# AMARANTH

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_915_67_3
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: colorant, Dye
Identifier: 642-59-1

> AMARANTH is used as colorant / dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 19 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Trisodium 3-hydroxy-4-(4'-sulphonatonaphthylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate (Acid Red 27; CI 16185) when used as a substance in hair dye products 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.
- EU: allowed_listed — 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 123)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 78 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TROCHE; Potency: 0.05 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 1.08 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.18 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: ELIXIR; Potency: 1.88 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: NA
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.11 mg/1ml
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.1 mg/1ml
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Potency: 0.03 mg/1ml
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.48 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.02 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 0.01 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 0.57 %w/w
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 3 active drug products and 3 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._