Colorant ingredients and fungal acne

Short answer

This is every colorant ingredient in our database (45 total) rated for fungal-acne-prone skin. Whether a colorant ingredient is a trigger depends on chain length and, where relevant, ethoxylation, so members of the same family can land on different verdicts.

45 ingredients

Aluminum Powder Safe Colorant Annatto Safe Colorant Beta-Carotene Safe Colorant Bismuth Oxychloride Safe Colorant Bronze Powder Safe Colorant Calcium Carbonate Safe Colorant Caramel Safe Colorant Carbon Black Safe Colorant Carmine Safe Colorant Chlorophyllin-Copper Complex Safe Colorant Chromium Hydroxide Green Safe Colorant Chromium Oxide Greens Safe Colorant Copper Powder Safe Colorant D&C Brown No. 1 Safe Colorant D&C Green No. 5 Safe Colorant D&C Green No. 6 Safe Colorant D&C Green No. 8 Safe Colorant D&C Orange No. 4 Safe Colorant D&C Orange No. 5 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 21 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 22 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 27 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 28 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 33 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 36 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 6 Safe Colorant D&C Red No. 7 Safe Colorant D&C Violet No. 2 Safe Colorant D&C Yellow No. 10 Safe Colorant Ext. D&C Violet No. 2 Safe Colorant FD&C Blue No. 1 Safe Colorant FD&C Blue No. 2 Safe Colorant FD&C Green No. 3 Safe Colorant FD&C Lakes (Aluminum) Safe Colorant FD&C Red No. 4 Safe Colorant FD&C Red No. 40 Safe Colorant FD&C Yellow No. 5 Safe Colorant FD&C Yellow No. 6 Safe Colorant Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide Safe Colorant Ferric Ferrocyanide Safe Colorant Guanine Safe Colorant Lawsonia Inermis (Henna) Leaf Extract Safe Colorant Manganese Violet Safe Colorant Synthetic Fluorphlogopite Safe Colorant Ultramarines Safe Colorant

Browse the full ingredient index, or read the complete trigger list and how we assess ingredients.

Informational only, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Ingredient suitability for fungal acne varies by person and formulation. Always patch test and consult a qualified clinician.