SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE
Sunset Yellow Aluminum Lake is an insoluble pigment composed of the aluminum salt of Sunset Yellow extended on an appropriate substrate. (To identify the colorant allowed for use in the European Union (EU), the INCI Nam…
SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet. Inventory note: IV/31.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Exact external identity check
matchedOne PubChem compound was retained because the exact CosIng name appears among its reported synonyms.
- PubChem title
- CI 15985:1
- IUPAC name
- aluminum 6-oxido-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]naphthalene-2-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C16H9AlN2O7S2
- Molecular weight
- 432.4 g/mol
- InChIKey
- FFVVMXXUKCHQFS-UHFFFAOYSA-K
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 105286
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2024-08-26
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Inventory details for SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE
INCI name
SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE
Description
Sunset Yellow Aluminum Lake is an insoluble pigment composed of the aluminum salt of Sunset Yellow extended on an appropriate substrate.
(To identify the colorant allowed for use in the European Union (EU), the INCI Name CI 15985 must be used, except for hair dye products).
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-105286
- Imported identity
- SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE
- Source update
- 2024-08-26
Annex records for SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE
Key data
The CosIng inventory records no CAS number for this ingredient. That is the absence of an identifier in the source, not a finding about the substance.
- 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. All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
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The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
SUNSET YELLOW ALUMINUM LAKE is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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