Database/Anticaking/Trimagnesium Phosphate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Trimagnesium Phosphate natural?

Yes. Magnesium phosphate mineral salt; magnesium and phosphate are both natural-origin.

INCI nameTrimagnesium Phosphate
CAS7757-87-1
FormulaMg3O8P2 · 262.86 Da
FunctionAnticaking · Bulking
FeedstockManufactured mineral salt from magnesium and phosphate sources…

How we scored it

Mg3(PO4)2: Mg2+ (natural metal ion) + phosphate (natural mineral anion) — every fragment natural origin → 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 mineral salt from magnesium and phosphate sources (e.g. reacting magnesium oxide/hydroxide with phosphoric acid). No petrochemical route; minerals throughout.

In plain English

A mineral powder used to prevent clumping and add bulk or opacity in powder cosmetics. Made from magnesium and phosphate mineral sources, not petrochemicals.

Structure

2D structure of Trimagnesium Phosphate

trimagnesium diphosphate

PubChem CID 24439 ↗

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. 2Trimagnesium Phosphate. PubChem CID 24439. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIMAGNESIUM%20PHOSPHATE