Database/Colorant/CI 74100
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is CI 74100 natural?

No. Phthalocyanine pigments are manufactured entirely from synthetic phthalonitrile or phthalic-anhydride/urea condensation; no natural production route exists.

INCI nameCI 74100
CAS574-93-6
FormulaC32H18N8 · 514.5 Da
FunctionColorant
FeedstockMetal-free phthalocyanine pigment produced by template condensation of…

How we scored it

Metal-free phthalocyanine macrocycle from phthalonitrile/phthalic-anhydride precursors; wholly synthetic aromatic chemistry, no natural fragment → 0/514 = 0.00
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

Metal-free phthalocyanine pigment produced by template condensation of phthalonitrile (or phthalic anhydride and urea) from petrochemical benzene derivatives. Purely synthetic, with no natural analogue.

In plain English

A synthetic blue-green pigment from the phthalocyanine family, used to colour cosmetic products. It's manufactured entirely from synthetic chemical building blocks.

CosIng definition: CI 74100 is classed chemically as a phthalocyanine colour. It conforms to the formula:

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Structure

2D structure of CI 74100

2,11,20,29,37,38,39,40-octazanonacyclo[28.6.1.13,10.112,19.121,28.04,9.013,18.022,27.031,36]tetraconta-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19(39),20,22,24,26,28,30(37),31,33,35-nonadecaene

PubChem CID 86280045 ↗

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 74100. PubChem CID 86280045. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3CI 74100. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4CI 74100. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2074100