis Lazuli is a rock consisting chiefly of lazurite, sodalite, calcite and pyrite
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.
- 2LAPIS LAZULI. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3LAPIS LAZULI. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LAPIS%20LAZULI