Blue 1 is a certified water-soluble cosmetic color used in cosmetic products such as creams, lotions, gels, hair products, bath products, and soaps to produce a greenish blue. Small quantities are used in formulations since it is very concentrated.
Pigments
Green 5 is a certified water-soluble cosmetic color used in cosmetic products such as creams, lotions, gels, hair products, bath products, and soaps to produce a bluish green. Small quantities are required since it is very concentrated.
Melanin originates from squid and is a dark pigment also produced by the human epidermis under the influence of UV light.
Sicopearl® Fantastico Gold is a color-variable pigment complex based on multiple-coated aluminum flakes, a colorant for cosmetic formulations. It is a powder with a changing color effect.
Sicopearl® Fantastico Green is a color variable pigment complex based on multiple-coated iron oxide flakes in the form of powder. Color changing from green to reddish violet.
Metallic silver (Argentum metallicum) is a natural antimicrobial active and appears as a silver-grey homogenous powder, without odor. It can be marked with Color Index nomenclature as a pigment or colorant CI 77820.
Titanium dioxide is sometimes described as a “natural sunscreen” because it is derived from a naturally-occurring mineral.