FD&C Red no. 4 (C.I. 14700)
| Product Name | PONCEAU SX | C.I. No. | 14700 |
| Synonyms | FD&C Red 4 | C.I. Name | Food Red # 1 |
| CAS-No. | 4548-53-2 | EINECS/EILINCS-No. | 224-909-9 |
Alternative names:
C-Rot 57, FD&C Red 4, Ponceau SX, FD&C Red No.4, Ci 14700 (Red 4), FD&C Red No. 4 (CI 14700), Red 4 (CI 14700)
Safety Information:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed the safety of Red 4 and Red 4 Lake and approved the use of these ingredients for colouring externally applied cosmetics (this does not include products intended for use on the lips or the eye area) and personal care products if they conform to FDA specifications. FDA determined that these colours may also be used in colouring externally applied drugs. According to U.S. regulations, all Red 4 and Red 4 Lake that is manufactured for use in products are subject to certification by the FDA. This certification process ensures that the strict chemical and identity specifications set by FDA are met. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) has deferred evaluation of these ingredients because the safety has been assessed by FDA. This deferral of review is according to the provisions of the CIR Procedures.
| TEST | LIMITS |
| Total dye content, percent by mass, MIN | 87 |
| Sum of volatile matter at 135°C, & Halides | – |
| Sulphates (as Sodium salt), percent by mass MAX. | 13 |
| Water insoluble matter, percent by mass, MAX | 0.2 |
| 5 Amino – 4 Dimethyl – 1 Benzene – Sulphonic | – |
| Acid (Sodium Salt), percent by mass, MAX. | 0.2 |
| 4- Hydroxy 1-1- Naphthalene Sulphonic Acid | – |
| (Sodium Salt), percent by mass, MAX. | 0.2 |
| Subsidiary dyes, percent by mass, MAX | 2 |
| Mercury, (mg/kg.) MAX. | 1 |
| Arsenic, (mg/kg.) MAX. | 3 |
| Lead, (mg/kg.) MAX. | 10 |
Uses/Applications:
Scarlet GN, or C.I. Food Red 1, Ponceau SX, FD&C Red No. 4, or C.I. 14700 is a red azo dye once used as a food dye. As a food additive, it has the E number E125. It usually used as a disodium salt.
FD&C Red 4 by Aryan Chemicals acts as an organic colouring pigment. It offers high quality, extremely low impurity and consistent tone. Moreover, it is non-GMO derived. FD&C Red 4 finds application in formulating toiletries and personal care products like shampoos, conditioners, bath soaps, hair gels, toothpastes (transparent, opaque, stripes), lotions, deodorants, liquid soaps, hand washes, hair oil, after-shave and skin creams.
| Category | Description |
| Beverage, juice | Subcategory of beverage, food for human consumption |
| Colorant | Term used for colorants, dyes, or pigments; includes colorants for drugs, textiles, personal care products (cosmetics, tattoo inks, hair dye), food colorants, and inks for printing; modifiers included when application is known |
| Drug, inactive ingredient | Pharmaceutical related |
| Food additive | Includes spices, extracts, colourings, flavours, etc added to food for human consumption |
| Food additive, colorant | Term used for colorants, dyes, or pigments; includes colorants for drugs, textiles, personal care products (cosmetics, tattoo inks, hair dye), food colorants, and inks for printing; modifiers included when application is known |
| Food contact | Includes food packaging, paper plates, cutlery, small appliances such as roasters, etc.; does not include facilities that manufacture food |
| Fragrance, consumer use | Term applied when the only information the source indicates is “consumer” or “consumer product” ; also applied to terms that the source indicates are for consumer use, yet the descriptor term is ambivalent about usage (e.g., cleaning washing products may be for industrial or consumer use, when the source indicates consumer use, the consumer use term is also applied) – see appendix for full list of unambiguous consumer related terms plus ambiguous consumer related terms which if indicated are labelled with “c |
| Inert | NULL |
| Personal care | Personal care products, including cosmetics, shampoos, perfumes, soaps, lotions, toothpastes, etc |
| Personal care, bath | General term used only when enough information is not provided to assign a more specific beauty/cosmetics/personal care related term |
| Personal care, cosmetics | Subcategory of personal care, includes fragrances, shampoos, make-up, etc.; appropriate modifiers included when known |
| Personal care, cosmetics, bath | General term used only when enough information is not provided to assign a more specific beauty/cosmetics/personal care related term |
| Personal care, cosmetics, child use, detected | Chemicals detected in substances or products (note that these chemicals may be absent from an “ingredient list” for the product and thus unexpected, but have been detected in product testing studies) |
| Personal care, cosmetics, colorant | Term used for colorants, dyes, or pigments; includes colorants for drugs, textiles, personal care products (cosmetics, tattoo inks, hair dye), food colorants, and inks for printing; modifiers included when application is known |
| Personal care, cosmetics, conditioner, hair | General products related to the hair (hair tools, hair salons, shampoo, conditioner, hair dye); more specific modifiers included when known |
| Personal care, cosmetics, exfoliator | Related to exfoliation of the body, i.e., personal care product |
| Personal care, cosmetics, foot | Related to foot care (e.g., personal care products for feet); does not include footwear |
| Personal care, cosmetics, fragrance | Fragrances or odour agents, can be used in home products (cleaners, laundry products, air fresheners) or similar industrial products; usage indicated when known; more specific modifiers included when known |
| Personal care, cosmetics, hair | General products related to the hair (hair tools, hair salons, shampoo, conditioner, hair dye); more specific modifiers included when known |
| Personal care, cosmetics, hair dye | Hair dye, to colour the hair |
| Personal care, cosmetics, hair removal, cream | Personal care products, including scouring cream, hand creams, shaving cream, and tanning cream |
| Personal care, cosmetics, hand, cream | Personal care products, including scouring cream, hand creams, shaving cream, and tanning cream |
| Personal care, cosmetics, lips | Subcategory of personal care and cosmetics, lip care products |
| Personal care, cosmetics, lips, detected | Chemicals detected in substances or products (note that these chemicals may be absent from an “ingredient list” for the product and thus unexpected, but have been detected in product testing studies) |
| Personal care, cosmetics, lotion | Subcategory of personal care and cosmetics, lotions and moisturizers for consumer use |
| Personal care, cosmetics, nails | Subcategory of personal care and cosmetics, related to nail products (nail polish, artificial nails) |
| Personal care, cosmetics, prohibited ASEAN | Chemicals prohibited from use (i.e., completely banned) in the ASEAN countries (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) |
| Personal care, cosmetics | Chemicals on lists subject to restrictions of use (i.e., some use allowed, but use is limited) in the United Kingdom |
| Personal care, cosmetics, shampoo, hair | General products related to the hair (hair tools, hair salons, shampoo, conditioner, hair dye); more specific modifiers included when known |
| Personal care, sanitizer, hand | Personal care products used on the hands, such as soaps, lotions, sanitizers (does not include handwear, i.e., gloves) |
| Personal care, shower, gel | Personal care products indicated in gel form |
| Personal care, soap | Soaps, includes personal care products for cleansing the hands or body, and soaps/detergents for cleaning products, homes, etc |
| Personal care, soap, hand | Personal care products used on the hands, such as soaps, lotions, sanitizers (does not include handwear, i.e., gloves) |
| Personal care, wash, body | Personal care products for general use on the body (body makeup, body powder, body treatments, body cleansers) |
| Personal care, wash, hand | Personal care products used on the hands, such as soaps, lotions, sanitizers (does not include handwear, i.e., gloves) |
| Pesticide, inert ingredient | Inert ingredients in a pesticide |