Ferric Oxide Yellow
What Ferric Oxide Yellow is & what it does
Ferric Oxide Yellow is an iron oxide mineral pigment that provides a yellow to tan color and good opacity. It is a stable, well-established colorant widely used in foundations, tinted moisturizers, and mineral or tinted sunscreens, where iron oxides also help shade the product to skin tones. It is inert, non-bleeding, and lightfast. It is generally regarded as safe and non-irritating on skin.
What is Ferric Oxide Yellow?
Ferric Oxide Yellow is an iron oxide mineral pigment that provides a yellow to tan color and good opacity. It is a stable, well-established colorant.
What does Ferric Oxide Yellow do in sunscreen?
It tints the product and helps shade foundations, tinted moisturizers, and mineral or tinted sunscreens toward natural skin tones. It is inert, non-bleeding, and lightfast.
Is Ferric Oxide Yellow safe?
Iron oxide pigments like this are generally regarded as safe and non-irritating on skin, and no concerns are flagged in our data. Individual tolerance can vary.
Sunscreens with Ferric Oxide Yellow
We rate 2 sunscreens that contain it:
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Epionce Daily Shield Tinted SPF 50 Sunscreen
85/100
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Oshea UVShield Mattifying Gel Cream SPF 45 Pa+++
60/100