CI 75130/ BETA-CAROTENE ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is used primarily as an oil-soluble colorant, giving formulas a yellow to orange tone. It can also contribute antioxidant activity, but its main formulation role is color.
What does CI 75130/ BETA-CAROTENE do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is used primarily as an oil-soluble colorant, giving formulas a yellow to orange tone. It can also contribute antioxidant activity, but its main formulation role is color.
Is CI 75130/ BETA-CAROTENE clean?
This ingredient is generally well tolerated, with low sensitization history and little restricted-list friction in clean beauty standards. The main clean-standard question is source and purity, since commercial grades may be natural extract, fermentation-derived, or synthetic and should meet cosmetic colorant specifications.
Is CI 75130/ BETA-CAROTENE sustainable?
This material can come from plant extraction, algae, fermentation, or synthetic production, so its footprint depends strongly on the supply route. It is not known for environmental persistence, and plant or fermentation-derived grades tend to align better with renewable-sourcing goals.
Is CI 75130/ BETA-CAROTENE COSMOS-approved?
It can be permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when it is from an approved natural-origin route and meets colorant and purity requirements. From a Green Chemistry lens, it scores best when renewable feedstocks, low-residue extraction, and good biodegradability are documented.
How does CI 75130/ BETA-CAROTENE work chemically?
The molecule is a highly unsaturated, fat-soluble C40 pigment with many conjugated double bonds, which explains both its strong color and its sensitivity to oxygen, light, and heat. It is usually used at very low levels for tinting, often around 0.001% to 0.1%, and is best supported by antioxidants, low-oxygen processing, and opaque or air-limiting packaging.
Last updated 2026-05-13