Saudi Arabia cosmetic ingredient regulations
SFDA publishes dated prohibited and restricted ingredient lists.
- Regulator
- Saudi Food and Drug Authority
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- Arabic and English
- Coverage version
- SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
Official ingredient records
2090 matching recordsCinnamomum cassia leaf Oil
CAS 8007-80-5; 84961-46-6 · EC 284-635-0 / -
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 34, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
CAS 8015-91-6; 84649-98-9 · EC 283-479-0
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 34, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cinnamyl alcohol
CAS 104-54-1 · EC 203-212-3
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 7, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cis-1-(3-chlorallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC), quaternium-15
CAS 51229-78-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 139, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cis-1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC)
CAS 51229-78-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 139, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Citronellol/ (±) 3,7-Dimethyl-6-octen-1-ol;(3R)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol;(3S)-3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol;
CAS 106-22-9; 26489-01-0; 1117-61-9; 7540-51-4 · EC 214-250-5
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 9, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Citrus aurantium amara and dulcis flower oil
CAS 72968-50-4; 8028-48-6; 8016-38-4
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 34, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Citrus aurantium amara and dulcis peel oil
CAS 68916-04-1; 72968-50-4; 97766-30-8; 8028-48-6; 8008-57-9
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 34, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Citrus aurantium bergamia oil (Bergamot oil)
CAS 8007-75-8; 89957-91-5; 68648-33-9; 85049-52-1
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 34, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Citrus limon oil
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 34, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Clarified oils (petroleum), catalytic cracked
CAS 64741-62-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 93, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Clarified oils (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized catalytic cracked
CAS 68333-26-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 94, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Claviceps purpurea Tul., its alkaloids and galenical preparations
CAS 84775-56-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 10, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Clofenamide (INN)
CAS 671-95-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 9, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Clofenotane (INN); DDT (ISO)
CAS 50-29-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 13, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Clorofene; chlorophene; 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol
CAS 120-32-1 · EC 204-385-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 160, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Coal liquids, liq. solvent extn. soln., if they contain > 0,005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 94114-47-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 63, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Coal liquids, liq. solvent extn., if they contain > 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 94114-48-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 63, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt
CAS 7440-48-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 164, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt benzenesulphonate
CAS 23384-69-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt carbonate
CAS 513-79-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 142, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt di(acetate)
CAS 71-48-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 142, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt dichloride
CAS 7646-79-9 · EC 231-589-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 46, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt dinitrate
CAS 10141-05-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 142, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt lithium nickel oxide
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 146, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt nickel gray periclase; C.I. Pigment Black 25; C.I. 77332 [1]; Cobalt nickel dioxide [2]; Cobalt nickel oxide [3]; Nickel arsenide [2]
CAS 68186-89-0; 58591-45-0; 12737-30-3; 27016-75-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 145, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Cobalt sulphate
CAS 10124-43-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 46, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colchicine, its salts and derivatives
CAS 64-86-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colchicoside and its derivatives
CAS 477-29-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colchicum autumnale L. and its galenical preparations
CAS 84696-03-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colloidal silver (nano) [INCI]
CAS 7440-22-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 173, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 12075 (Pigment Orange 5) and its lakes, pigments and salts
CAS 3468-63-1 · EC 222-429-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 40, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 12140
CAS 3118-97-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 38, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 13065
CAS 587-98-4 · EC 209-608-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 15585
CAS 2092-56-0; 5160-02-1 · EC 218-248-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 41, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 26105 (Solvent Red 24)
CAS 85-83-6 · EC 201-635-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 42535 (Basic Violet 1)
CAS 8004-87-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 42555 (Basic Violet 3),Colouring agent CI 42555:1,Colouring agent CI 42555:2
CAS 548-62-9; 467-63-0 · EC 208-953-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 42640 ([4-[[4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl][4-[ethyl(3-sulphonatobenzyl)amino]phenyl]methylene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene](ethyl)(3-sulphonatobenzyl)ammonium, sodium salt)
CAS 1694-09-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 45170, Colouring agent CI 45170:1 (Basic Violet 10)
CAS 81-88-9; 509-34-2 · EC 201-383-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 40, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Colouring agent CI 61554 (Solvent Blue 35)
CAS 17354-14-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Commiphora erythrea engler var. glabrescens engler gum extract and oil
CAS 93686-00-1
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 17, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Coniine
CAS 458-88-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 30, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Conium maculatum L. (fruit, powder, galenical preparations)
CAS 85116-75-2 · EC 285-527-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Convallatoxin
CAS 508-75-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 11, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Copper (nano) [INCI] Colloidal Copper (nano) [INCI]
CAS 7440-50-8 · EC 231-159-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 172, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Costus root oil (Saussurea lappa Clarke), when used as a fragrance ingredient
CAS 8023-88-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 113, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Coumatetralyl (ISO); 4- hydroxy-3-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl) coumarin
CAS 5836-29-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 163, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Coumetarol (INN)
CAS 4366-18-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 23, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction, acenaphthene-free, if it contains > 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-85-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 62, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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