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

Is Manganese Citrate natural?

Yes. Citric acid from fermentation combined with manganese, a mineral ion treated as natural origin like Zn, Cu and Fe.

INCI nameManganese Citrate
CAS10024-66-5
FormulaC12H10Mn3O14 · 543.01 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockFermentation-derived citric acid neutralised with a manganese mineral…

How we scored it

Citrate x2 (fermentation) + Mn3 (mineral ion) — both fragments natural under the mineral-ion convention → 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

Fermentation-derived citric acid neutralised with a manganese mineral salt. No alternative petrochemical route exists for either fragment.

In plain English

A manganese salt of citric acid, an acid naturally found in citrus fruit and produced by fermentation. Supplies manganese, a trace mineral, in skincare formulas.

Structure

2D structure of Manganese Citrate

bis(2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate);tris(manganese(2+))

PubChem CID 9937209 ↗

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 Citrate. PubChem CID 9937209. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MANGANESE CITRATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MANGANESE CITRATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MANGANESE%20CITRATE