INCI name

CI 15850

CI 15850 (red colorant)

A red pigment used mainly in lip and face make-up.

What it is

CI 15850 is a synthetic red azo colorant used as insoluble salts (lakes) to give red and pink shades. In the EU colorants may be used only if listed in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

Where it is used

Found in lipsticks, blushes, nail polishes and other coloured make-up.

Limits of interpretation

The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.

Colorants may be listed in any order after the other ingredients, so their position does not indicate the amount.

Functions

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; (precursors of oxidative hair colorants shall be deemed colorants). All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
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.

EU regulation

EU · Annex IV, entry 27Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments
Conditions and warnings
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)
As of
3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
EU · Annex III, entry 296Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(E)-(4- methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-2-naphthoate
Product type
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
Maximum concentration
0,4 %
As of
3 November 2026 · (EU) 2015/1190

Products with this ingredient (955)

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