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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 03 May 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)
Disodium 7-hydroxy-8-(phenylazo)naphthalene-1,3-disulphonate	217-705-6	1936-15-8	34	16230	Orange	All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes	Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes	Details
Trisodium 5-hydroxy-1-(4-sulphophenyl)-4-((4-sulphophenyl)azo)pyrazole-3-carboxylate	217-699-5	1934-21-0	44	19140	Yellow	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)	Details
1-Anilino-4-hydroxyanthraquinone	242-939-0	19286-75-0	88	60724	Violet	Rinse-off products		Details
3,4,5,6-Tetrachloro-2-(1,4,5,8-tetrabromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid	242-355-6	18472-87-2	79	45410	Red	All cosmetic products	Not more than 1% 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid; Not more than 2 % 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid	Details
Disodium 2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate	241-409-6	17372-87-1	76	45380	Red	All cosmetic products	Not more than 1% 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid; Not more than 2 % 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid	Details
Sodium 4-[(2-Hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]naphthalenesulphonate	216-760-3	1658-56-6	24	15620	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
Disodium 2-(2,4,5,7-tetraiodo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate	240-474-8	16423-68-0	80	45430	Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 127)	Details
Sodium tris(1,2-naphthoquinone 1-oximato-O,O')ferrate(1-)	240-299-7	16143-80-9	1	10006	Green	Rinse-off products		Details
Calcium stearate	216-472-8	1592-23-0	150		White	All cosmetic products		Details
Copper, [3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl 9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,13,18-tetramethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoato(2-)-N23,N24,N25,N26]-, [SP-4-2-[3S-[3α(2E,7S,11S),4β,21β]]]-	239-830-5	15739-09-0	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
29H,31H-Phthalocyaninato(2-)-N29,N30,N31,N32 copper	205-685-1	147-14-8	105	74160	Blue	All cosmetic products		Details
Petunidin	215-849-4	1429-30-7	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Chlorophylls	215-800-7	1406-65-1	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Ferric ammonium ferrocyanide	237-875-5	14038-43-8	138	77510	Blue	All cosmetic products	Free from cyanide ions	Details
Annatto	215-735-4	1393-63-1	109	75120	Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
Carmine	215-724-4	1390-65-4	115			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)	Details
Titanium dioxide	236-675-5	13463-67-7	143	77891	White	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 171); Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1 % or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annex III, No [321]	Details
Iron oxide	215-721-8	1345-25-1	134	77489	Orange	All cosmetic products		Details
Cobalt aluminum oxide This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 77346	310-193-6	1345-16-0	131	77346	Green	All cosmetic products		Details
Cochineal Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, inorganic ions, etc. obtained from Coccidae.	215-680-6	1343-78-8	115			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)	Details
Disodium 4,6-dihydroxy-3-[[4-[1-[4-[[1-hydroxy-7-[(phenylsulphonyl)oxy]-3-sulphonato-2-naphthyl]azo]phenyl]cyclohexyl] phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate	236-531-1	13421-53-9	50	24790	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
Pelargonidin	205-127-7	134-04-3	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Peonidin	205-125-6	134-01-0	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	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
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

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