How we scored it
Engineered hectorite-type silicate clay of lithium, magnesium, sodium and silica; all mineral-origin components. 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
Lithium magnesium sodium silicate is a lab-engineered clay chemically equivalent to natural hectorite, built from lithium, magnesium, sodium and silica. It is classed as mineral/natural origin despite being manufactured rather than mined.
In plain English
A lab-manufactured clay mineral used to thicken and stabilise a product's texture. Though engineered rather than mined, it is chemically the same silicate mineral class as natural clays.
CosIng definition: Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate is a synthetic silicate clay consisting mainly of lithium, magnesium and sodium silicates.
Structure
dilithium;hexadecamagnesium;disodium;hexakis(1,3,5,7-tetraoxido-2,4,6,8,9,10-hexaoxa-1,3,5,7-tetrasilatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane);dodecahydroxide
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.
- 2Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate. PubChem CID 71587168. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3LITHIUM MAGNESIUM SODIUM SILICATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4LITHIUM MAGNESIUM SODIUM 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%20SODIUM%20SILICATE