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 25 April 2024. Database contains 309 unique substances/entries.
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219-943-6
2580-56-5
69
44045
Blue
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
219-746-5
2519-30-4
53
28440
Black
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 151)
Details
219-730-8
2512-29-0
4
11680
Yellow
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
219-372-2
2425-85-6
10
12120
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
219-163-6
2379-74-0
100
73360
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
219-091-5
2353-45-9
61
42053
Green
All cosmetic products
Details
219-073-7
2347-72-0
30
15980
Orange
All cosmetic products
Details
218-326-9
2118-39-0
52
27755
Black
All cosmetic products
Details
218-131-9
2051-85-6
7
11920
Orange
All cosmetic products
Details
217-705-6
1936-15-8
34
16230
Orange
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
217-699-5
1934-21-0
44
19140
Yellow
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 102)
Details
216-760-3
1658-56-6
24
15620
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
216-472-8
1592-23-0
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
215-849-4
1429-30-7
149
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)
Details
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
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
215-724-4
1390-65-4
115
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)
Details
215-721-8
1345-25-1
134
77489
Orange
All cosmetic products
Details
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
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
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
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
215-573-4
1332-73-6
118
77002
White
All cosmetic products
Details
215-537-8
1330-38-7
106
74180
Blue
Rinse-off products
Details
This substance is identified in the Colour Index by Colour Index Constitution Number, C.I. 74260.
215-524-7
1328-53-6
107
74260
Green
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
Details
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
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)
Details
215-222-5
1314-13-2
144
77947
White
All cosmetic products
Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation
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
215-160-9
1308-38-9
129
77288
Green
All cosmetic products
Free from chromate ion
Details
215-111-1
1302-83-6
120
77007
Blue
All cosmetic products
Details
A colloidal clay. Consists primarily of montmorillonite.
215-108-5
1302-78-9
119
77004
White
All cosmetic products
Details
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
214-998-2
1248-18-6
25
15630
Red
All cosmetic products
Details
214-173-7
1109-11-1
57
40825
Orange
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160f)
Details
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
213-903-1
1064-48-8
46
20470
Black
Rinse-off products
Details
213-879-2
1047-16-1
102
73900
Violet
Rinse-off products
Details
213-561-3
980-26-7
103
73915
Red
Rinse-off products
Details
213-022-2
915-67-3
33
16185
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 123)
Details
212-728-8
860-22-0
99
73015
Blue
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 132)
Details
212-690-2
846-70-8
3
10316
Yellow
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
Details
211-403-8
643-84-5
149
Red
All cosmetic products
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)
Details
211-199-0
633-96-5
21
15510
Orange
All cosmetic products except eye products
Not to be used in eye products
Details
211-189-6
632-99-5
66
42510
Violet
All cosmetic products except those applied to mucous membranes
Not to be used in products applied to mucous membranes
Details
209-876-0
596-03-2
75
45370
Orange
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
209-378-3
574-93-6
104
74100
Blue
Rinse-off products
Details
209-151-9
557-05-1
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
209-150-3
557-04-0
150
White
All cosmetic products
Details
208-924-8
547-57-9
17
14270
Orange
All cosmetic products
Details

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