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Carmine

CAS 8022-93-3

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

52011-97-9 · 1390-65-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Carmine in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “CI 75470”.
Also known as CI 75470 · B Rose liquid · Carmine (coccus cacti l.) · Carmine powder · Carmine aluminum lake · Carmine red
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Cochineal (Coccus cacti L.) · Cochineal extract lake · caramine stain · carmine (c.i. 75470) · carmine stain
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a colourant and a fragrance ingredient. CI 75470 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone derived colour.
Colorant
Fragrance
Colourant
Flavouring
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Carmine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveCI 75470 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone derived colour. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: IV/115
- CI 75470 is classed chemically as an anthraquinone derived colour. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: IV/115Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Dye, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 35 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Dye, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Carmine. 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 Carmine yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated may 30, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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Suitability

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

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Carmine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesFood and drugPersonal care

Typical roles

ColorantFragranceColourantFlavouringDeodorant

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Carmine in the catalog.