Database/Oral Care/Strontium Chloride
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Strontium Chloride natural?

Yes. An alkaline-earth metal chloride salt; both strontium and chloride are mineral in origin, analogous to sodium chloride.

INCI nameStrontium Chloride
CAS10476-85-4
FormulaCl2Sr · 158.52 Da
FunctionOral Care · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockProduced from mined strontium minerals (celestite/strontianite) reacted with…

How we scored it

Simple inorganic salt of strontium (mineral metal) and chloride (mineral counter-ion); no organic or petrochemical mass present.
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 mined strontium minerals (celestite/strontianite) reacted with hydrochloric acid, or purified from natural brine sources. No petrochemical route applies.

In plain English

A mineral salt used in sensitive-teeth toothpaste and soothing skincare. Mined from natural strontium ore, similar in origin to table salt.

Structure

2D structure of Strontium Chloride

strontium dichloride

PubChem CID 5362485 ↗

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. 2Strontium Chloride. PubChem CID 5362485. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3STRONTIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4STRONTIUM CHLORIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=STRONTIUM%20CHLORIDE