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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

364 matching records
RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Methylphenylenediamines, their N- substituted derivatives and their salts (see note 1), with the exception of the substance listed under reference numbers 9 a and 9 b of this Annex and the substances listed under reference numbers 364, 413, 1144, 1310, 1313 and 1507 of Annex II

Methylphenylenediamines, their N- substituted derivatives and their salts (see note 1), with the exception of the substance listed under reference numbers 9 a and 9 b of this Annex and the substances listed under reference numbers 364, 413, 1144, 1310, 13

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 2, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Mixture of (1), (2) & (3) in dispersing agent (lignosulphate):(1) 9,10-Anthracenedione- 1,4-bis[(2- Hydroxyethyl)amino](2) 9,10-Anthracenedione-1- [(2-Hydroxyethyl)amino]- 4-[(3- Hydroxypropyl)amino](3) 9,10-anthracenedione- 1,4-bis[(3- hydroxypropyl)amino

Mixture of (1), (2) & (3) in dispersing agent (lignosulphate):(1) 9,10-Anthracenedione- 1,4-bis[(2- Hydroxyethyl)amino](2) 9,10-Anthracenedione-1- [(2-Hydroxyethyl)amino]- 4-[(3- Hydroxypropyl)amino](3) 9,10-anthracenedione- 1,4-bis[(3- hydroxypropyl)amin

CAS 4471-41-4; 67674-26-4; 67701-36-4 · EC 266-865-3

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 27, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

N-substituted derivatives of p- Phenylenediamine and their salts; N- substituted derivatives of o-Phenylenediamine (1 ), with exception of those derivatives listed elsewhere in this Annex and under reference numbers 1309, 1311, and 1312 in Annex II

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 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Oak moss extract

CAS 90028-68-5

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 10, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl);(E)-2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol;(trans-Isoeugenol); (Z)-2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol;(cis-Isoeugenol)

CAS 97-54-1; 5932-68-3; 5912-86-7 · EC 202-590-7

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 8, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Phosphoric acid compound with 4-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl) (4-imino- 3,5-dimethyl-2,5- cyclohexadien-1- ylidene) methyl]- 2,6-dimethylaniline (1:1)

CAS 74578-10-2 · EC 277-929-5

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 30, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Every page and entry in the public SFDA prohibited and restricted ingredient indexes; restricted detail pages remain the source for conditions.
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Saudi SFDA prohibited and restricted ingredient lists

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