CARMINE || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database | Environmental Working Group

CARMINE

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	1390-65-4
lipstick (1,025 products)
eye shadow (982 products)
lip gloss (667 products)
blush (346 products)
eye liner (301 products)
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CARMINE

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Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology

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EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Colorant; Fragrance Ingredient

About CARMINE: Carmine is a red pigment/dye derived from insects native to South America and Mexico that live as parasites on cactus plants. Used as a colorant in food, cosmetics and textiles. Has been associated wi ... read more

Synonym(s): CARMINE 5297; CARMINE (COCCUS CACTI L.) ; CARMINE ULTRA-FINE; CARMINIC ACID; CARMINIC ACID LAKE; NATURAL RED 4; B ROSE LIQUID

This ingredient may be derived from animals. From PETA's Caring Consumer: Pigments from animal, plant, and synthetic sources used to color foods, cosmetics, and other products. Cochineal is from insects. Widely used FD&C and D&C colors are coaltar (bituminous coal) derivati ... read more

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
951 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Everything Added to Food

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Not suspected to be persistent

Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Color Additive Status	CARMINE	Cosmetics: Y; Food: Y; Drugs: Y; Eye: Y
FDA Everything Added to Food	CARMINE (COCCUS CACTI L.)	• ASP
CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook	CARMINE	Color Additives - Exempt from Batch Certification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	CARMINE	,,,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics	CARMINE	• o

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Color Additive Status	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Color Additive Status List. September 2006.
FDA Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook	CTFA (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association). 2006. International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 11th Edition. Color Additive Information. Washington, DC.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics	AOEC (Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics). 2009. AEOC exposures codes and asthmagen designation.