Official EU label nameGlossary entry 6450
CI 75130
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 3 of 13 indexed market datasets: 4 country records and 1 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
3
Evidence gaps
10
Resolved identifiers
6
Resolved substance identity
CAS:7235-40-7116-32-531797-85-01962-15-8
EC:230-636-6214-171-6
Ingredient index records:
BETA-CAROTENE
Ph. Eur. name: beta carotenum
Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING
.beta.,.beta.-carotene
Inventory restriction note: IV/111
10 matched or reported names
CI 75130betacaroteneBETA-CAROTENEbeta carotenumCI 40800CI 40820CI Food Orange 5beta Carotenebeta-Carotene8'-apo-beta-Caroten-8'-al
Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets
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| Market | Result | Records | Dataset | Meaning / next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union EU | Conditional positive-list match | 1Open record 1 | Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Great Britain GB | Permitted list with conditions | 2Open record 1Open record 2 | Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Canada CA | No local match | 0 | Complete Hotlist snapshot Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025 | The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list. |
| New Zealand NZ | Permitted list with conditions | 2Open record 1Open record 2 | Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| ASEAN ASEAN | No local match | 0 | Complete regional annex dataset ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026 | Regional annex coverage does not replace member-state implementation dates, notifications or national deviations. |
| China CN | No local match | 0 | Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025 | IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately. |
| Japan JP | No local match | 0 | Complete Standards appendices dataset MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot | The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion. |
| South Korea KR | No local match | 0 | Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026 | Korean source wording is canonical and other positive lists/notices may still apply to the formulation. |
| United States US | No local match | 0 | Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026 | FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety. |
| Australia AU | No local match | 0 | Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026 | An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction. |
| Brazil BR | No local match | 0 | Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026 | RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026. |
| India IN | No local match | 0 | Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4 Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022) | The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission. |
| Saudi Arabia SA | No local match | 0 | Complete official list index SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026 | No list match is not permission; Gulf/SFDA product, claim, notification and technical requirements still apply. |
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Matching market records and conditions
Great Britain
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026beta CarotenePermitted list with conditions
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E160a)
GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV, entry 55 · 2026-08-15
CI Food Orange 5Permitted list with conditions
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)
GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV, entry 111 · 2026-08-15
New Zealand
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026beta-CarotenePermitted list with conditions
Colour index: 40800 · CAS: 7235-40-7 · Colour: Orange · Other limitations: E 160a
Schedule 6, reference 55, source row 57 · effective-2026-01-01
8'-apo-beta-Caroten-8'-alPermitted list with conditions
Colour index: 40820 · CAS: 1962-15-8 · Colour: Orange · Other limitations: E 160e
Schedule 6, reference 56, source row 58 · effective-2026-01-01
Exact Annex II–VI evidence
Annex IVentry 111
Open full regulatory recordCI 75130
Warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)
Chemical identity and properties
CAS 116-32-5CAS 7235-40-7PubChem CID 5280489
Beta-Carotene
Beta-Carotene is a naturally-occurring retinol (vitamin A) precursor obtained from certain fruits and vegetables with potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities. As an anti-oxidant, beta carotene inhibits free-radical damage to DNA. This agent also induces cell differentiation and apoptosis of some tumor cell types, particularly in early stages of tumorigenesis, and enhances immune system activity by stimulating the release of natural killer cells, lymphocytes, and monocytes. (NCI04) — NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
- IUPAC name
- 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene
- Molecular formula
- C40H56
- Molecular weight
- 536.9 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 536.438201786 Da
- XLogP3
- 13.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 0.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 0
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
7235-40-7beta CaroteneBetacarotenebeta,beta-CaroteneSolateneCarotabenProvateneall-trans-beta-Carotene
16 more reported names
SerlaboFood orange 5BetaVitKPMKProvatenolLucaratinNatural Yellow 26Solatene (caps)BetacarotenoBetacarotenumKarotinbeta-KarotinC.I. Food Orange 5Zlut prirodni 26Beta, beta-caroteneCI Food Orange 5
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:17579
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1293
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3020253
- PubMed:36819991
- PubMed:32535096
- PubMed:31022331
- PubMed:27154496
- PubMed:26733226
- PubMed:25542264
- PubMed:25344780
- PubMed:24657404
- PubMed:23859036
- PubMed:22542753
- PubMed:21569430
- PubMed:21447443
Evidence from additional scientific databases
NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match5280489
Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.
