# SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sunset_yellow_aluminum_lake
Categories: beauty
Functions: Colorant
Identifier: SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE

> SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE: Used in cosmetics as a colourant. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Sunset Yellow Aluminum Lake is an insoluble pigment composed of the aluminum salt of Sunset Yellow extended on an appropriate substrate.
(To identify the colorant allowed for use in the European Union (EU), the INCI Name CI 15985 must be used, except for hair dye products). Restriction: IV/31

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/105286

_Assessed by Greenveil._