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[7-Hydroxy-8-[(2- methoxyphenyl)azo]-2-naphthyl]trimethylammonium chloride
CAS 68391-30-0 · EC 269-941-4
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 27, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
bis(8-hydroxyquinolinium) sulphate
CAS 134-31-6 · EC 205-137-1
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 7, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
gamma-Terpinene; p-Mentha-1,4-diene
CAS 99-85-4 · EC 202-794-6
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 13, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
m-Aminophenol and its salts
CAS 591-27-5; 51-81-0; 68239-81-6; 38171-54-9 · EC 209-711-2
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 22, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
o-Hydroxy- benzaldehyde
CAS 90-02-8 · EC 201-961-0
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 33, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p- Phenylene-diamine and its salts
CAS 106-50-3; 624-18-0; 16245-77-5 · EC 203-404-7
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 1, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p-Mentha-1,3-diene
CAS 99-86-5 · EC 202-795-1
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 13, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p-Mentha-1,4(8)- diene
CAS 586-62-9 · EC 209-578-0
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 14, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-al
CAS 2111-75-3 · EC 218-302-8
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 16, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p-Methylaminophenol and its sulphate
CAS 150-75-4; 55-55-0; 1936-57-8
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 22, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p-Phenylenediamine and its salts
CAS 106-50-3; 624-18-0; 16245-77-5 · EC 203-404-7
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 1, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
p-methylhydrocinnamic aldehyde; Cresylpropionaldehyde; p-Methyldihydrocinnamaldehyde
CAS 5406-12-2 · EC 226-460-4
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 17, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
trans-2-hexenal
CAS 6728-26-3 · EC 229-778-1
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 16, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
trans-Rose ketone-5 (see note 16) (E)-1-(2,4,4-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one (Isodamascone)
CAS 39872-57-6 · EC 254-663-8
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 16, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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Complete official list index- Included scope
- 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
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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