Color Additive Usage Guide
Please refer to the below chart to locate the color additives that are safe to use for your particular application. From Nature With Love provides this chart as a service to its customers. It is up to the customer to adequately research the appropriate use and safety information for each ingredient contained in the finished product, including any governmental regulations in place for proper usage, labeling and sale.
| Color Additive |
Approved Uses |
| FD&C Blue 1 |
No restrictions |
| FD&C Green 3 |
Except eye area |
| FD&C Red 40 |
No restrictions |
| FD&C Yellow 5 |
Except eye area |
| FD&C Yellow 6 |
Except eye area |
| D&C Green 5 |
No restrictions |
| D&C Green 8 |
Externally except eye area (0.01% maximum) |
| D&C Orange 4 |
Externally except eye area |
| D&C Orange 5 |
Externally except eye area (5% Max in lip products) |
| D&C Red 22 |
Except eye area |
| D&C Red 33 |
Externally except eye area (3% Max in lip products) |
| D&C Violet 2 |
Externally except eye area |
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| Annatto |
No restrictions |
| Bismuth oxychloride |
No restrictions |
| Carmine |
No restrictions |
| Carotene, Beta |
No restrictions |
| Chromium hydroxide green |
Externally including eye area |
| Chromium oxide greens |
Externally including eye area |
| Ferric ferrocyanide |
Externally including eye area |
| Henna |
Externally for use as a hair dye and for temporary skin tattoos |
| Iron oxides |
No restrictions |
| Manganese violet |
No restrictions |
| Mica |
No restrictions |
| Titanium dioxide |
No restrictions |
| Ultramarines |
Externally including eye area |
| Zinc oxide |
No restrictions |
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| *Externally means that it cannot be used in lip products. |
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