How we scored it
Mg 24.305 Da, metallic element from magnesium minerals: 24.305 / 24.305 = 1.00.
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
Dominant route is silicothermic (Pidgeon) reduction of dolomite, mainly in China, or electrolysis of magnesium chloride from brines. No petrochemical route exists.
In plain English
Magnesium metal, usually a fine powder, listed in cosmetics for abrasive, antioxidant, reducing and skin-conditioning roles. It is refined from dolomite or from magnesium salts in brines and seawater.
CosIng definition: Magnesium is a metallic element.
Structure
magnesium
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.
- 2Magnesium. PubChem CID 5462224. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3MAGNESIUM. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4MAGNESIUM. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNESIUM