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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 26 April 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.

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Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Substance Identification		Conditions
Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Colour index (CI) Number	Colour	Product type, body parts	Restriction(s)
Salts and lakes of Magnesate(3-), (18-carboxy-20-(carboxymethyl)-8-ethenyl-13-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-21H,23H-porphine-2-propanoato(5-)-N(21),N(22),N(23),N(24))-, trihydrogen, (SP-4-2-(2S-trans))-	-	-	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Trisodium (2S-trans)-[18-carboxy-20-(carboxymethyl)-13-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8-vinyl-21H,23Hporphine-2-propionato(5-)-N21,N22,N23,N24]cuprate(3-)	234-242-5	11006-34-1	116	75810	Green	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Aluminium	231-072-3	7429-90-5	117	77000	White	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 173)	Details
Aluminium hydroxide sulphate	215-573-4	1332-73-6	118	77002	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Natural hydrated aluminium silicate, Al2O3.2SiO2.2H2O A colloidal clay. Consists primarily of montmorillonite.	215-108-5	1302-78-9	119	77004	White	All cosmetic products		Details
N-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)-4-[(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)azo]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide	229-315-3	6471-51-8	12	12420	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
Salts and lakes of N-(4-Chloro-2-methylphenyl)-4-[(4-chloro-2-methylphenyl)azo]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide	-	-	12			Rinse-off products		Details
Lazurite	215-111-1	1302-83-6	120	77007	Blue	All cosmetic products		Details
Salts and lakes of Lazurite	-	-	120			All cosmetic products		Details
Aluminum silicate coloured with ferric oxide	-	-	121	77015	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
Barium sulfate	231-784-4	7727-43-7	122	77120	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Bismuth chloride oxide	232-122-7	7787-59-9	123	77163	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Calcium carbonate	207-439-9	471-34-1	124	77220	White	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)	Details
Limestone A noncombustible solid characteristic of sedimentary rock. It consists primarily of calcium carbonate.	215-279-6	1317-65-3	124			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)	Details
Calcium sulfate	231-900-3	7778-18-9	125	77231	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Activated Carbon-High Density Skeleton	931-328-0	-	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	Details
Activated Carbon-Low Density Skeleton	931-334-3	-	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	Details
Carbon	231-153-3	7440-44-0	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	Details
Carbon black	215-609-9	1333-86-4	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	Details
Activated Carbon-High Density Skeleton	931-328-0	-	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	Details
Activated Carbon-Low Density Skeleton	931-334-3	-	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	Details
Carbon	231-153-3	7440-44-0	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	Details
Carbon black	215-609-9	1333-86-4	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	Details
Charcoal, bone A fine black powder obtained by burning animal bones in a closed container. It consists primarily of calcium phosphate and carbon.	232-421-2	8021-99-6	127	77267	Black	All cosmetic products		Details
Coke black This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 77268.	215-669-6	1339-82-8	128	77268:1	Black	All cosmetic products		Details

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