The ingredient, explained

Ci 19140

A published expert safety assessment covers the exact ingredient in the specified exposure context.

Cosmetic colorant

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1--4-sulphophenyl--4--4-sulphophenylazo-pyrazole-3-carboxylate

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Cosmetic colorant: Adds colour to a product or the surface where it is applied.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

EFSA retained oral ADI of 7.5 mg/kg body weight/day, while noting intolerance may occur in sensitive people within that intake.

What this does not tell us

Food additive safety assessment, not topical cosmetic efficacy or guarantee of skin tolerance. Group mixtures cannot isolate behavioral effects.

Sources for this summary. DOI 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1331 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Bounded review of local candidates, exact-name indexed primary journal/PubMed safety and topical searches; not a systematic review.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

Read the 1 selected study

Safety assessment
Scientific Opinion on the re-evaluation Tartrazine (E 102) ↗
· 2009

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Products containing this ingredient

All 152 products ↗

From the Serenfold edit. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

Clinique

Dramatically Different Moisturizing Cream

Moisturisers · 23 linked ingredients

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Names and identifiers

Registry identity