Database/Light Stabilizer/Magnesium Phosphate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Magnesium Phosphate natural?

Yes. Simple inorganic magnesium phosphate salt, mineral-origin under ISO 16128.

INCI nameMagnesium Phosphate
CAS10043-83-1
FormulaMg3O8P2 · 262.86 Da
FunctionLight Stabilizer
FeedstockMagnesium phosphate is produced from mineral phosphate rock…

How we scored it

Mg3(PO4)2 inorganic mineral salt; magnesium and phosphate are both mineral-origin.
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

Magnesium phosphate is produced from mineral phosphate rock reacted with a magnesium source, a mineral-origin process.

In plain English

A mineral salt used to help stabilize formulas against light. It is derived from naturally mined phosphate rock and magnesium minerals.

Structure

2D structure of Magnesium Phosphate

trimagnesium diphosphate

PubChem CID 24439 ↗

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 Phosphate. PubChem CID 24439. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNESIUM%20PHOSPHATE