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INCI name

CI 19140

Tartrazine

ColorantHair dyeingreviewed

A synthetic yellow colorant.

What it is

CI 19140 is the Colour Index number of tartrazine, a yellow azo dye also used in foods (E102). It gives a yellow colour or, combined with blue, green.

Where it is used

Found in shampoos, shower gels, soaps and mouthwashes.

Limits of interpretation

The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.

Colorants are allowed only if listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation; see the EU regulation section for conditions.

Functions

Colorant
Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light; (precursors of oxidative hair colorants shall be deemed colorants). All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
Hair dyeing
Imparting color to hair. Hair dyeing preparations may be temporary, semi-permanent, permanent, depending on the length of time the colorant remains on the hair.

EU regulation

EU · Annex IV, entry 44Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-((4-sulphophenyl)azo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments
Conditions and warnings
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)
As of
3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
EU · Annex III, entry 189Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-(4-sulphophenylazo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate and aluminium lake (see note 17). CI 19140
Product type
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
Maximum concentration
0.5%
As of
3 November 2026 · (EC) 2013/344

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