Ingredient family

Colorants

13 ingredients in this family, 2 rated 3/5 or higher. Grouped by published comedogenic rating, highest first.

D&C dyes, iron oxides, carmine and other pigments.

3/5 — moderate (2)

3/5D & C Red Dyes (xanthene/monoazo types)Several D&C red pigments rate moderate in classic lists; common in blushes. Fulton Table II showed the vehicle matters — red #36 graded 3 in mineral oil but 0 in PEG-400.
3/5D&C Red 17Azo dye, rated moderate in classic lists.

2/5 — low-to-moderate (3)

2/5D&C Red 19Dye, low-moderate in classic lists.
2/5D&C Red 4Graded 2 in the original Fulton 1989 table.
2/5D&C Red 40Graded in the original Fulton 1989 table at 2.

1/5 — low (5)

1/5Beta CaroteneColorant/antioxidant, rated low.
1/5D&C Red 33Graded in the original Fulton 1989 table at 1.
1/5D&C Red 6Dye, rated low.
1/5D&C Red 7Dye, rated low.
1/5D&C Red 9Dye, rated low.

0/5 — not rated as comedogenic (3)

0/5CarmineGraded in the original Fulton 1989 table at 0.
0/5Iron OxidesNon-comedogenic pigments.
0/5Ultramarine VioletGraded in the original Fulton 1989 table at 0.

About these ratings

Every number is a published rabbit-ear assay grade (Fulton 1989 lineage), shown with its source and a confidence tier on the ingredient page. A rating describes a raw ingredient as tested, not a finished product: concentration, formulation and individual skin decide real-world behaviour. 3/5 and up is where the 1989 AAD symposium recommended caution. How we rate · full sortable table and CC-BY download.