Database/Colorant/CI 60725
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is CI 60725 natural?

No. Anthraquinone-amine violet dye is built entirely from petrochemical anthraquinone and toluidine feedstocks.

INCI nameCI 60725
CAS81-48-1
FormulaC21H15NO3 · 329.3 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockCI 60725 is a synthetic anthraquinone violet dye…

How we scored it

Molecule is hydroxy-(toluidino)-anthraquinone; entirely petrochemical aromatic construction; no natural fragment → 0/329 = 0.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

CI 60725 is a synthetic anthraquinone violet dye manufactured from petrochemical anthraquinone and p-toluidine. No natural production route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic violet dye from the anthraquinone family, manufactured from petrochemical feedstocks. Used to colour cosmetic products.

CosIng definition: CI 60725 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone colour. It conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of CI 60725

1-hydroxy-4-(4-methylanilino)anthracene-9,10-dione

PubChem CID 6680 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2CI 60725. PubChem CID 6680. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 60725. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 60725. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2060725