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Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex IV - Allowed Colorants
EU. Allowed Colorants: Annex IV, Regulation 1223/2009/EC on Cosmetic Products, as corrected by Corrigendum to Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/850, 17 June 2021
This list contains coloring agents allowed for use in cosmetic products marketed in the European Union. The list indicates the approved fields for application, including whether or not the colorant is permitted for use in products applied near the eye or on mucous membranes, or in products intended to come in contact with the skin.
Last updated 10 May 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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213-561-3
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980-26-7
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103 |
73915 |
Red |
Rinse-off products |
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305-897-5
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95193-83-2
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82 |
47005 |
Yellow |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 104) |
Details | |
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213-022-2
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915-67-3
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33 |
16185 |
Red |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 123) |
Details | |
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Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Bixa orellana, Bixaceae.
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289-561-2
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89957-43-7
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109 |
75120 |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b) |
Details | |
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212-728-8
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860-22-0
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99 |
73015 |
Blue |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 132) |
Details | |
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287-483-3
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85536-03-4
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116 |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141) |
Details | |||
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201-638-4
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85-86-9
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51 |
26100 |
Red |
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes |
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes; Purity criteria: aniline <= 0.2%, 2-naphtol <= 0.2%, 4-aminoazobenzene <= 0.1%, 1-(phenylazo)-2-naphtol <=3%, 1-[2-(phenylazo) phenylazo]-2-napthalenol <= 2% |
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212-690-2
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846-70-8
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3 |
10316 |
Yellow |
All cosmetic products except eye products |
Not to be used in eye products |
Details | |
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201-507-1
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83-88-5
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145 |
Yellow |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 101) |
Details | ||
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201-375-5
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81-77-6
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95 |
69800 |
Blue |
All cosmetic products |
Details | ||
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201-353-5
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81-48-1
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89 |
60725 |
Violet |
All cosmetic products |
Details | ||
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The substance obtained by controlled heat treatment of food-grade carbohydrates. Food-grade acids, alkalies, and salts may be used to assist carmelization. Food-grade antifoaming agents may be used in an amount not greater than that required to produce the intended effect. Consists essentially of colloidal aggregates that are dispersible in water but only partly dispersible in alcohol-water solutions. Depending upon the particular carmelizing agent used, may have a positive or negative colloidal charge in solution.
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232-435-9
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8028-89-5
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146 |
Brown |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 150a-d) |
Details | |
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A fine black powder obtained by burning animal bones in a closed container. It consists primarily of calcium phosphate and carbon.
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232-421-2
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8021-99-6
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127 |
77267 |
Black |
All cosmetic products |
Details | |
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616-852-7
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8005-03-6
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84 |
50420 |
Black |
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes |
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes |
Details | |
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This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 47000.
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232-318-2
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8003-22-3
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81 |
47000 |
Yellow |
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes |
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes |
Details |
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232-122-7
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7787-59-9
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123 |
77163 |
White |
All cosmetic products |
Details | ||
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231-900-3
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7778-18-9
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125 |
77231 |
White |
All cosmetic products |
Details | ||
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231-784-4
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7727-43-7
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122 |
77120 |
White |
All cosmetic products |
Details | ||
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231-628-5
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7659-95-2
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148 |
Red |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 162) |
Details | ||
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200-972-8
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76-60-8
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152 |
Green |
Rinse-off products |
Details | |||
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200-971-2
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76-59-5
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151 |
Blue |
Rinse-off products |
Details | |||
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231-165-9
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7440-57-5
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133 |
77480 |
Brown |
All cosmetic products |
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 175) |
Details | |
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231-159-6
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7440-50-8
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132 |
77400 |
Brown |
All cosmetic products |
Details | ||
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231-153-3
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7440-44-0
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126a |
77266 |
Black |
All cosmetic products |
Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation; Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed: Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0.15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0.65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, and total Hg ≤ 1 ppm; Primary particle size ≥ 20 nm |
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231-153-3
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7440-44-0
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126 |
77266 |
Black |
All cosmetic products |
Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0.15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0.65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, total Hg ≤ 1 ppm |
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