Database/Reducing/Stannous Chloride
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Stannous Chloride natural?

Yes. Tin and chloride are simple mineral/metal-salt fragments, analogous to other metal chlorides.

INCI nameStannous Chloride
CAS7772-99-8
FormulaCl2Sn · 189.61 Da
FunctionReducing
FeedstockProduced from tin metal or ore reacted with…

How we scored it

Inorganic tin-chloride salt, no organic carbon. 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 tin metal or ore reacted with hydrochloric acid. No organic-carbon alternative route.

In plain English

A simple mineral salt of tin and chloride. Used as a reducing agent to protect other ingredients from breaking down.

Structure

2D structure of Stannous Chloride

dichlorotin

PubChem CID 24479 ↗

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. 2Stannous Chloride. PubChem CID 24479. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3STANNOUS CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4STANNOUS CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STANNOUS%20CHLORIDE