colorants for cosmetics

FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake at 15–22% dye content delivers a clean, neutral yellow in anhydrous cosmetic and food-adjacent formulations where the soluble dye form (Tartrazine) would migrate or bleed through wax, oil, or pressed powder matrices. The aluminum lake conversion of CI 19140 is insoluble in most cosmetic solvents — making it the standard specification for nail lacquer, lip color, pressed powder, and pharmaceutical tablet coatings that require a food-safe yellow without color instability in the finished product.

D&C Red 6 Sodium Salt is an organic lake pigment used to deliver stable red coloration in cosmetic systems where dye migration must be controlled. As part of Kolortek’s **cosmetic matte pigment range**, it provides a **flat, non-pearlescent color effect** with good compatibility in oil-based and low-water formulations such as nail polish and lip products.

D&C Red 6 Barium Lake is a warm, orange-red cosmetic pigment with high tinting strength and a matte finish, used across lip color, nail lacquer, and pressed powder formulations. As a barium lake — an insoluble precipitate of the D&C Red 6 azo dye on a barium substrate — it disperses rather than dissolves in cosmetic matrices, making it suitable for both anhydrous and wax-based systems where color migration must be controlled. Formulators familiar with azo lake pigments will recognize its characteristic warm red hue with a slight orange undertone, which blends predictably with other D&C lakes to produce a broad range of coral, red, and brick shades.

Kolortek Cosmetic Oxides are high-purity inorganic pigments manufactured specifically for personal care and cosmetic applications. The product range includes Iron Oxides (Yellow, Red, Black, Brown), Titanium Dioxide, Ultramarines, Chromium Green Oxide, and Carbon Black. These matte pigments provide stable, consistent color and can be used alone or blended to adjust and deepen the tones of other colorants. All grades are processed to remove harmful impurities, meeting cosmetic industry purity standards .