Database/Abrasive/Sodium Bicarbonate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Bicarbonate natural?

Yes. Sodium and bicarbonate are both classified as natural mineral-origin fragments under ISO 16128.

INCI nameSodium Bicarbonate
CAS144-55-8
FormulaCHNaO3 · 84.007 Da
FunctionAbrasive · Buffering
FeedstockProduced from the mineral trona ore or by…

How we scored it

NaHCO3: sodium and carbonate/bicarbonate are both mineral fragments, natural origin = 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

Produced from the mineral trona ore or by reacting mined sodium chloride/limestone-derived carbonate. No petrochemical route is used.

In plain English

Common baking soda, used as a mild abrasive, buffer and deodorising ingredient in scrubs, toothpaste and deodorants. Produced from mined mineral sources such as trona ore.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Bicarbonate

sodium hydrogen carbonate

PubChem CID 516892 ↗

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. 2Sodium Bicarbonate. PubChem CID 516892. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM BICARBONATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM BICARBONATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20BICARBONATE