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C.I. Pigment Red 193

CAS 39290-74-9

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

53026-59-8 · 12227-62-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

C.I. Pigment Red 193 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Acid red 27 aluminum lake”.

Also known as Acid red 27 aluminum lake · C,I, Acid Red 27, aluminum complexes · C.I. 16185:1 · C.I. Food Red 9 aluminum lake · C.I. Food Red 9:1 · CI Pigment Red 193

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Certolake Amaranth · FD and C Red No. 2 Aluminum Lake · Pigment Red 193

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair dye. Acid Red 27 Aluminum Lake is an insoluble pigment composed of the aluminum salt of Acid Red 27 extended on an appropriate substrate.

  • Hair dyeing
  • Colourant
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. C.I. Pigment Red 193 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveAcid Red 27 Aluminum Lake is an insoluble pigment composed of the aluminum salt of Acid Red 27 extended on an appropriate substrate. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: II/1350 (Acid Red 27; CI 16185: when used as a substance in hair dye products)
    • Acid Red 27 Aluminum Lake is an insoluble pigment composed of the aluminum salt of Acid Red 27 extended on an appropriate substrate. It conforms to the formula: Restriction: II/1350 (Acid Red 27; CI 16185: when used as a substance in hair dye products)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for C.I. Pigment Red 193. 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 C.I. Pigment Red 193 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 January 7, 2008

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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.

Fragrance avoidance

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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed C.I. Pigment Red 193 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Hair dyeingColourant
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