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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 18 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)
Ammonium manganese(3+) diphosphate	233-257-4	10101-66-3	140	77742	Violet	All cosmetic products		Details
Ammonium, (4-(alpha-(p-(diethylamino)phenyl)-2,4-disulfobenzylidene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)diethyl-, hydroxide, monosodium salt	204-934-1	129-17-9	59	42045	Blue	All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes	Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes	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
Annatto tree, ext. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Bixa orellana, Bixaceae.	289-561-2	89957-43-7	109	75120		All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
Barium bis[4-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]-2-methylbenzenesul-phonate]	227-459-1	5850-87-3	23	15580	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
Barium sulfate	231-784-4	7727-43-7	122	77120	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Beetroot red	231-628-5	7659-95-2	148		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 162)	Details
Benzene-methanaminium, N-ethyl-N-(4-((4-(ethyl((3-sulfophenyl)methyl)amino) phenyl)(2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-3-sulfo-, hydroxide, inner salt, disodium salt	223-339-8	3844-45-9	63	42090	Blue	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 133)	Details
Benzene-methanaminium, N-ethyl-N-(4-((4-(ethyl((3-sulfophenyl)methyl)amino) phenyl)(4-hydroxy-2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-3-sulfo-, hydroxide, inner salt, disodium salt	219-091-5	2353-45-9	61	42053	Green	All cosmetic products		Details
Benzenesulfonic acid, 2,2'-(1,2-ethenediyl)bis[5-nitro-, disodium salt, reaction products with 4-[(4-aminophenyl)azo] benzenesulfonic acid, sodium salts This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 40215.	215-397-8	1325-54-8	54	40215	Orange	Rinse-off products		Details
beta Carotene	230-636-6	7235-40-7	55	40800	Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)	Details
Bisbenzimidazo[2,1-b:2',1'-i]benzo[lmn][3,8]phenanthroline-8,17-dione	224-597-4	4424-06-0	97	71105	Orange	All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes	Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes	Details
Bismuth chloride oxide	232-122-7	7787-59-9	123	77163	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Calcium 3-hydroxy-4-[(1-sulphonato-2-naphthyl)azo]-2-naphthoate	229-142-3	6417-83-0	29	15880	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
Calcium 3-Hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate	226-109-5	5281-04-9	27	15850	Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)	Details
Calcium bis[3-hydroxy-4-(phenylazo)-2-naphthoate]	228-899-7	6371-76-2	26	15800	Red	All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes	Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes	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
Calcium disodium bis[2-chloro-5-[(2-hydroxy-1-naphthyl)azo]-4-sulphonatobenzoate]	227-456-5	5850-80-6	22	15525	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
Calcium stearate	216-472-8	1592-23-0	150		White	All cosmetic products		Details
Calcium sulfate	231-900-3	7778-18-9	125	77231	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Canthaxanthin	208-187-2	514-78-3	58	40850	Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 161g)	Details
Caramel The substance obtained by controlled heat treatment of food-grade carbohydrates. Food-grade acids, alkalies, and salts may be used to assist carmelization. Food-grade antifoaming agents may be used in an amount not greater than that required to produce the intended effect. Consists essentially of colloidal aggregates that are dispersible in water but only partly dispersible in alcohol-water solutions. Depending upon the particular carmelizing agent used, may have a positive or negative colloidal charge in solution.	232-435-9	8028-89-5	146		Brown	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 150a-d)	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	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	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	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
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
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
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
Chromium (III) hydroxide	601-657-1	12001-99-9	130	77289	Green	All cosmetic products	Free from chromate ion	Details
Chromium (III) oxide	215-160-9	1308-38-9	129	77288	Green	All cosmetic products	Free from chromate ion	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
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
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
Copper	231-159-6	7440-50-8	132	77400	Brown	All cosmetic products		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
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
Cyanidin chloride	208-438-6	528-58-5	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Delphinidin	208-437-0	528-53-0	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Dipotassium 3,6-dichloro-2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate	229-225-4	6441-77-6	78	45405	Red	All cosmetic products except eye products	Not to be used in eye 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'-(9,10-dioxoanthracene-1,4-diyldiimino)bis(5-methylsulphonate)	224-546-6	4403-90-1	92	61570	Green	All cosmetic products		Details
Disodium 2,5-dichloro-4-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-((sulphophenyl)azo)pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulphonate	228-819-0	6359-98-4	43	18965	Yellow	All cosmetic products		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
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
Disodium 2-(3-oxo-6-oxidoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate	208-253-0	518-47-8	74	45350	Yellow	All cosmetic products		Details
Disodium 2-amino-5-[(4-sulphonatophenyl)azo]benzenesulphonate	220-293-0	2706-28-7	16	13015	Yellow	All cosmetic products		Details

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