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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

CI 12085 in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

CI 12085 is a cosmetic ingredient that gives the product or the skin colour. The EU lists it as an allowed colorant. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 24 products, most often nail makeup.

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What does CI 12085 do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, CI 12085 gives the product or the skin colour. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: cosmetic colorant.

cosmetic colorant

What other names and numbers does CI 12085 have?

CAS number
2814-77-9
EC number
220-562-2
CosIng reference
32702

Is CI 12085 restricted in the EU?

It is allowed, on a list with limits. The EU lists it as an allowed colorant, with its own conditions of use (Annex IV of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 9).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Which products contain CI 12085?

Open Beauty Facts finds CI 12085 in the ingredient lists of 24 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often nail makeup, nail polishes and lipsticks.

  • Nail makeup3
  • Nail polishes2
  • Lipsticks1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 6 · Spain 5 · Australia 3 · Norway 2.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where CI 12085 turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)

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