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

Is Manganese Aspartate natural?

Yes. Manganese is a natural mineral ion; aspartate comes from fermentation or protein hydrolysis.

INCI nameManganese Aspartate
CAS16351-10-3
FormulaC8H12MnN2O8 · 319.13 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by reacting a manganese salt with fermentation-derived…

How we scored it

Mn2+ 54.9 Da (mineral ion, natural) + 2x aspartate C4H6NO4 264.2 Da + H+ (natural) = 319.1/319.1 = 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 reacting a manganese salt with fermentation-derived L-aspartic acid. No significant alternative route exists.

In plain English

A manganese salt of the amino acid aspartic acid, used for skin conditioning. The manganese is a mineral and the aspartic acid comes from fermentation.

Structure

2D structure of Manganese Aspartate

bis((2S)-2-aminobutanedioate);hydron;manganese(2+)

PubChem CID 154824292 ↗

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. 2Manganese Aspartate. PubChem CID 154824292. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MANGANESE ASPARTATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MANGANESE ASPARTATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MANGANESE%20ASPARTATE