How we scored it
MnSO4 inorganic mineral salt; manganese and sulfate 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 sulfate is produced from manganese ore processing reacted with sulfuric acid, a mineral-origin process.
In plain English
A mineral salt of manganese used as a skin-conditioning agent. It is produced from manganese ore, a naturally mined mineral.
CosIng definition: Sulfuric acid, manganese (2+) salt (1:1) / Sulfuric acid, manganese salt
Structure
manganese(2+) sulfate
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.
- 2Manganese Sulfate. PubChem CID 24580. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3MANGANESE SULFATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4MANGANESE SULFATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MANGANESE%20SULFATE