FD&C Yellow 6 Lake

FD&C Yellow 6 Aluminum Lake is an orange-yellow insoluble pigment derived from Sunset Yellow FCF (CI 15985), precipitated onto an alumina substrate to produce a non-migrating, dispersible lake pigment approved for both food and cosmetic applications. Its dual FD&C listing makes it one of a limited number of yellow colorants that formulators can specify across nail lacquer, lip color, pressed powder, food products, and pharmaceutical tablet coatings without switching colorant systems between product categories. Kolortek supplies this grade with confirmed low heavy metal content and full batch documentation — the baseline requirement for cosmetic and food ingredient supplier qualification.