COLORANT
Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light. All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.
296 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the COLORANT function designation.
Ingredients with the COLORANT function
CI 12370
327043-Hydroxy-N-(o-tolyl)-4-[(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-carboxamide
CI 12420
32705N-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)-4-[(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)azo]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide
CI 12480
327064-[(2,5-Dichlorophenyl)azo]-N-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide
CI 12490
32707N-(5-Chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-[[5-[(diethylamino)sulphonyl]-2-methoxyphenyl]azo]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide
CI 14700
32711Disodium 3-[(2,4-dimethyl-5-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulphonate
CI 14720
32712Disodium 4-hydroxy-3-[(4-sulphonatonaphthyl)azo]naphthalenesulphonate
CI 14815
32713Disodium 6-[(2,4-dimethyl-6-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-5-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulphonate
CI 15525
32715Calcium disodium bis[2-chloro-5-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]-4-sulphonatobenzoate]
CI 15850
32720Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate
CI 15865
32721Disodium 4-[(5-chloro-4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate
CI 15880
32722Calcium 3-hydroxy-4-[(1-sulphonato-2-naphthyl)azo]-2-naphthoate
CI 15980
32723Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(3-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
CI 15985
32724Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
CI 16035
32725Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-4-sulphonato-m-tolyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
CI 16185
32726Trisodium 3-hydroxy-4-(4'-sulphonatonaphthylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate
CI 16255
32728Trisodium 1-(1-naphthylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4',6,8-trisulphonate
CI 16290
32729Tetrasodium 7-hydroxy-8-[(4-sulphonato-1-naphthyl)azo]naphthalene-1,3,6-trisulphonate
CI 17200
32730Disodium 5-amino-4-hydroxy-3-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate
CI 18050
32731Disodium 5-acetylamino-4-hydroxy-3-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate
CI 18130
327322,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3-((4-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenyl)azo)-4-hydroxy-5-(((4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl)amino)-, disodium salt
CI 18690
32733Hydrogen bis[2-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo]benzoato(2-)]chromate(1-)
CI 18736
32734Disodium hydrogen bis[5-chloro-3-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo]-2-hydroxybenzenesulphonato(3-)]chromate(3-)
CI 18820
32735Sodium 4-(3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-phenylazopyrazol-2-yl)benzenesulphonate
CI 18965
32736Disodium 2,5-dichloro-4-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-(sulphophenylazo)pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulphonate
CI 19140
32737Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-(4-sulphophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate
CI 20040
32738N,N'-(3,3'-Dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis[2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxobutyramide]
CI 20170
84483Benzenesulfonic Acid, 4-[[3-[(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)Azo]-2,4-Dihydroxyphenyl]Azo]-, Monosodium Salt
CI 20470
32739Sodium 4-amino-5-hydroxy-3-[(4-nitrophenyl)azo]-6-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate
CI 21100
327402,2'-[(3,3'-Dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)-3-oxobutyramide]
CI 21108
327412,2'-[(3,3'-Dichloro[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis(azo)]bis[N-(4-chloro-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-oxobutyramide]
CI 21230
327422,2'-[Cyclohexylidenebis[(2-methyl-4,1-phenylene)azo]]bis[4-cyclohexylphenol]
CI 24790
32743Disodium 4,6-dihydroxy-3-[[4-[1-[4-[[1-hydroxy-7-[(phenylsulphonyl)oxy]-3-sulphonato-2-naphthyl]azo]phenyl]cyclohexyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalen…
CI 27290
84484sodium 6-hydroxy-5-(4-phenylazophenylazo)naphthalene-2,4-disulphonate
CI 27755
32745Tetrasodium 6-amino-4-hydroxy-3-[[7-sulphonato-4-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-1-naphthyl]azo]naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate
CI 28440
32746Tetrasodium 1-acetamido-2-hydroxy-3-(4-((4-sulphonatophenylazo)-7-sulphonato-1-naphthylazo))naphthalene-4,6-disulphonate
CI 40215
32747Benzenesulfonic acid, 2,2'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis-5-nitro-, disodium salt, reaction products with 4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonic acid, …
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How the COLORANT function is used in CosIng
The COLORANT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 296 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.
Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light. All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
Function assignments come from official EU CosIng data. They describe intended cosmetic use, but they do not replace regulatory review of each linked ingredient and any annex records tied to it.