# C.I. Pigment Orange 5

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_3468_63_1
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Dye, Pigment
Identifier: 3468-63-1

> C.I. Pigment Orange 5 is used as dye / pigment. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 5 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Colouring agent CI 12075 (Pigment Orange 5) and its lakes, pigments and salts is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 90 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._