Official EU label nameGlossary entry 11399

GOLD

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 4 of 13 indexed market datasets: 3 country records and 1 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:7440-57-51360157-34-1

EC:231-165-9

Ingredient index records:

CI 77480

Cosmetic functions: COLORANT

Gold

Inventory restriction note: IV/133

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GOLD

Cosmetic functions: COLORANT, SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS, SLIP MODIFIER, SURFACE MODIFIER

CI 77480

Inventory restriction note: IV/133

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COLLOIDAL GOLD

Cosmetic functions: ANTIMICROBIAL, SKIN CONDITIONING

Colloidal Gold is the product obtained by the suspension of gold in water

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6 matched or reported names

CI 77480goldGOLDCOLLOIDAL GOLDGoldGold (nano) [INCI], Colloidal Gold (nano) [INCI] [1] Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid (nano) [INCI] [2] Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold (nano) [INCI] [3]

Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets

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Market	Result	Records	Dataset	Meaning / next action
European Union EU	Conditional positive-list match	1Open record 1	Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
Great Britain GB	Permitted list with conditions	1Open record 1	Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
Canada CA	No local match	0	Complete Hotlist snapshot Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025	The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
New Zealand NZ	Permitted list with conditions	1Open record 1	Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
ASEAN ASEAN	No local match	0	Complete regional annex dataset ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026	Regional annex coverage does not replace member-state implementation dates, notifications or national deviations.
China CN	No local match	0	Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025	IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately.
Japan JP	No local match	0	Complete Standards appendices dataset MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot	The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion.
South Korea KR	No local match	0	Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026	Korean source wording is canonical and other positive lists/notices may still apply to the formulation.
United States US	No local match	0	Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026	FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety.
Australia AU	No local match	0	Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026	An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.
Brazil BR	No local match	0	Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026	RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026.
India IN	No local match	0	Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4 Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)	The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission.
Saudi Arabia SA	Prohibited	1Open record 1	Complete official list index SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.

Matching market records and conditions

European Union

Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026

CI 77480Annex IV

Great Britain

GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026

GoldPermitted list with conditions

Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 175)

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex IV, entry 133 · 2026-08-15

New Zealand

Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026

GoldPermitted list with conditions

Colour index: 77480 · CAS: 7440-57-5 · Colour: Brown · Other limitations: E 175

Schedule 6, reference 133, source row 149 · effective-2026-01-01

Saudi Arabia

SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026

Gold (nano) [INCI], Colloidal Gold (nano) [INCI] [1] Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid (nano) [INCI] [2] Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold (nano) [INCI] [3]Prohibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 173, row 2 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Exact Annex II–VI evidence

Annex IVentry 133

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CI 77480

Warnings: Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E175)

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 7440-57-5

CAS 7440-57-5PubChem CID 23985

Gold

Gold(0) is an elemental gold. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: gold

Molecular formula: Au
Molecular weight: 196.96657 g/mol
Exact mass: 196.966570 Da
Topological polar surface area: 0.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 0
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Gold powderColloidal goldGold flakeGold leafGold, colloidalGold, elementalShell GoldBurnish gold

16 more reported names

Magnesium gold purpleAurum MetallicumCI 7748079Y1949PYOC.I. 77480AUGold (e 175)INS NO.175CHEBI:29287CHEBI:30050INS-175E-175CHEBI:52454Aurum MetNHS InsomniaAurum 5

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:29287
ChEBI:CHEBI:30030
ChEBI:CHEBI:30050
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3064697
PubMed:36057382
PubMed:29705079
PubMed:28433809
PubMed:27836789
PubMed:27634460
PubMed:27470402
PubMed:26551149
PubMed:25846798
PubMed:25523186
PubMed:25462594
PubMed:24780912
PubMed:24022940

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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