CI 74160 is classed chemically as a phthalocyanine colour.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 8 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
8 of 8 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3VEX9T7UT5 · registered name PHTHALOCYANINE BLUE · single chemical substance
CI 74160 is classed chemically as a phthalocyanine colour. It conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · European Union · United Kingdom
- Restricted or banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · European Union · Taiwan
- Restricted
- ASEAN · China · European Union · Japan · South Korea · Taiwan
- Allowed colourant
- ASEAN · Taiwan · United States
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS) · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · US FDA color additives · US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV (allowed colourants), entry 105
Source: EU allowed colourants (Annex IV)
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1367
Restriction II/1367 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Restriction IV/105 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 黄４０４: 本品は、昭和41年厚生省令第30号に示される黄色404号である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name 青４０４: 本品は、昭和41年厚生省令第30号に示される青色404号である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name 赤４０４: 本品は、昭和41年厚生省令第30号に示される赤色404号である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 147-14-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-685-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8027117
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID007117
- IUPAC
- (Phthalocyanine-29,31-diido-kappa~4~N~29~,N~30~,N~31~,N~32~)copper
- Molecular formula
- C32H16CuN8
- Molecular weight
- 576.082 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 480 ℃(1013 hPa)
- Vapour pressure
- &, lt, 0 hPa (20℃)
- Water solubility
- 4~9 ug/L (23℃)
- Relative density
- 1.62
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 6.6
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 356 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 576.07
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 163 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Pigment81
- Dye69
- Dispersing agent2
- Filler2
- Degradant/impurity (EPA)2
- Intermediate2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
2 other uses
- Soil amendments1
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 7 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Decoding Tattoo Inks: Multiple Analysis Techniques Reveal Discrepancies in Ingredient Composition and Elemental Content When Compared Against Label Claims · 2025
- Finnish Tattooists Express Concerns Over New REACH‐Compliant Tattoo Inks · 2025
- Hypersensitivity to permanent tattoos: Literature summary and comprehensive review of patch tested tattoo patients 1997–2022 · 2023
- Tattoo inks targeted by EU regulators · 2020
Linked databases 27
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU allowed colourants (Annex IV)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3 4
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA color additives
- US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English