Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
CI 42080
CAS 94082-73-2 · 20/100 · High conf.
Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers
1264431-24-4 · 86280-78-6 · 3486-30-4
Concern score
20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence
CI 42080 in plain language
Also known as Acid blue 7 · Alphazurine A · C.I. Acid Blue 7, sodium salt · Acid sky blue o · C.I. 42080 · C.I. acid blue 7
Show all 27 names
D&C blue no. 3 (delisted) · Erio glaucine x · Patent blue a · Acid Blue O · Acid Turquoise Blue A · Brilliant Acid Blue AS · Calcocid Blue AX · Carmine Blue AF · Disulphine Blue AN · Erio Glaucine XC · Erio Glaucine XS · Fenazo bluexg · Hidacid Blue A · Hidacid Blue AF · Kiton Blue A · Lake Blue AFX · Merantine Blue AF · Patent Blue AF · Vulcol Blue BZ · Xylene Blue AS · alphazurin a
Used in cosmetics as a colourant. CI 42080 is classed chemically as a triphenylmethane colour.
- Colorant
- Colourant
- Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
What the listings say
Permitted, with conditions — CI 42080 appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.
Hydrogen (benzyl)[4-[[4-[benzylethylamino]phenyl](2,4-disulphonatophenyl)methylene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene](ethyl)ammonium, sodium salt is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. CI 42080 appears in these published regulatory listings.
- EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
- EU permitted colorant
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Industrial
EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: Rinse-off products
- Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Maximum concentration: Rinse-off productsSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 15 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 15 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for CI 42080. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for CI 42080 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
- Open →
CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
- Open →
EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2020-08-14
- Open →
EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
- Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
- Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
- Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
- Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed CI 42080 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
15
Named organisations
4
Laboratory suppliesCleaning products and household care
Typical roles
ColorantColourant
Found in these products
Cosmetic and personal-care products that list CI 42080 are shown first. Their ingredient lists include CI 42080; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
