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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 23 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 Annatto	-	-	109			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
Salts and lakes of Methyl (9-cis)-hydrogen-6,6'-diapo-psi,psi-carotenedioate	-	-	109			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
3-Hydroxy-N-(o-tolyl)-4-[(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-carboxamide	229-440-3	6535-46-2	11	12370	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
Salts and lakes of 3-Hydroxy-N-(o-tolyl)-4-[(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-carboxamide	-	-	11			Rinse-off products		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
Salts and lakes of Lycopene	-	-	110			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160d)	Details
CI Food Orange 5	214-171-6	1107-26-2	111	75130	Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)	Details
(3R)-beta-4-Caroten-3-ol	-	3763-55-1	112	75135	Yellow	All cosmetic products		Details
Salts and lakes of (3R)-beta-4-Caroten-3-ol	-	-	112			All cosmetic products		Details
2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one	200-799-8	73-40-5	113	75170	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Salts and lakes of 2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one	-	-	113			All cosmetic products		Details
Curcumins	207-280-5	458-37-7	114	75300	Yellow	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 100)	Details
Salts and lakes of Curcumins	-	-	114			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 100)	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
Carminic acid	215-023-3	1260-17-9	115	75470	Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)	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
Salts and lakes of Carminic acid	-	-	115			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)	Details
Chlorophyllins	287-483-3	85536-03-4	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	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
Copper, [3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl 9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-13-formyl-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,18-trimethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoato(2-)-N23,N24,N25,N26]-, [SP-4-2-[3S-[3α(2E,7S,11S),4β,21β]]]-	246-020-5	24111-17-9	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	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
Magnesium, [3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl 9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-13-formyl-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,18-trimethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoato(2-)-N23,N24,N25,N26]-, [SP-4-2-[3S-[3α(2E,7S,11S),4β,21β]]]-	208-272-4	519-62-0	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Magnesium, [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]]]-	207-536-6	479-61-8	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Salts and lakes of Chlorophyllins	-	-	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Salts and lakes of Chlorophylls	-	-	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details

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