BEETROOT RED cosmetic ingredient

Description

Beetroot Red is a colour additive obtained as an aqueous extract of the roots of red beets and contains betanine as the principal pigment.

CAS# code (Chemical Abstracts Service)

7659-95-2; 89957-88-0; 89957-89-1

EC# code (European Community)

231-628-5; 289-609-2; 289-610-8

The functions of the cosmetic ingredient

COLORANT : Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light; (precursors of oxidative hair colorants shall be deemed colorants). All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.