How we scored it
Tripotassium borate, both potassium and borate are natural mineral ions. 176/176 = 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
Potassium borate is an inorganic mineral salt of potassium and boron, elements that occur naturally in mineral ores such as borax. It is classed as natural/mineral origin.
In plain English
A mineral salt used to keep a product's acidity stable. It is made of potassium and borate, both naturally occurring mineral elements.
CosIng definition: Potassium Borate is the inorganic salt that conforms to the formula:
Structure
tripotassium;borate
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.
- 2Potassium Borate. PubChem CID 12816516. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3POTASSIUM BORATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4POTASSIUM BORATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POTASSIUM%20BORATE