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FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake

CAS 1342-11-6

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

12227-85-9 · 39290-72-7 · 53026-58-7 · 16521-38-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Acid blue 74 aluminum lake”.

Also known as Acid blue 74 aluminum lake · C.I. Pigment Blue 63 · C.I. food blue 1-ALUMINUM lake · C.I. 73015 Aluminum lake · C.I. Food Blue 1 Aluminum Lake · Certolake Indigo Carmine

Show all 7 names

FD&C blue no. 2, aluminum lake

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a hair dye.

  • 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. FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database14 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 4 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Potency: 3.5 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 0.05 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 11 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.75 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 0.16 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.57 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 38 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TROCHE; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 10 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 0.42 mgSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveRestriction: IV/99
  • 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 →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake. 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 FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 8, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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 FD&C blue no. 2 aluminum lake in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Hair dyeingColourant
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