Database/Hair Dyeing/HC Blue No. 14
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is HC Blue No. 14 natural?

No. The anthraquinone dye core is manufactured from petrochemical aromatic feedstock with no natural building block.

INCI nameHC Blue No. 14
CAS99788-75-7
FormulaC20H22N2O6 · 386.4 Da
FunctionHair Dyeing
FeedstockHC Blue No. 14 is a fully synthetic…

How we scored it

Anthraquinone diamine hair dye C20H22N2O6; the anthraquinone core is synthetic (from petrochemical anthracene); no natural fragment present.
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

HC Blue No. 14 is a fully synthetic anthraquinone dye manufactured from petrochemical aromatic intermediates for direct hair colouring. No natural-origin production route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic blue dye used in semi-permanent hair colour. It is made entirely from petroleum-derived chemicals in a lab, with no natural ingredient content.

CosIng definition: HC Blue No. 14 is the hair colorant that conforms to the formula.

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Structure

2D structure of HC Blue No. 14

1,4-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropylamino)anthracene-9,10-dione

PubChem CID 384121 ↗

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. 2HC Blue No. 14. PubChem CID 384121. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3HC BLUE NO. 14. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4HC BLUE NO. 14. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=HC%20BLUE%20NO.%2014