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
2090 matching recordsAllyl heptanoate; 2-Propenyl heptanoate
CAS 142-19-8 · EC 205-527-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 14, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl heptine carbonate (allyl oct-2-ynoate)
CAS 73157-43-4 · EC 277-303-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl isoamyloxyacetate
CAS 67634-00-8 · EC 266-803-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl isothiocyanate
CAS 57-06-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 2, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl isovalerate; 2-Propenyl 3-Methylbutanoate
CAS 2835-39-4 · EC 220-609-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 14, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl nonanoate
CAS 7493-72-3 · EC 231-334-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl octanoate; 2-Allyl caprylate
CAS 4230-97-1 · EC 224-184-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 14, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl phenethyl ether
CAS 14289-65-7 · EC 238-212-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl phenoxyacetate; 2-Propenyl Phenoxyacetate
CAS 7493-74-5 · EC 231-335-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 14, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl phenylacetate; 2-Propenyl Benzeneacetate
CAS 1797-74-6 · EC 217-281-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl propionate
CAS 2408-20-0 · EC 219-307-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Allyl trimethylhexanoate
CAS 68132-80-9 · EC 268-648-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 15, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Alpha-hydroxyacids
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 37, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aluminium fluoride
CAS 7784-18-1 · EC 232-051-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 5, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide complexes AlxZr(OH)yClz and the aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide glycine complexes
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 7, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aminocaproic acid (INN) and its salts
CAS 60-32-2 · EC 200-469-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 1, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amisulbrom (ISO)3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methylindol-1-ylsulfonyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-sulfonamide
CAS 348635-87-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 162, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amitriptyline (INN) and its salts
CAS 50-48-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 15, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amitrole (ISO)
CAS 61-82-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 108, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammi majus L. and its galenical preparations
CAS 90320-46-0 · EC 291-072-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 4, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonia
CAS 7664-41-7; 1336-21-6 · EC 231-635-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 1, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonium bromide
CAS 12124-97-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 169, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonium fluoride
CAS 12125-01-8 · EC 235-185-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 5, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonium hexafluorosilicate
CAS 16919-19-0 · EC 240-968-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 6, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonium monofluorophosphate
CAS 20859-38-5; 66115-19-3 · EC - / -
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 3, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonium pentadecafluorooctanoate
CAS 3825-26-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 156, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate, mixed isomers (Padimate A (INN))
CAS 14779-78-3 · EC 238-849-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amyl nitrites
CAS 110-46-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 25, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amylcyclopentenone; 2-Pentylcyclopent-2-en-1-one
CAS 25564-22-1 · EC 247-104-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 16, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amylvinylcarbinyl acetate; 1-Octen-3-yl acetate
CAS 2442-10-6 · EC 219-474-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as restricted in cosmetic products; open the cited detail for the current conditions.
Source:SFDA restricted list, page 9, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anamirta cocculus L. (fruit)
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Androsta-1,4,9(11)-triene-3,17-dione
CAS 15375-21-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 148, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aniline, its salts and its halogenated and sulphonated derivatives
CAS 62-53-3 · EC 200-539-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 3, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anthracene oil
CAS 120-12-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 4, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anthraquinone; 9,10-anthraquinone
CAS 84-65-1 · EC 201-549-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 160, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anti-androgens of steroidal structure
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 40, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Antibiotics
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Antimony and its compound
CAS 7440-36-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Apocynum cannabium L. and its preparations
CAS 84603-51-0 · EC 283-253-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Apomorphine ((R)-5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-6-methyl-4H-dibenzo[de,g]quinoline-10,11-diol)) and its salts
CAS 58-00-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Arecoline
CAS 63-75-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 24, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aristolochic acid and its salts; Aristolochia spp. and their preparations
CAS 475-80-9; 313-67-7; 15918-62-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 37, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aromatic hydrocarbons, C20-28, polycyclic, mixed coal-tar pitch-polyethylene polypropylene pyrolysis-derived, if they contain > 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-74-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 64, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aromatic hydrocarbons, C20-28, polycyclic, mixed coal-tar pitch-polyethylene pyrolysis-derived, if they contain > 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-75-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 64, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aromatic hydrocarbons, C20-28, polycyclic, mixed coal-tar pitch-polystyrene pyrolysis-derived, if they contain > 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-76-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 64, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Arsenic and its compounds
CAS 7440-38-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Asbestos
CAS 12001-28-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 76, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Atropa belladonna L. and its preparations
CAS 8007-93-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Atropine, its salts and derivatives
CAS 51-55-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 5, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Azacyclonol (INN) and its salts
CAS 115-46-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 29, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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Saudi SFDA prohibited and restricted ingredient lists
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