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
Lycopene
CAS 502-65-8 · 25/100 · High conf.
Colorant · Antioxidant · Dye
Concern score
25/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
Why it's flagged
Lycopene 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. Lycopene appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- eu_annex:IV
- eu_cosmetic_allowed_colorant
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
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 160d)
- 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 160d)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 83 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Antioxidant, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 83 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Antioxidant, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Lycopene. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
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 appears
Prevalence of Lycopene in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
83
Brands
6
Personal care
Typical roles
ColorantAntioxidantDyeFlavouring and nutrient
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