Ingredient profile
D&C RED 17
Raters disagreeCAS 85-86-9
At least one of our safety lists speaks to this ingredient. Also written as D&C Red # 17, D&C Red #17, D&C Red 17…
Raters don't agree. Here's where each one stands
Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Independent
Greenlens Tolerance Screen
Independent
Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
Concern
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Where each list lands
Funding shown- Caution
Health Canada Ingredient Hotlist
Government
A colourant not permitted near mucous membranes; warnings apply in hair-dye products. (Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist)
- Safe
Greenlens Ingredient Scan
Independent
No EU-regulated hazard recognized for this ingredient.
- Safe
Greenlens Precautionary Screen
Also screened — not on these lists
- California Proposition 65
- US NTP Report on Carcinogens
- IARC Monographs
- ANSES Endocrine Disruptors
- EU Microplastics Restriction
- EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI)
Where regulators stand
Shown side by side, never combinedEach jurisdiction is reported on its own terms, from its own official lists. Where they disagree, that disagreement is the finding. Absence from a list is never a safety claim.
European Union
BannedProhibited as a cosmetic ingredient in this jurisdiction.
- European Commission · EU Cosmetics Regulation Annex II (prohibited)Listed in Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (ref 1353) — prohibited as an ingredient in cosmetic products.
Canada
RestrictedAllowed only under stated conditions or limits.
- Health Canada · Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient HotlistA colourant not permitted near mucous membranes; warnings apply in hair-dye products.
California
No listing found
Notes
- Health Canada Hotlist — restricted
