Ingredient function

COLORANT — Cosmetic Ingredient Function

257 cosmetic ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the COLORANT function designation. These ingredients are sourced from the European Commission CosIng inventory and may appear across Annex II–VI records.

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.

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Ingredients

2H-Indol-2-one, 3-[1,2-dihydro-5-(5-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-2-oxo-3H-pyrrol-3-ylidene]-1,3-dihydro-, (3E)-

CAS 548-54-9

Xanthopterin is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

2-(2-quinolyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione; 1,3-isobenzofurandione, reaction products with methylquinoline and quinoline

CAS 83-08-9 / 8003-22-3

Zinc oxide (CI 77947)

CAS 1314-13-2 IV/144 VI/30 VI/30a

About this function

The COLORANT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. Ingredients may carry multiple functions depending on their chemical properties and typical cosmetic applications.

Function assignments are sourced directly from official EU CosIng data. Always verify ingredient functions against current source materials before use in regulatory submissions.