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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.

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Last updated 15 May 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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Substance Name
EC No.
CAS No.
Ref No.
Substance Identification Conditions  
Colour index (CI) Number
Colour
Product type, body parts
Restriction(s)
Riboflavin
201-507-1
83-88-5
145
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 101)
 Details
N,N'-(3,3'-Dimethyl[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyl)bis[2-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)azo]-3-oxobutyramide]
227-783-3
5979-28-2
45
20040
Yellow
Rinse-off products
Maximum 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine concentration in the colouring agent is 5 ppm
 Details
Lycopene
207-949-1
502-65-8
110
75125
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160d)
 Details
Iron oxide yellow
This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 77492.
257-098-5
51274-00-1
136
77492
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 172)
 Details
Hydrogen bis[2-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo]benzoato(2-)]chromate(1-)
227-022-5
5601-29-6
40
18690
Yellow
Rinse-off products
Details
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate
220-491-7
2783-94-0
31
15985
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 110)
 Details
Disodium 5,7-dinitro-8-oxidonaphthalene-2-sulphonate
212-690-2
846-70-8
3
10316
Yellow
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
 Details
Disodium 2-amino-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]benzenesulphonate
220-293-0
2706-28-7
16
13015
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Details
Disodium 2-(3-oxo-6-oxidoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate
208-253-0
518-47-8
74
45350
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Details
Disodium 2,5-dichloro-4-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-((sulphophenyl)azo)pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulphonate
228-819-0
6359-98-4
43
18965
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Details
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