ULTRAMARINES
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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.
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Function/use(s): Colorant; COSMETIC COLORANT
About ULTRAMARINES: Ultramarine (CI 77007 colorant) is a mineral-derived blue pigment composed of sodium, aluminum, silicate and sulfate; may be produced synthetically.
Synonym(s): CI 77007, PIGMENT BLUE 29; CI 77013; COSMETIC ULTRAMARINE BLUE; LAZURITE; PIGMENT GREEN 24; PIGMENT VIOLET 15; ULTRAMARINE; ULTRAMARINE BLUE; ULTRAMARINE GREEN; ULTRAMARINE PINK; ULTRAMARINE RED
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
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) derivatives that are continously tested on animals due to their carcinogenic properties. Alternatives: grapes, beets, turmeric, saffron, carrots, chlorophyll, annatto, alkanet.
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| Used in food or as an additive with limited or no toxicity information available |
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| 39 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical
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| FDA Color Additive Status | ULTRAMARINES | Cosmetics: Y; Food: Y; Drugs: U; Eye: Y |
| FDA Everything Added to Food | ULTRAMARINE BLUE | • NUL |
| CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook | ULTRAMARINES | Color Additives - Exempt from Batch Certification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only] |
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| RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva 1988 | ULTRAMARINES | • brain, nervous system, or behavioral effect - Food intake (animal) (rabbit TDLo)
• kidney or renal system - Other changes (rabbit TDLo)
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| 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. |
| RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva 1988 [shown for informational purposes only] | RTECS®- "Vrednie chemichescie veshestva. Neorganicheskie soedinenia elementov I-IV groopp" (Hazardous substances. Inornanic substances containing I-IV group elements), Filov V.A., Chimia, 1988. -,398,1988 |
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