Canthaxanthin is a carotenone that consists of beta,beta-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'.
Definition
Canthaxanthin is a carotenone that consists of beta,beta-carotene bearing two oxo substituents at positions 4 and 4'. It has a role as a biological pigment, a fungal metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a food colouring. It derives from a hydride of a beta-carotene.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 4C3C6403MU · registered name CANTHAXANTHIN · single chemical substance
CI 40850 is classed chemically as a carotenoid colour. It conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- ASEAN · China · Taiwan
- Allowed colourant
- ASEAN · Taiwan · United States
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products.
European Union
- Other : Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 161g)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV (allowed colourants), entry 58
Source: EU allowed colourants (Annex IV)
Restriction IV/58
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name カンタキサンチン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるカロチノイド色素であり、頭髪用染料である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 514-78-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-187-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0022727
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID002727
- IUPAC
- beta,beta-Carotene-4,4'-dione
- Molecular formula
- C40H52O2
- Molecular weight
- 564.854 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Deep violet crystals or crystalline powder · Solid
- Boiling point
- 717.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 205~207 ℃
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Dye5
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 21
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU allowed colourants (Annex IV)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- PubChem 2
- Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese · Chinese