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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 records
ProhibitedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Dialuminium nickel tetraoxide [1]; Nickel titanium trioxide [2]; Nickel titanium oxide [3]; Nickel divanadium hexaoxide [4]; Cobalt dimolybdenum nickel octaoxide [5]; Nickel zirkonium trioxide [6]; Molybdenum nickel tetraoxide [7]; Nickel tungsten tetraoxide [8]; Olivine, nickel green [9]; Lithium nickel dioxide [10]; Molybdenum nickel oxide [11]

Dialuminium nickel tetraoxide [1]; Nickel titanium trioxide [2]; Nickel titanium oxide [3]; Nickel divanadium hexaoxide [4]; Cobalt dimolybdenum nickel octaoxide [5]; Nickel zirkonium trioxide [6]; Molybdenum nickel tetraoxide [7]; Nickel tungsten tetraox

CAS 12004-35-2; 12035-39-1; 12653-76-8; 52502-12-2; 68016-03-5; 70692-93-2; 14177-55-0; 14177-51-6; 68515-84-4; 12031-65-1; 12673-58-4

Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.

Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 146, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

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ProhibitedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Diaminotoluene, technical product -mixture of [4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine] (note 4:for the individual ingredient see reference number 364 in Annex II.) and [2-methyl-m-phenylenediamine] ( note 5:for the individual ingredient see reference number 413 in Annex II.) Methyl-phenylenediamine

Diaminotoluene, technical product -mixture of [4-methyl-m-phenylenediamine] (note 4:for the individual ingredient see reference number 364 in Annex II.) and [2-methyl-m-phenylenediamine] ( note 5:for the individual ingredient see reference number 413 in A

CAS 25376-45-8

Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.

Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 114, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Included scope
Every page and entry in the public SFDA prohibited and restricted ingredient indexes; restricted detail pages remain the source for conditions.
If no match is found
No list match is not permission; Gulf/SFDA product, claim, notification and technical requirements still apply.

Complete verification checklist

  1. Search names and CAS across both SFDA lists.
  2. Open the cited restricted-entry detail and apply every condition.
  3. Check current SFDA/GSO technical regulations and updates.
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Saudi SFDA prohibited and restricted ingredient lists

Prohibited and restricted substances with CAS, EC and conditions

Legal meaning: Official SFDA dated lists; version and hash each release

Available language: English

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  4. Treat a missing local match as unknown, never as permission or a safety conclusion.
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