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INCI ingredient

Hc Blue No. 16

Hc Blue No. 16 appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Hc Blue No. 16 appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: hair dyeing

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • hair dyeing
  • hair dyeing: Imparting color to hair. Hair dyeing preparations may be temporary, semi-permanent, permanent, depending on the length of time the colorant remains on the hair.

CAS 502453-61-4

EU regulation

Listed in Annex III (ref. 282) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation, maximum concentration 3,0 %. Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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