Database/Hair Dyeing/Disperse Violet 4
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Disperse Violet 4 natural?

No. Anthraquinone amine dye synthesised from petrochemical aromatic feedstock; no natural counterpart exists commercially.

INCI nameDisperse Violet 4
CAS1220-94-6
FormulaC15H12N2O2 · 252.27 Da
FunctionHair Dyeing
FeedstockDisperse Violet 4 is a synthetic anthraquinone hair…

How we scored it

Synthetic anthraquinone dye (amino-methylamino-anthracenedione); anthraquinone core is a petrochemical aromatic. 0/total = 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

Disperse Violet 4 is a synthetic anthraquinone hair dye made from petrochemical aromatic intermediates. There is no natural-origin production route.

In plain English

A violet dye used to colour hair. It is a fully synthetic molecule made from petroleum-derived aromatic chemicals, with no natural source.

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Structure

2D structure of Disperse Violet 4

1-amino-4-(methylamino)anthracene-9,10-dione

PubChem CID 14650 ↗

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 Violet 4. PubChem CID 14650. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DISPERSE VIOLET 4. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DISPERSE VIOLET 4. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DISPERSE%20VIOLET%204