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
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- SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
Official ingredient records
2090 matching records2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl- ,1-acetate, (2E)
CAS 105-87-3 · EC 203-341-5
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 36, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)-
CAS 106-24-1 · EC 203-377-1
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 8, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2,6-Pyridinediamine, 3-(3- pyridinylazo)
CAS 28365-08-4 · EC 421-430-9
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 28, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 5-(acetylamino)-4-hydroxy-3-((2-methylphenyl)azo)- and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 6441-93-6 · EC 229-231-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 130, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(2-Aminoethylamino)ethanol; (AEEA)
CAS 111-41-1 · EC 203-867-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 147, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether (DEGEE), Ethoxydiglycol
CAS 111-90-0 · EC 203-919-7
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 30, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(3,6-Dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetrabromoxanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid; Fluorescein, 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-;(Solvent Red 43), its disodium salt (Acid Red 87; CI 45380) and its aluminium salt (Pigment Red 90:1 Aluminium lake) when used as a substance in hair dye products
2-(3,6-Dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetrabromoxanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid; Fluorescein, 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-;(Solvent Red 43), its disodium salt (Acid Red 87; CI 45380) and its aluminium salt (Pigment Red 90:1 Aluminium lake) when used as a substance in hair dye pr
CAS 15086-94-9; 17372-87-1; 15876-39-8 · EC 240-005-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 133, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenoxy)-N,N-diethylacetamide and its salts
CAS 305-13-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 23, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(4-Amino-3-nitroanilino)ethanol
CAS 24905-87-1 · EC 246-521-9
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 26, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(4-Methyl-2-nitroanilino)ethanol
CAS 100418-33-5 · EC 408-090-7
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 22, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(4-methylcyclohex- 3-en-1-yl)propan- 2-ol; p-Menth-1-en- 8-ol (alpha- Terpineol); 1-methyl- 4-(1-methylvinyl) cyclohexan-1-ol (beta-Terpineol); 1-methyl- 4-(1-methylethylidene)cyclohexan-1-ol (gamma-Terpineol)
CAS 8000-41-7; 98-55-5; 138-87-4; 586-81-2 · EC 232-268-1
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 33, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)ethanol
CAS 5406-86-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 107, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(4-tert-butylbenzyl) propionaldehyde
CAS 80-54-6 · EC 201-289-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 167, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-(6-Hydroxy-3-oxo-(3H)xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid; Fluorescein and its disodium salt (Acid Yellow 73 sodium salt; CI 45350), when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 2321-07-5; 518-47-8 · EC 219-031-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 133, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Amino-1,2-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)ethanol and its salts
CAS 530-34-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 3, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Amino-3-nitrophenol and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 603-85-0 · EC 210-060-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 132, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Amino-4,6-dinitrophenol and 2- amino-4,6-dinitrophenol, sodium salt
CAS 96-91-3; 831-52-7 · EC 202-544-6
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 28, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Amino-4-nitrophenol
CAS 99-57-0 · EC 202-767-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Amino-5-nitrophenol
CAS 121-88-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 39, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol
CAS 6358-09-4 · EC 228-762-1
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 26, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Aminomethyl-p-aminophenol and its HCl salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 79352-72-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 123, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Aminophenol (o-Aminophenol; CI 76520) and its salts
CAS 95-55-6; 67845-79-8; 51-19-4 · EC 202-431-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 137, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Aminopyridin-3-ol; 2-Amino-3-Hydroxypyridine
CAS 16867-03-1 · EC 240-886-8
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 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Benzyl-2-dimethylamino-4'- morpholinobutyrophenone
CAS 119313-12-1 · EC 404-360-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 161, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Benzylideneheptanal
CAS 122-40-7 · EC 204-541-5
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 5, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Benzylideneoctanal
CAS 101-86-0 · EC 202-983-3/639-566-4
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 9, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Bromopropane
CAS 75-26-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 65, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Butanone oxime
CAS 96-29-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 112, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Butyryl-3-hydroxy-5-thiocyclohexan-3-yl-cyclohex-2-en-1-one
CAS 94723-86-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 148, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Chloracetamide
CAS 79-07-2 · EC 201-174-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 139, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Chloro-5-nitro-N-hydroxyethyl-p-phenylenediamine and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 50610-28-1 · EC 256-652-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 132, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Chloro-6-fluoro-phenol
CAS 2040-90-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 148, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Chloro-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yldimethylamine (crimidine-ISO)
CAS 535-89-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 9, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Diethylaminoethyl 3-hydroxy-4-phenylbenzoate and its salts
CAS 3572-52-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 13, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethoxyethanol and its acetate (2-Ethoxyethyl acetate)
CAS 110-80-5; 111-15-9 · EC 203-804-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 67, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dimethyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate
CAS 57583-35-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 157, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4,4-dioctyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate
CAS 15571-58-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 155, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethylhexyl 10-ethyl-4-[[2-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-2-oxoethyl]thio]-4-methyl-7-oxo-8-oxa-3,5-dithia-4-stannatetradecanoate
CAS 57583-34-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 155, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate
CAS 7425-14-1 · EC 231-057-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 149, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethylhexyl[[[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-methyl]thio]acetate
CAS 80387-97-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 68, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Ethylphenylhydrazine hydrochloride
CAS 19398-06-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 151, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Furaldehyde
CAS 98-01-1 · EC 202-627-7
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 31, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Hexylidene cyclopentanone
CAS 17373-89-6 · EC 241-411-7
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 17, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate
CAS 868-77-9 · EC 212-782-2
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 32, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Methoxy-4-nitrophenol (4-Nitroguaiacol) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 3251-56-7 · EC 221-839-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 125, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Methoxy-4-prop- 1-enylphenyl acetate
CAS 93-29-8 · EC 202-236-1
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 36, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Methoxyethanol [1] and its acetate (2-Methoxyethyl acetate) [2]
CAS 109-86-4; 110-49-6 · EC 203-713-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 67, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Methoxyethoxy)ethanol (Diethylene glycol monomethyl ether; DEGME)
CAS 111-77-3 · EC 203-906-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 100, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Methoxymethyl-p-aminophenol and its HCl salt, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 135043-65-1; 29785-47-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 122, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
2-Methoxypropanol
CAS 1589-47-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 67, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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