# YELLOW OCHER

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_yellow_ocher
Categories: beauty
Functions: Colorant
Identifier: YELLOW OCHER

> YELLOW OCHER: Used in cosmetics as a colourant. Yellow Ocher is a naturally occurring inorganic compound consisting mainly of aluminum silicate and iron oxide hydrate. (This ingredient is not an approved colorant in the US or the EU). 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 — Yellow Ocher is a naturally occurring inorganic compound consisting mainly of aluminum silicate and iron oxide hydrate. (This ingredient is not an approved colorant in the US or the EU).

## 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/107029

_Assessed by Greenveil._