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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 28 March 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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931-328-0
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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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931-328-0
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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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931-334-3
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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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931-334-3
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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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121
77015
Red
All cosmetic products
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9
All cosmetic products
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25
All cosmetic products
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37
All cosmetic products
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79
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
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27
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)
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28
All cosmetic products
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3
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
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80
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 127)
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75
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
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44
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)
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21
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
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31
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 110)
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35
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 124)
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76
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
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60
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 131)
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112
All cosmetic products
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86
All cosmetic products
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36
All cosmetic products
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81
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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34
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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91
All cosmetic products
Details
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53
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 151)
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51
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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10
Rinse-off products
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94
Rinse-off products
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88
Rinse-off products
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89
All cosmetic products
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87
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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18
All cosmetic products
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24
Rinse-off products
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20
All cosmetic products
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47
Rinse-off products
Maximum 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine concentration in the colouring agent is 5 ppm
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48
Rinse-off products
Maximum 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine concentration in the colouring agent is 5 ppm
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49
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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15
Rinse-off products
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39
Rinse-off products
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46
Rinse-off products
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98
All cosmetic products
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99
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 132)
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5
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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6
Rinse-off products
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4
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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113
All cosmetic products
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26
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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32
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 129)
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