How we scored it
Inorganic Na-Mg-Si-F-O mineral salt; all atoms are mineral-origin like mica/silica/clays; fused synthetic manufacture adds no petrochemical mass; 2775/2775 = 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
Manufactured by fusing mineral sources of sodium, magnesium, silica and fluoride into a mica-like synthetic silicate. No organic petrochemical carbon is present.
In plain English
A manufactured mineral powder made from sodium, magnesium, silicon, oxygen and fluoride, used to add slip, absorb oil, add opacity, or thicken a product, much like mica or talc.
CosIng definition: Silicate(2-), hexafluoro-, sodium magnesium salts
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.
- 2SODIUM MAGNESIUM FLUOROSILICATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SODIUM MAGNESIUM FLUOROSILICATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20MAGNESIUM%20FLUOROSILICATE