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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 19 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)
Salts and lakes of Benzenemethanaminium, N-ethyl-N-(4-((4-(ethyl((3-sulfophenyl)methyl)amino)phenyl)(2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-3-sulfo-, inner salt	-	-	63			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 133)	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
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
Magnesium, [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]]]-	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)	Details
Magnesium, [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]]]-	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)	Details
Salts and lakes of Chlorophyllins	-	-	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Salts and lakes of Chlorophylls	-	-	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Salts and lakes of Magnesate(3-), (18-carboxy-20-(carboxymethyl)-8-ethenyl-13-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-21H,23H-porphine-2-propanoato(5-)-N(21),N(22),N(23),N(24))-, trihydrogen, (SP-4-2-(2S-trans))-	-	-	116			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Trisodium (2S-trans)-[18-carboxy-20-(carboxymethyl)-13-ethyl-2,3-dihydro-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8-vinyl-21H,23Hporphine-2-propionato(5-)-N21,N22,N23,N24]cuprate(3-)	234-242-5	11006-34-1	116	75810	Green	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)	Details
Hydrogen [4-[4-(dimethylamino)-α-(2-hydroxy-3,6-disulphonato-1-naphthyl)benzylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene]dimethylammonium, monosodium salt	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
Salts and lakes of Hydrogen (4-((4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)(2-hydroxy-3,6-disulphonato-1-naphthyl)methylene)cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)dimethylammonium	-	-	70			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 142)	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
Salts and lakes of 1,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 4-(acetylamino)-5-hydroxy-6-((7-sulfo-4-((4-sulfophenyl)azo)-1-naphthalenyl)azo)-	-	-	53			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 151)	Details
Tetrasodium 1-acetamido-2-hydroxy-3-(4-((4-sulphonatophenylazo)-7-sulphonato-1-naphthylazo))naphthalene-4,6-disulphonate	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
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
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
Salts and lakes of beta Carotene	-	-	55			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)	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
Methyl (9-cis)-hydrogen-6,6'-diapo-psi,psi-carotenedioate	230-248-7	6983-79-5	109			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
Salts and lakes of Annatto	-	-	109			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
Salts and lakes of Methyl (9-cis)-hydrogen-6,6'-diapo-psi,psi-carotenedioate	-	-	109			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)	Details
Paprika extract, Capsanthin	207-364-1	465-42-9	147		Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160c)	Details
Paprika extract, Capsorubin	207-425-2	470-38-2	147		Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160c)	Details
Lycopene	207-949-1	502-65-8	110	75125	Yellow	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160d)	Details
Salts and lakes of Lycopene	-	-	110			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160d)	Details
8'-apo-β-Caroten-8'-al	-	1962-15-8	56	40820	Orange	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160e)	Details
Salts and lakes of 8'-apo-β-Caroten-8'-al	-	-	56			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160e)	Details
Ethyl 8'-apo-β-caroten-8'-oate	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
Salts and lakes of Ethyl 8'-apo-β-caroten-8'-oate	-	-	57			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160f)	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
Salts and lakes of Canthaxanthin	-	-	58			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 161g)	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
Salts and lakes of Beetroot red	-	-	148			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 162)	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
Malvidin chloride	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
Pelargonidin	205-127-7	134-04-3	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Peonidin	205-125-6	134-01-0	149		Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Petunidin	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
Salts and lakes of Cyanidin	-	-	149			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Salts and lakes of Delphinidin	-	-	149			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Salts and lakes of Malvidin	-	-	149			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	Details
Salts and lakes of Pelargonidin	-	-	149			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 163)	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
Limestone 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
Titanium dioxide	236-675-5	13463-67-7	143	77891	White	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 171); Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1 % or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annex III, No [321]	Details
