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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 16 April 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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88
Rinse-off products
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94
Rinse-off products
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10
Rinse-off products
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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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53
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 151)
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91
All cosmetic products
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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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81
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
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36
All cosmetic products
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86
All cosmetic products
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112
All cosmetic products
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230-248-7
6983-79-5
109
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)
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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)
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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)
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A noncombustible solid characteristic of sedimentary rock. It consists primarily of calcium carbonate.
215-279-6
1317-65-3
124
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)
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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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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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35
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 124)
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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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21
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
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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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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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80
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 127)
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3
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
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28
All cosmetic products
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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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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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37
All cosmetic products
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25
All cosmetic products
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9
All cosmetic products
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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215-724-4
1390-65-4
115
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)
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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
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75120
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)
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217-699-5
1934-21-0
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19140
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)
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228-808-0
6359-82-6
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18820
Yellow
Rinse-off products
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204-988-6
130-40-5
145
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 101)
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201-507-1
83-88-5
145
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 101)
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227-783-3
5979-28-2
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20040
Yellow
Rinse-off products
Maximum 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine concentration in the colouring agent is 5 ppm
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207-949-1
502-65-8
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75125
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160d)
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This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 77492.
257-098-5
51274-00-1
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77492
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 172)
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227-022-5
5601-29-6
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18690
Yellow
Rinse-off products
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220-491-7
2783-94-0
31
15985
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 110)
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212-690-2
846-70-8
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10316
Yellow
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
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220-293-0
2706-28-7
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13015
Yellow
All cosmetic products
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208-253-0
518-47-8
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45350
Yellow
All cosmetic products
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228-819-0
6359-98-4
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18965
Yellow
All cosmetic products
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