What does Curcumin do?

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a colourant. CI 75300 is classed chemically as a curcuminoid colour.

Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
food
pharma

Curcumin

CAS 15845-47-3 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 7 other CAS numbers

33171-04-9 · 73729-23-4 · 79257-48-0 · 91884-86-5 · 2103286-06-0 · 458-37-7 · 94875-80-6

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Curcumin in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “CI 75300”.
Also known as CI 75300 · Curcuma · Curcumins · Diferuloylmethane · Indian saffron · Kurkum
Show all 40 names
Turmeric yellow · Turmeric · C.I. 75300 · C.I. natural yellow 3 · Curcumin E100 · Haldar · Jianghuangsu · Kacha haldi · Lipocurc · Merita earth · Nanocurc · CUR-0 · Curcumin I · Diferaloylmethane · E 100 · E100 · Gelbwurz · Haidr · Halad · Halud · Ins no. 100(I) · INS-100(I) · Natural yellow 3 · Safran d'Inde · Souchet · Terra Merita · Turmeric (dye) · Yellow Ginger · Yellow puccoon · Yo-Kin · hydrastis · trans-Curcumin trans · tumeric · Curcumin (constituent of turmeric)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a colourant. CI 75300 is classed chemically as a curcuminoid colour.
Antioxidant
Colorant
Colour
Colourant
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What the listings say

Permitted, with conditions — Curcumin appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.

Curcumins 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. Curcumin appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
EU permitted colorant

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActive3 entries
- 1,7-bis(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)hepta-1,6-dien-3,5-dione, (E,E)- / (CI 75300) Restriction: IV/114Source →
- Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 114.Source →
- CI 75300 is classed chemically as a curcuminoid colour. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: IV/114Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 28 active drug products and 30 total products.Source →
EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 100)
- Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products. Conditions of use and warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 100)Source →
EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of curcumin (E 100) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)
- Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of curcumin (E 100) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)Source →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
- JECFA evaluation record.Source →
GLOBALJECFA0-3 mg/kg bwJECFA evaluation lists ADI 0-3 mg/kg bw. Functional class: colour.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI 0-3 mg/kg bw. Functional class: colour.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 32 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 32 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, 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

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation of curcumin (E 100) as a food additive (EFSA ANS)
  2010 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation record.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI 0-3 mg/kg bw. Functional class: colour.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Curcumin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

10 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2020-08-14
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EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

codexalimentarius.net

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

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 Curcumin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

AntioxidantColorantColourColourant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Curcumin; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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