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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

Disodium [29H,31H-phthalocyaninedisulphonato(4-)-N29,N30,N31,N32]cuprate(2-)

CAS 1330-38-7 / 1328-51-4IV/106

Polychloro copper phthalocyanine. This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, CI 74260

CAS 1328-53-6IV/107

8,8'-diapo-.psi.,.psi.-Carotenedioic acid

CAS 27876-94-4 / 89382-88-7IV/108

Annatto; 6,6'-Diapo-psi.,psi.-carotenedioic acid

CAS 1393-63-1 / 542-40-5IV/109

psi.psi-Carotene; (all-E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-Octamethyl-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-Dotriacontatridecaene

CAS 502-65-8IV/110

.beta.,.beta.-Carotene

CAS 7235-40-7IV/111

.beta.,.tau.-Caroten-3-ol; beta-4-Caroten-3-ol, (3R)- ; Rubixanthin

CAS 3763-55-1IV/112

2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one; Guanine

CAS 73-40-5IV/113

1,7-bis(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-diene-3,5-dione; Curcumin

CAS 458-37-7 / 94875-80-6IV/114

2-Anthracenecarboxylic Acid, 7-\b-D-glucopyranosyl-9, 10-dihydro-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxo-,Carmine 5297,Carmine (Coccus cac…

CAS 1390-65-4IV/115

Trisodium (2S-trans)-[18-carboxy-20-(carboxymethyl)-13-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8-vinyl-21H,23H-porphine-2-propionato(5-)-N2…

CAS 11006-34-1 / 8049-84-1IV/116

Aluminium hydroxide sulphate

CAS 1332-73-6 / 21645-51-2 / 8011-94-7IV/118

CI 77004 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour. It consists of a natural hydrated aluminum silicate.

CAS 1302-78-9 / 1327-36-2 / 1332-58-7IV/119

Lazurite

CAS 12769-96-9 / 1302-83-6 / 57455-37-5IV/120

Aluminum silicate coloured with ferric oxide

CAS 1332-25-8 / 1309-37-1IV/121

Bismuth chloride oxide

CAS 7787-59-9IV/123

Calcium carbonate

CAS 471-34-1IV/124

CI 77266 is a colorant composed of finely divided particles of elemental carbon obtained by the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.

CAS 1333-86-4; 7440-44-0IV/126 IV/126a

CI 77267 is classed chemically as an inorganic color. It consists primarily of a mixture of carbon, calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate.

CAS 8021-99-6IV/127

Coke black. CI 77268

CAS 1339-82-8; 7440-44-0IV/128

Dichromium trioxide; Chromic Oxide; Chromium (III) oxide

CAS 1308-38-9IV/129

Chromic oxide hydrated; Chromium (III) hydroxide; dichromium trioxide

CAS 1308-14-1 / 12001-99-9IV/130

Cobalt Aluminum Oxide; CI pigment blue 28; Cobalt aluminate blue spinel

CAS 1345-16-0IV/131

Iron oxide; Ferrous oxide

CAS 1345-25-1IV/134

Diiron trioxide; Ferric oxide

CAS 1309-37-1 / 1317-61-9 / 1345-27-3 / 52357-70-7 / 1345-25-1IV/135

Iron oxide

CAS 51274-00-1 / 1345-27-3 / 20344-49-4 / 52357-70-7IV/136

Triiron tetraoxide

CAS 12227-89-3 / 1309-37-1 / 1317-61-9 / 1345-25-1 / 1345-27-3 / 52357-70-7IV/137

FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; PIGMENT BLUE 27

CAS 12240-15-2 / 25869-00-5IV/138

Magnesium carbonate

CAS 546-93-0 / 7757-69-9IV/139

Ammonium manganese(3+) diphosphate

CAS 10101-66-3IV/140

Trimanganese bis(orthophosphate)

CAS 10124-54-6 / 14154-09-7IV/141

CI 77891 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour (see also INCI: Titanium dioxide). It conforms to the formula

CAS 13463-67-7IV/143

CI 77947 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour (see also INCI: Zinc Oxide). It conforms to the formula:

CAS 1314-13-2IV/144

2-Carboxy-3,5,6,8-tetrahydroxy-1-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-7-yl-beta-D-glucopyranoside

CAS 1343-78-8IV/115

Colloidal Palladium is the product obtained by the suspension of palladium in water

CAS 7440-05-3

\b-D-Glucopyranose, 6-O-.beta.-D-glucopyranosyl-, 1,1'-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-hexadecaheptaenedi…

CAS 42553-65-1

1,7-bis(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-dien-3,5-dione, (E,E)- / (CI 75300)

CAS 458-37-7IV/114

CURCUMIN BIS-METHYL ETHER

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Curcumin Bis-Methyl Ether is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

CAS 52328-98-0

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

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.