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Colouring agent CI 12075 (Pigment Orange 5) and its lakes, pigments and salts

CAS 3468-63-1 Updated
15

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

The CI 12075 pigment family and its lakes/salts — EU Annex II-banned in hair dye, restricted at ≥0.1% in mixtures, and aerosol-banned because of carcinogenic dinitroaniline cleavage products.

Skin benefits

  • Limited specialty pigment use under restricted conditions
  • Some historical use in artistic media

Known concerns

  • EU Annex II — banned in hair dye products
  • Restricted at ≥0.1% in mixtures and banned from aerosol propellants
  • Cleaves to dinitroaniline derivatives with carcinogenicity signals

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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