- Boiling Point: 633-577ºC Source: DrugBank
- Boiling Point: 654.00 to 657.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Color/Form: Deep purple, hexagonal prisms from benzene and methanol Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Color/Form: Red, rhombic, almost square leaflets from petroleum ether; dil soln are yellow Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Color/Form: CRYSTALLINE FORM APPEARS DEEP ORANGE OR COPPER-COLORED Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Color/Form: Red-brown hexagonal prisms from benzene and methanol Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Density: 1.00 at 20 °C/20 °C Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- LogP: 17.62 Source: DrugBank
- Melting Point: 176-184ºC Source: DrugBank
- Melting Point: 183 °C (evacuated tube) Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Melting Point: 183 °C Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Physical Description: Red to brownish-red crystals or crystalline powder Source: EU Food Improvement Agents
- Physical Description: Red, brownish-red or purple-violet crystals or crystalline powder (colour varies according to extraction solvent used and conditions of crystallisation) Source: EU Food Improvement Agents
- Physical Description: Deep purple or red solid; [Merck Index] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Physical Description: Solid Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- Solubility: 0.0006 g/l at 25ºC Source: DrugBank
- Solubility: Sol in benzene, chloroform, carbon disulfide; moderately sol in ether, petroleum ether, oils; 100 ml hexane dissolve 109 mg at 0 °C; very sparingly sol in methanol and ethanol; practically insol in water, acids, alkalies Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: SOL IN FAT SOLVENTS Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: Soluble in acetone Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: Soluble in vegetable oils Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: For more Solubility (Complete) data for BETA-CAROTENE (7 total), please visit the HSDB record page. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: 0.6 mg/mL Source: Human Metabolome Database (HMDB)
- GHS Hazard Statements: Not Classified; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 311 of 368 companies Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 368 reports by companies from 7 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 311 of 368 reports by companies.; There are 6 notifications provided by 57 of 368 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Sources/Uses: The most important provitamin A; Found in plants and animals and used to color foods yellow, as an ultraviolet screen, and as a vitamin A precursor; [Merck Index] Used as flavoring agent, antioxidant, color, nutritional supplement, processing aid, and surface-finishing agent for foods; [FDA] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Uses: Yellow coloring agent for foods. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: MEDICATION Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Therapeutic Category: Vitamine A precursor. Ultraviolet screen. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Therapeutic Category (Vet): Vitamin A precursor for all species except cats. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Use (kg; approx.) in Germany (2009): >50; Consumption (g per capita; approx.) in Germany (2009): 0.000611; Calculated removal (%): 94 Source: NORMAN Suspect List Exchange
Mapped by: Existing checksum-valid CAS to unique PubChem CID match. Retrieved: 2026-08-31. Open source record
Scientific classifications and hazard annotations provide context and do not replace the market-specific regulatory decision shown above.
Additional source coverage and match status
| Source | Result | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| NIH PubChem PUG-View | Exact match | 2026-08-31 |
A recorded no-match is useful evidence that the source was checked; it is not a claim that the substance does not exist elsewhere.
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
CAS 1962-15-8PubChem CID 13321909
Apo-8'-carotenoic acid
- IUPAC name
- (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaenoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C30H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 432.6 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 432.302830514 Da
- XLogP3
- 9.4
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
RefChem:113470beta-apo-8'-Carotenoic acid8'-Apo-beta,psi-carotenoic acid
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID701364458
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 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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