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Is Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake vegan?

Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake

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Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake is a triphenylmethane colorant formed as the aluminium salt lake of the synthetic dye Acid Blue 9 (also known as Brilliant Blue FCF), used as a pigment in cosmetics.

Also known as Brilliant Blue FCF Aluminum Lake, N-Ethyl-N-[4-[[4-[ethyl(3-sulfophenyl)methylamino]phenyl](2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-3-sulfobenzenemethanaminium inner salt, aluminium salt, N-Ethyl-N-[4-[[4-[ethyl(3-sulfophenyl)methylamino]phenyl](2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-3-sulfobenzenemethanaminium inner salt, aluminium salt (CI 42090:2)
INCI name Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake
CAS number 10043-01-3
EC number 272-939-6
CI number CI 42090:2
CosIng ID 54157
Last reviewed 9 July 2026

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