Database/Hair Dyeing/Disperse Red 15
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Disperse Red 15 natural?

No. Built entirely from petrochemical anthraquinone feedstock via amination and hydroxylation steps.

INCI nameDisperse Red 15
CAS116-85-8
FormulaC14H9NO3 · 239.23 Da
FunctionHair Dyeing
FeedstockSynthesised from petrochemical anthraquinone through nitration/amination and hydroxylation.…

How we scored it

Aminohydroxyanthraquinone dye; all atoms from petrochemical anthraquinone synthesis; 0/239.23=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

Synthesised from petrochemical anthraquinone through nitration/amination and hydroxylation. No natural route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic red dye used to colour hair, made entirely from petroleum-derived anthraquinone chemistry.

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Structure

2D structure of Disperse Red 15

1-amino-4-hydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione

PubChem CID 8323 ↗

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. 2Disperse Red 15. PubChem CID 8323. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DISPERSE RED 15. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DISPERSE RED 15. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISPERSE%20RED%2015