Saudi Arabia cosmetic ingredient regulations
SFDA publishes dated prohibited and restricted ingredient lists.
- Regulator
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority
- Source language
- Arabic and English
- Coverage version
- SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
Official ingredient records
1726 matching recordsButyl glycidyl ether
CAS 2426-08-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 105, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
CI Acid Black 131 and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 12219-01-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 125, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
CI Solvent Yellow 14
CAS 842-07-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 111, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cadmium and its compounds
CAS 7440-43-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 7, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cadmium carbonate
CAS 513-78-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 160, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cadmium hydroxide; cadmium dihydroxide
CAS 21041-95-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 160, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cadmium nitrate; cadmium dinitrate
CAS 10325-94-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 160, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Calcium 3-hydroxy-4-[(1-sulphonato-2-naphthyl)azo]-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 63:1; CI 15880) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 6417-83-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 135, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cantharides, Cantharis vesicatoria
CAS 92457-17-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cantharidine
CAS 56-25-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Captafol
CAS 2425-06-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 74, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Captodiame (INN)
CAS 486-17-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 15, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Caramiphen (INN) and its salts
CAS 77-22-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 18, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbadox
CAS 6804-07-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 74, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbaryl (ISO)
CAS 63-25-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 108, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbendazim
CAS 10605-21-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 100, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbetamide (ISO); (R)-1-(ethylcarbamoyl) ethyl-carbanilate; (2R)-1-(ethylamino) -1-oxopro-pan-2-yl-phenylcarbamate
CAS 16118-49-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 161, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbon disulphide
CAS 75-15-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbon monoxide
CAS 630-08-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 47, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbon tetrachloride
CAS 56-23-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 32, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbromal (INN)
CAS 77-65-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 6, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carbutamide (INN)
CAS 339-43-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 7, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Carisoprodol (INN)
CAS 78-44-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 24, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Catalase
CAS 9001-05-2 · EC 232-577-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Category 1 material and Category 2 material as defined in Articles 4 and 5 respectively of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), and ingredients derived therefrom
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 42, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cells, tissues or products of human origin
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 42, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cephaeline and its salts
CAS 483-17-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (essential oil)
CAS 8006-99-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chinomethionate
CAS 2439-01-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 105, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlordane, pur
CAS 57-74-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 107, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlordecone
CAS 143-50-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 102, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlordimeform (ISO)
CAS 6164-98-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 108, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorine
CAS 7782-50-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 8, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlormethine (INN) and its salts
CAS 51-75-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 9, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlormezanone (INN)
CAS 80-77-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 10, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloro-1-ethylcyclohexyl carbonate
CAS 99464-83-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 150, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloro-N,N-dimethylformiminium chloride
CAS 3724-43-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 152, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloroacetaldehyde
CAS 107-20-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 100, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloroethane
CAS 75-00-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 10, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloroform
CAS 67-66-3 · EC 200-663-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 37, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloromethane (Methyl chloride)
CAS 74-87-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 110, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloromethyl methyl ether
CAS 107-30-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 67, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chloroprene (stabilized); (2-Chlorobuta-1,3-diene)
CAS 126-99-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 114, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorothalonil
CAS 1897-45-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 104, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorotoluron; (3-(3-Chloro-p-tolyl)-1,1-dimethylurea)
CAS 15545-48-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 120, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorphenoxamine (INN)
CAS 77-38-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 10, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorpropamide (INN)
CAS 94-20-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 9, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorpropham (ISO); isopropyl 3-chlorocarbanilate
CAS 101-21-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 141, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlorprothixene (INN) and its salts
CAS 113-59-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 9, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Chlortalidone (INN)
CAS 77-36-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 27, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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Saudi SFDA prohibited and restricted ingredient lists
Prohibited and restricted substances with CAS, EC and conditions
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Available language: English
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