A chlorinated copper phthalocyanine pigment, listed in Annex IV and linked in EU data to an Annex II entry.
What it is
Pigment Green 7 is polychloro copper phthalocyanine, a synthetic green pigment with the Colour Index number CI 74260. CosIng lists it as a hair-dyeing ingredient. In the EU it is listed in Annex IV (colorants), with an entry that excludes eye products, and the EU data also link it to an entry in Annex II (prohibited substances).
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of 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.
See the EU regulation section for what the Annex IV and Annex II entries cover and how they apply.
Functions
- 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
- Maximum concentration
- Not to be used in eye products
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2013/344