Database/Binding/Lithium Magnesium Silicate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Lithium Magnesium Silicate natural?

Yes. Lithium, magnesium and silicate all originate from mineral feedstocks, counted as natural origin under the ISO 16128 mineral convention.

INCI nameLithium Magnesium Silicate
CAS37220-90-9
FormulaLi2Mg2O9Si3 · 290.8 Da
FunctionBinding · Bulking
FeedstockA synthetic or purified hectorite-type clay built from…

How we scored it

Li/Mg silicate clay (hectorite-type); lithium, magnesium and silicate are all mineral-origin fragments → 290.8/290.8 = 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

A synthetic or purified hectorite-type clay built from lithium, magnesium and silica mineral sources. ISO 16128 counts mineral-derived inorganics as natural origin regardless of whether the clay is mined or synthesised from mineral precursors.

In plain English

A clay-type mineral used to thicken, bind and stabilise creams and lotions. It is made from lithium, magnesium and silica minerals.

Structure

2D structure of Lithium Magnesium Silicate

dilithium;dimagnesium;tris(dioxido(oxo)silane)

PubChem CID 169872 ↗

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. 2Lithium Magnesium Silicate. PubChem CID 169872. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3LITHIUM MAGNESIUM SILICATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4LITHIUM MAGNESIUM SILICATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=LITHIUM%20MAGNESIUM%20SILICATE