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Colour and minerals
Ultramarines & Mineral Pigments
These are inorganic pigments: ultramarines (blues, violets and pinks), manganese violet, chromium oxide green, and ferric ferrocyanide, also called Prussian blue. Cosmetic grades are made synthetically for purity.
- On a list as
- Ultramarines (CI 77007) · Manganese Violet (CI 77742) · Chromium Oxide Green (CI 77288) · Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510)
- What it does
- Blue, violet and green pigments
- Where it comes from
- Mineral; cosmetic grades are made synthetically
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
They give eyeshadows and blushes their cooler shades, from navy and plum to deep green, and they're very stable in light.
- In our lists they appear in the "may contain" part of eye and face pieces, because each shade uses a different mix.
Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 8 pieces.
L'Éclat
Lip Gloss
$44
Listed as Manganese Violet (CI 77742) · some shades
Not vegan: lanolin and beeswax, and some shades may contain carmine
Le Fond de Teint
HD Cream Foundation
$72
Listed as Ultramarines (CI 77007) · some shades
Vegan, going by its list
L'Ombre
Talc-Free Eyeshadow
$46
Listed as Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Oxide Green (CI 77288), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510) · some shades
Vegan, going by its list
Le Trait
Gel Eyeliner
$42
Listed as Ultramarines (CI 77007), Manganese Violet (CI 77742) · some shades
Vegan, going by its list
La Palette
Eyeshadow Palette
$78
Listed as Ultramarines (CI 77007), Chromium Oxide Green (CI 77288), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510) · some shades
Vegan, going by its list
Le Rouge
Liquid Lipstick
$48
Listed as Manganese Violet (CI 77742) · some shades
Not vegan in every shade: a synthetic wax rather than beeswax, but some shades may contain carmine
La Teinte
Lip Gloss Stain
$40
Listed as Manganese Violet (CI 77742) · some shades
Not vegan in every shade: beeswax in sixteen of its twenty-two shades, and most may contain carmine; Shy, Cinnamon, Rose, Firedown and Dazzle read vegan
Questions
Is ultramarine blue vegan?
Yes. It is a mineral pigment.
Is chromium oxide green safe?
Yes, as used in cosmetics. It is trivalent chromium oxide, a stable pigment, not the hexavalent chromium of industrial concern.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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