Database/Bulking/Titanium Hydroxide
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Titanium Hydroxide natural?

Yes. Titanium hydroxide is a mineral compound; titanium oxides/hydroxides are natural origin under ISO 16128 like the Titanium Dioxide example.

INCI nameTitanium Hydroxide
CAS20338-08-3
FunctionBulking · Opacifying
FeedstockProduced from mined titanium ore (ilmenite or rutile)…

How we scored it

Ti(OH)4 is an inorganic mineral hydroxide; Ti, O and H are all mineral-origin, same treatment as titanium dioxide. 115.9/115.9 = 1.00.
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 titanium ore (ilmenite or rutile) via mineral processing. No petrochemical alternative route exists.

In plain English

A mineral powder used to add bulk and reduce see-through-ness in products such as mineral sunscreens or powders. It comes from titanium ore mined from the earth.

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. 2TITANIUM HYDROXIDE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3TITANIUM HYDROXIDE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TITANIUM%20HYDROXIDE