Database/Abrasive/Platinum Powder
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Platinum Powder natural?

Yes. Elemental platinum is refined from ore; treated as mineral, hence natural origin despite being non-renewable.

INCI namePlatinum Powder
CAS7440-06-4
FunctionAbrasive · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockRefined from platinum-group ores through mining and metallurgical…

How we scored it

Pure metallic element Pt in powder form, no organic fragments; treated as a mineral raw material under ISO 16128 mineral 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

Refined from platinum-group ores through mining and metallurgical purification, then milled to powder. No organic-synthesis alternative exists.

In plain English

Finely milled platinum metal used as a mild abrasive and skin conditioner in cosmetics. It is mined and refined from ore, not chemically synthesized.

CosIng definition: Platinum Powder is a metallic element.

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. 2PLATINUM POWDER. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PLATINUM POWDER. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PLATINUM%20POWDER