How we scored it
Mineral consisting chiefly of aluminium hexafluorosilicate; mineral = 1.0. Attached formula/iupac (dichlorophenyl triazole) is a mismatched PubChem entry — description used instead.
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
Mined natural topaz mineral, chiefly aluminium hexafluorosilicate. No synthetic alternative is used under this name.
In plain English
A natural gemstone mineral, mined and ground for cosmetic use as an abrasive or colourant. Comes straight from the earth.
CosIng definition: Topaz is a mineral consisting chiefly of aluminium hexafluorosilicate
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.
- 2TOPAZ. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3TOPAZ. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TOPAZ