This vibrant, stable hue of FD&C Blue 1 Aluminum Lake, is a high-quality lake color, containing a 13% total dye load. The blue FDC Lakes Batch Certified colorant is perfect for adding a brilliant blue to various food and cosmetic items. Its composition, involving a chemical bond to aluminum hydroxide, enhances the color’s stability and ease of use, making it a favorite among manufacturers for consistent and striking results.
Key Features of FD&C Blue 1 Aluminum Lake:
- High Concentration: Contains 13% total dye load for intense color
- Versatile Use: Approved for use in food, drugs, and cosmetics, including eye and lip products
- Stability: Increased color stability thanks to the aluminum hydroxide substrate
- Ease of Application: A little goes a long way; highly efficient in coloring
- INCI: FD&C Blue No. 1 Al. Lake
- Safety Compliance: Not listed on CA Prop 65; safe and certified
- Application Tips: Use gloves and protect work surfaces as the dye can stain
Usage Recommendations:
- For bath bombs, Polysorbate 80 is required to prevent tub staining
- Not recommended for CP soap due to color morphing and bleeding
- Can be premixed in glycerin for liquid and melt & pour soaps
- Filled by volume, not weight
Shanna N Whitaker (verified owner) –
Works great!
cristine antolak (verified owner) –
Not as intense a blue as other suppliers I have used but when used in higher amounts produces the same blue.
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Michelle Rutledge (verified owner) –
Works great mixed with yellow lake for the perfect green in bath bombs.