Permitted Cosmetic Colorants — Annex IV
Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 lists colorants approved for cosmetic use. This grouped page currently contains 154 colorant records to browse by name, identifier and annex conditions.
Annex IV records
154 totalCI 12120
CI 73360
CI 73385
CI 73900
CI 73915
CI 74160
CI 74180
CI 74260
CI 75100
CI 75120
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160b)
CI 12370
CI 75125
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160d)
CI 75130
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)
CI 75300
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 100)
CI 75470
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 120)
CI 75810
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 140, E 141)
CI 77000
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 173)
CI 77002
CI 77004
CI 12420
CI 77015
CI 77220
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 170)
CI 77266
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)an…
CI 77266
Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation. O nly nanomaterials having the following characteristics are al…
CI 77267
CI 12480
CI 77480
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E175)
CI 77491
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E172)
CI 77492
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E172)
CI 77499
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E172)
CI 77510
free from cyanide ions
CI 12490
CI 77820
Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E174)
How to use this grouped view
Annex IV is the positive list of colorants permitted for use in cosmetic products. This grouped view gives you 154 colorant records to compare by name, CI context, identifiers and linked conditions.
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