How we scored it
Volcanic mineral silicate; minerals are natural 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
Mined from natural volcanic pumice deposits and milled to size. No synthetic manufacturing route is used.
In plain English
A lightweight volcanic mineral used as a natural abrasive in scrubs and exfoliating products.
CosIng definition: Pumice is a substance of volcanic origin consisting chieffly of complex silicates of aluminium and alkali metals
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.
- 2PUMICE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PUMICE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PUMICE