What do the Clean, Low, Watch and Swap levels mean?

They are cut from a continuous concern level the app computes from the sourced claims that the chosen evidence lens shows: each claim counts its concern class, tier weight, confidence and dose relevance, combined worst-first with a decay so one serious finding outweighs many small ones, then scaled by how much of the substance reaches you in this use. Clean is below 0.35, Low below 1.1, Watch below 2.0 and Swap above that, on a 0 to 3 scale.

Is Manganese Violet (ci 77742) safe on skin (left on)?

Q: Is manganese violet (ci 77742) safe on skin (left on)?

Under the app's default Cautious lens, manganese violet (ci 77742) on skin (left on) rates Watch: worth watching; the app would list a cleaner alternative type. 1 sourced concern counts (restricted, consensus tier). This is research with sources, not medical advice.

Cosmetics1 use researched1 sourced claims

Where it turns up: violet pigment, eye makeup color, common. Detox My Life researched manganese violet (ci 77742) under one use, because the same substance means something different in each use. Every claim below carries its evidence tier, how sure the research is that it applies here, and the sources it cites. The level is computed by the app's own deterministic engine, so the page says exactly what the app would.

Level by use and lens

Use	Mainstream	Cautious (default)	Based	Concerns · favour · fringe
On skin, left on	Watch	Watch	Watch	1 · 0

Mainstream shows consensus claims only; Cautious adds emerging research; Based adds fringe claims, labelled as such. The last column counts, under Cautious, the sourced concerns, the findings in its favour and the fringe claims Based would add.

Safer swaps: the app's swap catalog has no entry tied to this ingredient yet. When you scan a product that contains it, the app suggests cleaner alternative types for that product; the swap categories list what the catalog covers today.

On skin, left on Watch

Under the default Cautious lens manganese violet (ci 77742) on skin (left on) rates Watch: worth watching; the app would list a cleaner alternative type. Mainstream (consensus only) rates it Watch; Based (adds the fringe) rates it Watch. Researched 2026-09-03.

Sourced concerns (1)

ConsensusRestrictedconfidence 50%

Manganese Violet (CI 77742) is permanently listed as safe for use as a color additive in cosmetics generally, including products applied to the area of the eye, in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Why here: This ingredient is approved for use in leave-on cosmetic products, including those for sensitive areas like the eyes and lips, indicating its suitability for dermal leave-on applications.
What would have to be true: Dermal application in cosmetic products, including those for sensitive areas like eyes and lips, at concentrations consistent with good manufacturing practices.

Sources the engine cites:

21 CFR 73.2775 -- Manganese violet. - eCFR — ecfr.gov (2026) · regulator or public body
Regulatory Status of Color Additives - hfpappexternal.fda. — fda.gov (2026) · regulator or public body

Not researched here

The engine has no dossier for manganese violet (ci 77742) when cooked with heat, in cold food, as a finishing ingredient, in heated food packaging or other uses. The app researches an ingredient for the use it infers from your product, so a scan fills these in; this page only shows what has already been researched and source-verified.

This is research, not medical advice. Detox My Life shows sourced claims sorted by evidence tier. It does not diagnose, treat, or tell you to start or stop anything. Talk to a qualified professional about your health.

Scan your own. The app reads any product label with your camera, works out how you are about to use it, and researches every ingredient for that use with live sources. Every scan adds to a Detox Score for your home, where 50 is a typical home in your region, and a plan of next swaps.

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