EWG Skin Deep® | What is CI 15850 (D&C Red No. 6 or 7) Barium Lake

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Ci 15850 (D&C Red No. 6 Or 7) Barium Lake

This ingredient’s score is higher if used in products intended for use around the eyes due to increased risk of absorption.
Products with the EWG VERIFIED mark have met the program’s impurity and use restrictions based on EWG's review of the company's data.

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Other Concerns

Use restrictions (high), Non-reproductive organ system toxicity (low), Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs) (low), and Contamination concerns (high)

SYNONYMS

● BARIUM LAKE (CI 15850)]

● CI 15850 (D&C RED NO. 6 OR 7) BARIUM LAKE

● D&C RED 6 BARIUM LAKE

● D&C RED 7 BARIUM LAKE

● RED 6 BARIUM LAKE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

In industrial production of colorants, the term 'lake' is applied to pigments or dyes that are precipitated with metal salts such as aluminum, calcium, barium, or others. Most lake pigments are synthetically produced from coal tar or petroleum.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
HIGH

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

nail polish	51 products
lipstick	34 products
blush	17 products
eye shadow	17 products
lip balm	10 products
lip gloss	6 products
lip liner	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
lip plumper	1 products
bronzer/highlighter	1 products

Contamination concerns

Chemical
ANILINE
CADMIUM (pyrophoric)

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Violation of government restrictions - Restricted in cosmetics; use, concentration, or manufacturing restrictions - Color additive not approved by FDA for cosmetics used around eyes	FDA Color Additive Status
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - any	Open scientific literature

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Limited evidence of sense organ toxicity	Scorecard.org Toxicity Information
One or more animal studies show classified as toxic effects at moderate doses (low dose studies may be unavailable for this ingredient)	EPA Toxic Release Inventory PBTs
Classified as a low human health priority	Open scientific literature
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Open scientific literature

Cancer

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Cancer - weight of evidence unknown/unassessed	Open scientific literature

Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
One or more animal studies show any irritation at moderate doses	Open scientific literature

Allergies/immunotoxicity

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Associated with immunotoxicity or allergies	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Considered safe based on assumption of low absorption	Open scientific literature
Insufficient data to determine safety	Open scientific literature
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - Color Additives Lakes - Batch Certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration	CTFA International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - Color additive approved by FDA for use in cosmetics	FDA Color Additive Status

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Open scientific literature

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Open scientific literature

FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Color Additive Status List. September 2006.
Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
ED (Environmental Defense). 2006. Scorecard _ The Pollution Information Site. http://www.scorecard.org.
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1999. Toxics Release Inventory Program. PBT Chemical Rule.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
CTFA (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association). 2006. International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary and Handbook, 11th Edition. Color Additive Information. Washington, DC.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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