A red colorant.
What it is
CI 16255 is the Colour Index number of a red azo dye known as Ponceau 4R.
Where it is used
Coloured cosmetics, soaps and some oral care products.
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 are regulated in the EU in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, with conditions of use; see the EU regulation section.
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 35Trisodium 1-(1-naphthylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4',6,8-trisulphonate 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 124)
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
EU · Annex III, entry 192Trisodium 1-(1-naphthylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4',6,8-trisulphonate and aluminium lake (Cl 16255) (see note 17).
- Product type
- Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
- Maximum concentration
- 0.5%
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2013/344
Products with this ingredient (154)
- Your Hand Sapone Liquido Energizzante Frutti Rossi & Aloe Vera · Near
- Summer Glow Gradual Self Tan Body Lotion Medium to Dark · Dove
- Summer Glow Gradual Self Tan Body Lotion Fair to Medium · Dove
- Oliwka do paznokci The Garden of Colour Roll On Yummy Gummy Pink 11 ml · Silcare
- Nagelöl The Garden of Colour Roll On Yummy Gummy Pink 11 ml · Silcare
- The Garden of Color Roll-On Cuticle Oil Yummy Gummy Pink 11 ml · Silcare
- Oliwka do paznokci i skórek The Garden of Colour z pipetą Yummy Gummy Pink 15 ml · Silcare
- Olio per unghie e cuticole con una pipetta The Garden of Colour Yummy Gummy Pink 15 ml · Silcare
- Nagel- und Nagelhautöl The Garden of Colour mit Pipette Yummy Gummy Pink 15 ml · Silcare
- Nail Oil the Garden of Colour pipette Yummy Gummy Pink 15 ml · Silcare
- Kaszmir matowy cień do powiek · Paese
- Scalpel koncentrat ekspresowo wyszczuplający nocna liposukcja · Eveline Cosmetics