How to Use colorant in a Sentence

colorant

noun

• What are some of the pros of making your own colorants?
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 5 May 2023
• Now the time has come to shed some light on the other end of the practical paint spectrum: a new colorant described as the whitest white.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 21 May 2021
• When the colorant was first approved for use in food in 1907, there was little research on its effects.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
• Using a temporary colorant (or trusting a pro) is your safest bet.
  — Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 15 Oct. 2018
• Reproducing this colorant in the lab could pave the way for new methods of creating pigments.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
• The process is simple: apply Vaseline around the brows (to protect skin and prevent color bleed), brush on the colorant, then the activator, and blot away excess.
  — Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 8 Nov. 2022
• The bath bomb starts to break apart as this happens, releasing with it the colorants, fragrances, and skin-conditioning ingredients, like salts and oils.
  — Jenna Rosenstein, Allure, 10 Sep. 2017
• For more than 30 years, a food additive called Red Dye No. 3, a colorant used in food and medicine products, has been under close scrutiny, and now, the state of California became the first to ban it.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2023
• Prior to World War II, uranium was often added to glass and ceramic glazes as a colorant, but after the conflict broke out, the heavy metal became critical to the war effort.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2022
• Besides being a colorant, charcoal has a reputation as a detox remedy, though that use might not hold up to scrutiny.
  — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2018
• This particular bag of candy comes from the European Union — a place that already bans a number of chemical additives and colorants.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
• Artificial colorants, preservatives, and flavors can be harmful to your pet's health.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
• For example, coloring foods goes back at least 3,500 years, when ancient Egyptians added wine and other colorants to candy to increase its visual appeal.
  — Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2017
• The formula is rid of all the irritating stuff like parabens, alcohol, fragrance, and colorants, making for a gentle, sting-free makeup removal process ideal for the most sensitive skin types.
  — Lindsay Colameo, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
• The products are made from natural ingredients and natural colorants with over 125 scents in their collection.
  — Brittney Oliver, Essence, 9 Sep. 2019
• Some brands also add sweeteners, colorants, or even glycerin, but at face value, bitters are a pretty basic concoction.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 31 Oct. 2017
• Some colorants are completely unfit for injecting into your skin.
  — Jessica Toscano, SELF, 9 Nov. 2018
• During the analysis of the data collected, Balanda and her team found that some of skin tones needed additional colorants outside of the ones that were historically used.
  — Noel Cody, Essence, 27 June 2023
• This copper-containing colorant is also found in tinted contact lenses.
  — Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2011
• In one study cited by Gabriel’s office, titanium dioxide, used in Skittles as a colorant, was found to be associated with decreased immune responses in rats.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• Children have been doing this for decades, but researchers have struggled to turn this or similar natural blues into a stable and abundant colorant—one that could be used to naturally dye your favorite candies, sodas, or ice creams.
  — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, 9 Apr. 2021
• It's certified organic too, with no synthetic fragrances or colorants.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
• By avoiding artificial colorants and other harmful additives commonly found in other brands, these chews offer a safer alternative for enhancing your dog's skin and coat health.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2023
• In some cases, colorants actually may be beneficial to dormant warm season grasses.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 6 June 2023
• One of the colorants, red 40 lake, is generally considered safe to use, although research on its consumption during pregnancy is limited.
  — Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 7 Dec 2024