How to Use colorant in a Sentence

colorant

noun
  • Many also contain fragrances as well as dyes and colorants to make your clothes appear whiter and brighter.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • Using a temporary colorant (or trusting a pro) is your safest bet.
    — Sam Escobar, Good Housekeeping, 15 Oct. 2018
  • The capsules, made by scientists and dietitians, are plant-based, gluten free and with no fillers or colorants.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Then there’s your milk jugs, anything with colorant, and yogurt cups, butter tubs or cold Starbucks cups.
    — Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • It is used to make liquid shellac, a brush-on colorant and wood finish, and is found in shampoos, aluminum foil and lipstick.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The dye free version skips the yellow colorant for a shorter ingredient list and a cleaner look.
    — Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Reproducing this colorant in the lab could pave the way for new methods of creating pigments.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
  • When the colorant was first approved for use in food in 1907, there was little research on its effects.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025
  • When the colorant was first approved for use in food in 1907, there was little research on its effects.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some colorants are completely unfit for injecting into your skin.
    — Jessica Toscano, SELF, 9 Nov. 2018
  • The agency has been reviewing a petition to ban the colorant since 2022.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
  • This supplement is gluten-free, dairy and soy-free, non-GMO, and free of colorants and synthetic fillers.
    — Casey Seiden, Parents, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Best of all, this shampoo is free from all the bad stuff—no parabens, phthalates, silicones, sulfates, or synthetic colorants here.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2025
  • Artificial colorants, preservatives, and flavors can be harmful to your pet's health.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 July 2023
  • This copper-containing colorant is also found in tinted contact lenses.
    — Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2011
  • The production of colorants—dyes, in particular—was a global concern.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Both of those menus featured Whoppers with thematic, colored buns, dyed using natural colorants, like beet juice or ube.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 21 May 2025
  • 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
  • It's certified organic too, with no synthetic fragrances or colorants.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Though Red 3, like most artificial colorants, has no functional purpose, our brains are hardwired to prefer red foods.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Though Red 3, like most artificial colorants, has no functional purpose, our brains are hardwired to prefer red foods.
    — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Except for canthaxanthin and orange B dye, the other colorants are made from petroleum.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Even if the raw materials for that dye were from a meadow, the colorant itself, in its liquid gold form, was carefully, lovingly synthesized.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The products are made from natural ingredients and natural colorants with over 125 scents in their collection.
    — Brittney Oliver, Essence, 9 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • 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 process removes everything—dyes, colorants, contaminants, blends—to yield a resin that’s identical (chemically speaking) to virgin polyester.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Essentially the Keurig of makeup, the first-of-its-kind smart device creates a custom foundation in exactly one minute at the touch of a button, mixing colorants to make a bespoke shade.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

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