Saudi Arabia cosmetic ingredient regulations
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- Saudi Food and Drug Authority
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- SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
Official ingredient records
2090 matching recordsDioxethedrin (INN) and its salts
CAS 497-75-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 14, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenhydramine (INN) and its salts
CAS 58-73-1; 147-24-0; 88637-37-0 · EC 205-687-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 35, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenylamine, when used as a fragrance ingredient
CAS 122-39-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 44, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenylether; Octabromo derivate
CAS 32536-52-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 115, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenylpyraline (INN) and its salts
CAS 147-20-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 16, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dipotassium fluorophosphate
CAS 14104-28-0
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 4, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dipotassium hexafluorosilicate
CAS 16871-90-2 · EC 240-896-2
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 6, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2,2'- (9,10-dioxoanthracene-1,4-diyldiimino)bis(5- methylsulphonate)
CAS 4403-90-1 · EC 224-546-6
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 27, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3,3'-[[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(azo)] bis(4-aminonaphthalene-1- sulphonate)
CAS 573-58-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 99, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-[(2,4-dimethyl-5-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulphonate (Ponceaux SX; CI 14700) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 4548-53-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 134, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(E)-(4- methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-2-naphthoate
CAS 5858-81-1
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 28, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4-[(5-chloro-4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 48; CI 15865) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 3564-21-4 · EC 222-642-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 135, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4-amino-3-[[4'-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo] [1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulphonate
CAS 1937-37-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 99, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 5,7-dinitro-8-oxido-2- naphthalenesulfonate CI 1036
CAS 846-70-8
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 21, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 5-amino-4-hydroxy-3-(phenylazo)naphathlene-2,7-disulphonate (see note 17); (CI 17200)
CAS 3567-66-6
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 20, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 6-hydroxy-5-[(2-methoxy-4-sulphonato-m-tolyl)azo]naphthalene-2-sulphonate (15); CI 16035. (see note 17)
CAS 25956-17-6
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 18, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium [29H,31H-phthalocyaninedisulphonato(4-)-N29,N30,N31,N32]cuprate(2-) (Direct Blue 86; CI 74180) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 1330-38-7 · EC 215-537-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 137, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium fluorophosphate
CAS 10163-15-2; 7631-97-2
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 4, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium hexafluorosilicate
CAS 16893-85-9 · EC 240-934-8
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 6, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium[5-[[4'-[[2,6-dihydroxy-3-[(2-hydroxy-5-sulphophenyl)azo]phenyl]azo][1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]salicylato(4-)]cuprate(2-)
CAS 16071-86-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 99, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disperse Red 15, except as impurity in Disperse Violet 1
CAS 116-85-8 · EC 204-163-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 124, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disperse Yellow 3
CAS 2832-40-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 106, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (coal tar), pitch
CAS 101316-49-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 4, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (coal tar), pitch, pyrene fraction
CAS 91995-52-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 4, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (coal-petroleum), condensed-ring arom., if they contain > 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 68188-48-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 62, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), C3-6, piperylene-rich , if they contain > 0.1% w/w Butadiene
CAS 68477-35-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 50, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), acid-treated heavy naphthenic
CAS 64742-18-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 97, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), acid-treated heavy paraffinic
CAS 64742-20-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), acid-treated light naphthenic
CAS 64742-19-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), acid-treated light paraffinic
CAS 64742-21-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), acid-treated light, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 64742-14-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 87, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), acid-treated middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 64742-13-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 87, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), carbon-treated light paraffinic, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 100683-97-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 89, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), catalytic reformer fractionator residue, high-boiling, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 68477-29-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 88, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), catalytic reformer fractionator residue, intermediate-boiling, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 68477-30-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 88, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), catalytic reformer fractionator residue, low-boiling, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 68477-31-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 88, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), catalytic reformer, heavy arom. conc., except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 91995-34-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 89, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), chemically neutralised middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 64742-30-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 88, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), chemically neutralized heavy naphthenic
CAS 64742-34-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), chemically neutralized heavy paraffinic
CAS 64742-27-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), chemically neutralized light naphthenic
CAS 64742-35-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), chemically neutralized light paraffinic
CAS 64742-28-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 98, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), clay-treated heavy naphthenic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-44-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 78, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), clay-treated heavy paraffinic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-36-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 77, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), clay-treated light naphthenic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-45-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 78, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), clay-treated light paraffinic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-37-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 77, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), clay-treated middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 64742-38-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 88, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), complex dewaxed heavy paraffinic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
CAS 90640-91-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 80, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), complex dewaxed light paraffinic, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
CAS 90640-92-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 80, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), cracked steam-cracked petroleum distillates
CAS 68477-38-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 92, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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