Database/Skin Conditioning/Magnesium Aspartate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Magnesium Aspartate natural?

Yes. Magnesium salt of the amino acid aspartic acid; both fragments are natural-origin.

INCI nameMagnesium Aspartate
CAS2068-80-6
FormulaC8H20MgN2O12 · 360.56 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by neutralising fermentation-derived aspartic acid with a…

How we scored it

Aspartic acid (fermentation amino acid, natural) + Mg2+ (mineral, natural) → 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

Made by neutralising fermentation-derived aspartic acid with a magnesium mineral source. No petrochemical route is used.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning ingredient combining mineral magnesium with aspartic acid, an amino acid typically produced by fermentation. Used in skincare formulas for its conditioning effect.

Structure

2D structure of Magnesium Aspartate

magnesium;bis((2S)-2-amino-4-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoate);tetrahydrate

PubChem CID 56841975 ↗

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. 2Magnesium Aspartate. PubChem CID 56841975. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MAGNESIUM ASPARTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNESIUM%20ASPARTATE