Database/Colorant/CI 75120
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is CI 75120 natural?

Yes. Natural carotenoid pigment extracted from Bixa orellana seeds; entirely botanical origin, no petrochemical fragment.

INCI nameCI 75120
CAS1393-63-1
FunctionColorant
FeedstockCI 75120 (Annatto) is extracted from the seed…

How we scored it

Bixin/norbixin carotenoid coloring matter from annatto seed coating; wholly plant-derived. 1.00.
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

CI 75120 (Annatto) is extracted from the seed coating of the achiote shrub (Bixa orellana) using oil, water or alkaline extraction. No synthetic manufacturing route is used commercially.

In plain English

A natural orange-red colorant extracted from annatto shrub seeds, used to tint cosmetics. It is a plant-derived pigment rather than a synthetic dye.

CosIng definition: CI 75120 is the coloring matter from the seeds of Bixa orellana.

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 75120. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3CI 75120. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=CI%2075120