Caredermis

CI 19140

Severity 3/10Editorial

colorant · also known as yellow 5, tartrazine

Is CI 19140 safe?

CI 19140 carries only minor concerns (allergy risk) at typical cosmetic levels.

In plain language

Tartrazine yellow dye; approved for cosmetics with rare sensitivity reactions reported.

A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.

Documented concerns

Concerns marked Editorialare Caredermis' own dermatological review; the rest are drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓

Allergy risk

Editorial3/10

Rare hypersensitivity reactions, better documented in food than cosmetics.

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU-permitted colorant

EU SCCS safety opinions

  • · Opinion on Acid Yellow 23
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Guidance by skin profile

Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.

  • Sensitive skinNo specific concern
  • Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
  • Dry skinNo specific concern
  • PregnancyNo specific concern
  • Babies & kidsNo specific concern
  • Eczema-proneNo specific concern

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists CI 19140 — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

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