Iron oxide black 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
Iron oxide red	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
Iron oxide yellow 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
Aluminium	231-072-3	7429-90-5	117	77000	White	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 173)	Details
Silver	231-131-3	7440-22-4	142	77820	White	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 174)	Details
Gold	231-165-9	7440-57-5	133	77480	Brown	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 175)	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
Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate	227-497-9	5858-81-1	27	15850	Red	All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)	Details
Insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments of 2-Naphthalenecarboxylic acid, 3-hydroxy-4-(2-(4-methyl-2-sulfophenyl)diazenyl)-	-	-	27			All cosmetic products	Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 180)	Details
(3R)-beta-4-Caroten-3-ol	-	3763-55-1	112	75135	Yellow	All cosmetic products		Details
1,2-Dihydroxyanthraquinone	200-782-5	72-48-0	86	58000	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
1,4-bis(p-Tolylamino)anthraquinone	204-909-5	128-80-3	91	61565	Green	All cosmetic products		Details
1-[(2-Chloro-4-nitrophenyl)azo]-2-naphthol	220-562-2	2814-77-9	9	12085	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
1-[(4-Methyl-2-nitrophenyl)azo]-2-naphthol	219-372-2	2425-85-6	10	12120	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
1-Anilino-4-hydroxyanthraquinone	242-939-0	19286-75-0	88	60724	Violet	Rinse-off products		Details
1-Hydroxy-4-(p-toluidino)anthraquinone	201-353-5	81-48-1	89	60725	Violet	All cosmetic products		Details
2,4-Dihydro-5-methyl-2-phenyl-4-(phenylazo)-3H-pyrazol-3-one	224-330-1	4314-14-1	15	12700	Yellow	Rinse-off products		Details
2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 3-((4-cyclohexyl-2-methylphenyl)azo)-4-hydroxy-5-(((4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl)amino)-, disodium salt	-	10236-37-0	39	18130	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
2-(1,3-Dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indazol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-one	207-586-9	482-89-3	98	73000	Blue	All cosmetic products		Details
2-[(4-Methoxy-2-nitrophenyl)azo]-3-oxo-N-(o-tolyl)butyramide	228-901-6	6371-96-6	6	11725	Orange	Rinse-off products		Details
2-Amino-1,7-dihydro-6H-purin-6-one	200-799-8	73-40-5	113	75170	White	All cosmetic products		Details
29H,31H-Phthalocyaninato(2-)-N29,N30,N31,N32 copper	205-685-1	147-14-8	105	74160	Blue	All cosmetic products		Details
29H,31H-Phthalocyanine	209-378-3	574-93-6	104	74100	Blue	Rinse-off products		Details
3',6'-Dihydroxy-4',5'-dinitrospiro[isobenzofuran-1(3H),9'-[9H]xanthene]-3-one	246-308-0	24545-86-6	77	45396	Orange	All cosmetic products except lip products		Details
3-Hydroxy-N-(o-tolyl)-4-[(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)azo]naphthalene-2-carboxamide	229-440-3	6535-46-2	11	12370	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
4-(Phenylazo)resorcinol	218-131-9	2051-85-6	7	11920	Orange	All cosmetic products		Details
4-[(2,5-Dichlorophenyl)azo]-N-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide	229-106-7	6410-40-8	13	12480	Brown	Rinse-off products		Details
4-[(4-Amino-m-tolyl)(4-imino-3-methylcyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]-o-toluidine monohydrochloride	221-831-7	3248-91-7	67	42520	Violet	Rinse-off products		Details
5,12-Dihydro-2,9-dimethylquino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione	213-561-3	980-26-7	103	73915	Red	Rinse-off products		Details
5,12-Dihydroquino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione	213-879-2	1047-16-1	102	73900	Violet	Rinse-off products		Details
5-Chloro-2-(5-chloro-7-methyl-3-oxobenzo[b]thien-2(3H)-ylidene)-7-methylbenzo[b]thiophene-3(2H)-one	226-750-0	5462-29-3	101	73385	Violet	All cosmetic products		Details
6,15-Dihydroanthrazine-5,9,14,18-tetrone	201-375-5	81-77-6	95	69800	Blue	All cosmetic products		Details
6-Chloro-2-(6-chloro-4-methyl-3-oxobenzo[b]thien-2(3H)-ylidene)-4-methylbenzo[b]thiophene-3(2H)-one	219-163-6	2379-74-0	100	73360	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
7,16-dichloro-6,15-dihydroanthrazine-5,9,14,18-tetrone	204-980-2	130-20-1	96	69825	Blue	All cosmetic products		Details
8,18-Dichloro-5,15-diethyl-5,15-dihydrodiindolo[3,2-b:3',2'-m]triphenodioxazine	228-767-9	6358-30-1	85	51319	Violet	Rinse-off products		Details
8,8'-diapo-ψ,ψ-Carotenedioic acid	248-708-0	27876-94-4	108	75100	Yellow	All cosmetic products		Details
Aluminium hydroxide sulphate	215-573-4	1332-73-6	118	77002	White	All cosmetic products		Details
Aluminum monostearate	230-325-5	7047-84-9	150		White	All cosmetic products		Details
Aluminum silicate coloured with ferric oxide	-	-	121	77015	Red	All cosmetic products		Details
Ammonium manganese(3+) diphosphate	233-257-4	10101-66-3	140	77742	Violet	All cosmetic products		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
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
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 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
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
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

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