Global Perspective of Plant-Based Cosmetic Industry and Possible Contribution of Sri Lanka to the Development of Herbal Cosmetics

Table 2

Plants containing natural dye/colorant compounds used in the cosmetic industry.

English name	Source plant	Chemical class	Color	Reference(s)
Alkanet	Alkanna tinctoria (L.) Tausch	Alkannin	Red/purple	[24, 25]
Annatto	Bixa orellana L.	Norbixin, bixin	Orange/red	[11, 22, 27]
Butterfly pea	Clitoria ternatea L.	Delphinidin	Purple/blue	[24, 25]
Calendula	Calendula officinalis L.	Flavoxanthin	Orange	[24, 25]
Carrot	Daucus carota L.	Beta-carotene	Orange	[27]
Catechu	Senegalia catechu (L. f.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.	Catechin	Red	[25]
Chamomile	Matricaria recutita L.	Chamazulene	Blue	[24, 25]
Dyer’s woad	Isatis tinctoria L.	Alkaloid	Blue (indigo)	[11]
European barberry	Berberis vulgaris L.	Alkaloid	Yellow-brown	[11]
French marigold	Tagetes patula L.	Flavonoids	Yellow	[11, 22, 27]
Grape vine	Vitis vinifera L.	Anthocyanin	Red/blue	[11]
Henna	Lawsonia inermis L.	Naphthoquinone	Red	[11, 22, 27]
Hibiscus	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.	Cyanidin-3-sophoroside, cyanidin-3-sambubioside, delphinidin-3-sambubioside	Red/pink	[27]
Indigo	Indigofera tinctoria L.	Indigotin	Blue	[22]
Iris	Iris × germanica L.	Mangiferin, delphinidin	Purple/blue/green	[24, 25]
Madder	Rubia tinctorum L.	Alizarin, purpurin	Red/purple	[11, 27]
Paprika	Capsicum annuum L.	Carotenoids	Orange/red	[11, 22]
Persian walnut	Juglans regia L.	Naphthoquinone	Brown	[11]
Pomegranate	Punica granatum L.	Punicalagin	Red/purple	[22]
Red beet	Beta vulgaris L.	Betanin	Pink/red	[11]
Red cabbage	Brassica oleracea L.	Cyanidin-3-glucoside and delphinidin-3-glucoside	Pink/purple	[25]
Red sandalwood	Pterocarpus santalinus L.f.	Santalin	Red	[22]
Rosehip	Rosa canina L.	Lycopene, beta-carotene	Red/orange
Safflower	Carthamus tinctorius L.	Flavonoid	Yellow/red	[11, 22]
Saffron	Crocus sativus L.	Crocin, crocetin, picrocrocin, riboflavin	Yellow	[22, 27]
Sappanwood	Caesalpinia sappan L.	Anthocyanin	Red	[24, 25]
Spinach	Spinacia oleracea L.	Chlorophyll	Green	[25]
Tomato	Solanum lycopersicum L.	Lycopene	Red/orange	[22]
Turmeric	Curcuma longa L.	Polyphenol	Bright yellow	[11, 22, 27]