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Canonical INCI monograph

CI 16255

Not on the EU Annex III list

CI 16255 is classed chemically as a monoazo colour. It conforms to the formula:

CI 16255 is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Colorant, Hair Dyeing, with CAS number 2611-82-7 and EC number 220-036-2. CosIng records a restriction against it (IV/35 (CI 16255) III/192 (Acid Red 18; Acid Red 18 Aluminum Lake)), so check the corresponding Annex entry before formulating. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 2 product labels, reaching position 18 on Gel douche revigorant à l'abricot et à l'orange.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
2611-82-7
EC NUMBER
220-036-2
COSING FUNCTIONS
Colorant, Hair Dyeing
COSING RESTRICTION
IV/35 (CI 16255) III/192 (Acid Red 18; Acid Red 18 Aluminum Lake)

Sample products containing CI 16255

Label positions from the free INCIDB sample. A lower position means the ingredient is declared earlier, i.e. present in a higher proportion.

PRODUCT LABEL POSITION
Gel douche revigorant à l'abricot et à l'orange #18
Aroma Sensations Feel the Passion #24

Query CI 16255 in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "CI 16255"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'functions', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])

The complete snapshot covers 18,583 products. Coverage of each enrichment column is published, both per distinct name and weighted by label occurrence — see the coverage table.

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