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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 27214

SOLVENT RED 48

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:13473-26-2
EC:236-747-6
Ingredient index records:
SOLVENT RED 48
Cosmetic functions: COLORANT

Solvent Red 48 is classed chemically as a fluoran color. It conforms to the formula. (To identify the colorant allowed for use in the European Union (EU), the INCI Name CI 45410 must be used, except for hair dye products).

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SOLVENT RED 48

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name SOLVENT RED 48.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 13473-26-2
CAS 13473-26-2PubChem CID 83511

D&C Red No. 27

Phloxine O is a xanthene dye that is fluorescein in which the hydrogens at positions 2',4',5' and 7' are replaced by bromo groups, and the hydrogens at positions 4,5,6 and 7 are replaced by chloro groups. It is a red synthetic pigment which is widely used in colored cosmetics (e.g. lipsticks and blushers). It has a role as a fluorescent dye. It is a polyphenol, a tetrachlorobenzene, a dibromobenzene, a gamma-lactone, a xanthene dye, an oxaspiro compound, an organic heteropentacyclic compound and a member of 2-benzofurans. It is functionally related to a fluorescein (lactone form). — ChEBI

IUPAC name
2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-3',6'-dihydroxyspiro[2-benzofuran-3,9'-xanthene]-1-one
Molecular formula
C20H4Br4Cl4O5
Molecular weight
785.7 g/mol
Exact mass
785.54759 Da
XLogP3
8.7
Topological polar surface area
76.0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
5
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

D & C Red no. 27Phloxine OAcid Phloxine PBSolvent Red 482',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-4,5,6,7-tetrachlorofluoresceinPhloxine BBN SupraC.I. Solvent Red 48Japan Red 218
16 more reported names
D&C Red 27D&C red no.27TetrachlorotetrabromofluoresceinC,I, Solvent Red 48C.I. 45410AD and C Red No. 27Red No. 218CCRIS 4905CI 45410:1EINECS 236-747-62LRS185U6KTETRACHLOROEOSINCI Solvent Red 48DC RED NO. 27DYE DC RED NO. 27AKA218
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Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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