How we scored it
Aluminum-iron-magnesium silicate mineral; minerals are natural origin under this site's method.
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 from natural vermiculite mineral deposits and heat-expanded (exfoliated) for use. No synthetic route is used commercially.
In plain English
A layered mineral used in skincare for its skin-conditioning feel and gentle texture. Mined from natural mineral deposits and heat-expanded for use.
CosIng definition: Vermiculite is a phyllosilicate mineral consisting chiefly of oxides of silicon, aluminum, magnesium, calcium and iron.
Structure
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.
- 2Vermiculite. PubChem CID 156593754. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3VERMICULITE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4VERMICULITE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=VERMICULITE