cosmetics-colorant

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 29 March 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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Substance Identification Conditions  
225-458-0
4857-81-2
64
42100
Green
Rinse-off products
Details
227-513-4
5863-51-4
65
42170
Green
Rinse-off products
Details
221-409-2
3087-16-9
70
44090
Green
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 142)
Details
229-390-2
6505-30-2
68
42735
Blue
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
227-022-5
5601-29-6
40
18690
Yellow
Rinse-off products
Details
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9
All cosmetic products
Details
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25
All cosmetic products
Details
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37
All cosmetic products
Details
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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
Details
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-
27
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)
Details
-
-
28
All cosmetic products
Details
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-
3
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
Details
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80
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 127)
Details
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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
Details
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-
44
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)
Details
-
-
21
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
Details
-
-
31
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 110)
Details
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-
35
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 124)
Details
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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
Details
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-
60
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 131)
Details
215-721-8
1345-25-1
134
77489
Orange
All cosmetic products
Details
This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 77499.
235-442-5
12227-89-3
137
77499
Black
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 172)
Details
215-168-2
1309-37-1
135
77491
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 172)
Details
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
215-111-1
1302-83-6
120
77007
Blue
All cosmetic products
Details

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