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100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Manganese Chloride natural?

Yes. Simple inorganic manganese chloride salt, mineral-origin under ISO 16128.

INCI nameManganese Chloride
CAS7773-01-5
FormulaCl2H8MnO4 · 197.90 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockManganese chloride is produced from manganese ore or…

How we scored it

MnCl2 (tetrahydrate) inorganic mineral salt; manganese and chloride 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

Manganese chloride is produced from manganese ore or manganese oxide reacted with hydrochloric acid, both mineral-origin processes.

In plain English

A mineral salt of manganese used as a skin-conditioning agent. It is made from naturally mined manganese ore.

Structure

2D structure of Manganese Chloride

manganese(2+);dichloride;tetrahydrate

PubChem CID 26003 ↗

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 Chloride. PubChem CID 26003. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MANGANESE CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MANGANESE CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MANGANESE%20CHLORIDE