"Red 19" is once-popular coloring agent, along the same lines as things like "Yellow 5" "Orange 18" etc. It was common in coloring foods and cosmetics years ago, until it was banned by the FDA as being a cancer-causing agent. According to a few sources, there are still cosmetic manufacturers which use Red 19 in lipsticks. Gives a whole new meaning to "kiss of death"
"Red 19" is once-popular coloring agent, along the same lines as things like "Yellow 5" "Orange 18" etc. It was common in coloring foods and cosmetics years ago, until it was banned by the FDA as being a cancer-causing agent. According to a few sources, there are still cosmetic manufacturers which use Red 19 in lipsticks. Gives a whole new meaning to "kiss of death"