Cosmetic additives

Tartrazine
Catalog No: CFN90060

Tartrazine is a food additive that belongs to a class of artificial dyes and contains an azo group; it has significant genotoxic effect , may be harmful to health and its prolonged use could trigger carcinogenesis.

Allura Red AC
Catalog No: CFN90063

Allura Red AC and amaranth are very important food azo dyes used in food, drug, paper, cosmetic and textile industries.

Carmine
Catalog No: CFN90066

Carmine is used in the manufacture of artificial flowers, paints, crimson ink, rouge, and other cosmetics, and is routinely added to food products such as yogurt, candy and certain brands of juice, the most notable ones being those of the ruby-red variety.There are many reported cases of immediate allergy after ingestion of foods containing cochineal and have a few reports of allergic contact dermatitis from carmine, suggests that carmine is an allergen.

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid
Catalog No: CFN97577

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid, also known as p-hydroxybenzoic acid (PHBA), is a phenolic derivative of benzoic acid and widely used in organic synthesis. 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives has potential to as pan-HDAC inhibitors with anticancer properties. 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid positively regulates the expression of gum cluster to promote EPS production in PXO99A; it can inhibit most gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria, with an IC50 of 160 μg/mL.

Eupalinolide B
Catalog No: CFN90382

Eupalinolide B demonstrates potent cytotoxicity against A-549, BGC-823, SMMC-7721, and HL-60 tumour cell lines.Eupalinolide B and Eupalinolide A induce the expression of HSP70 via the activation of HSF1 by inhibiting the interaction between HSF1 and HSP90, they could be beneficial for use in cosmetics and medicines as a consequence of their inhibitory action on UV-induced skin damage and melanin production.