Saudi Arabia cosmetic ingredient regulations
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- SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
Official ingredient records
2090 matching records4-Aminoazobenzene
CAS 60-09-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 99, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Aminobenzenesulfonic acid (Sulfanilic acid) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 121-57-3; 515-74-2 · EC 208-208-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 126, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Aminobenzoic acid and its esters, with the free amino group
CAS 150-13-0 · EC 205-753-0
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 17, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Aminophenol
CAS 123-30-8 · EC 204-616-2
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 27, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Aminosalicylic acid and its salts
CAS 65-49-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 4, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Benzyloxyphenol and 4-ethoxyphenol
CAS 103-16-2; 622-62-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 18, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Chloro-2-aminophenol, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 95-85-2 · EC 202-458-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 122, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Diethylamino-o-toluidine and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 148-71-0; 24828-38-4; 2051-79-8 · EC 218-130-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 131, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Ethoxy-m-phenylenediamine and its salts
CAS 67801-06-3; 5862-77-1; 68015-98-5; 6219-69-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 41, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Ethylamino-3-nitrobenzoic acid (N-Ethyl-3-Nitro PABA) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 2788-74-1 · EC 412-090-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 129, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Hydroxy- 3-methoxybenz- aldehyde
CAS 121-33-5 · EC 204-465-2
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 33, row 9 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Hydroxy-2,5,6- triaminopyrimidine sulfate
CAS 1603-02-7 · EC 216-500-9
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 30, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Hydroxyindole, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 2380-94-1 · EC 219-177-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 122, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Hydroxyphenyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside
CAS 84380-01-8 · EC 283-934-3
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 36, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Hydroxyphenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside
CAS 497-76-7 · EC 207-850-3
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 37, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Mesyl-2-nitrotoluene
CAS 1671-49-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 150, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Methoxybenzyl alcohol
CAS 105-13-5 · EC 203-273-6
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 8, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Methoxytoluene-2,5-diamine and its HCl salt, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 56496-88-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 122, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Methyl-m-phenylene diisocyanate (Toluene 2,4-diisocyanate)
CAS 584-84-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 112, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Methyl-m-phenylenediamine (Toluene-2,4-diamine) and its salts
CAS 95-80-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 37, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine
CAS 99-56-9 · EC 202-766-3
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 25, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Nitro-m-phenylenediamine and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 5131-58-8 · EC 225-876-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 128, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Nitrobiphenyl
CAS 92-93-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 69, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Nitrosophenol
CAS 104-91-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 100, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Phenylazophenylene-1,3-diamine citrate hydrochloride (Chrysoidine citrate hydrochloride)
CAS 5909-04-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 9, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Phenylbut-3-en-2-one (Benzylideneacetone)
CAS 122-57-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 36, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-Vinylcyclohexene
CAS 100-40-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 157, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(2-Hydroxyethyl)amino-3-nitrophenol
CAS 65235-31-6 · EC 265-648-0
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 25, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(2-Nitrophenyl)amino]phenol
CAS 54381-08-7 · EC 259-132-4
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 20, row 6 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(3-Chlorophenyl)(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl]-1,2-benzenediamine dihydrochloride
CAS 159939-85-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 152, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(4-Aminophenyl)(4-iminocyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-ylidene)methyl]-o-toluidine (CAS 3248-93-9; EINECS 221-832-2) and its hydrochloride salt (Basic Violet 14; CI 42510) (CAS 632-99-5; EINECS 211-189-6) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 3248-93-9; 632-99-5
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 133, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(4-Ethoxyphenyl)azo]naphthol (Solvent Red 3; CI 12010) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 6535-42-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 134, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(4-Nitrophenyl)azo]aniline (Disperse Orange 3) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 730-40-5; 70170-61-5 · EC 211-984-8
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 128, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]phenol (Deoxyarbutin, Tetrahydropyranyloxy Phenol)
CAS 53936-56-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 166, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-[4-(1,3-Dihydroxyprop-2-yl)phenylamino]-1,8-dihydroxy-5-nitroanthraquinone
CAS 114565-66-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 100, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-methylimidazole
CAS 822-36-6
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 175, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-methylpentan-2-one; isobutyl methyl ketone (MIBK)
CAS 108-10-1 · EC 203-550-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 169, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-nitrosomorpholine
CAS 59-89-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 175, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-o-Tolylazo-o-toluidine
CAS 97-56-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 99, row 7 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-tert-Butylbenzoic acid
CAS 98-73-7 · EC 202-696-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 154, row 10 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-tert-Butylphenol
CAS 98-54-4
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 35, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-tert-Butylpyrocatechol
CAS 98-29-3
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 35, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-tert.-Butyl-3-methoxy-2,6-dinitrotoluene (Musk ambrette)
CAS 83-66-9
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 42, row 5 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
4-tert.-Butyldihydrocinnamaldehyde; 3-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)propionaldehyde
CAS 18127-01-0 · EC 242-016-2
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 16, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
5,12-Dihydroquino[2,3-b]acridine-7,14-dione (Pigment Violet 19; CI 73900) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 1047-16-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 137, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
5,5'-Di-isopropyl-2,2'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diyl dihypoiodite (thymol iodide)
CAS 552-22-7
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 37, row 3 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
5,5-Diphenyl-4-imidazolidone (Doxenitoin (INN))
CAS 3254-93-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 17, row 2 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
5,6,12,13-Tetrachloroanthra(2,1,9-def:6,5,10-d'e'f')diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone
CAS 115662-06-1
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 101, row 1 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
5-((4-(Dimethylamino)phenyl)azo)-1,4-dimethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazolium and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 12221-52-2
Listed by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as prohibited in cosmetic products.
Source:SFDA prohibited list, page 129, row 8 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
5-(2,3-Dimethyl- tricyclo[2.2.1.02,6]- hept-3-yl)- 2-methylpent-2-en- 1-ol (alpha-Santalol); (1S-(1a,2a(Z),4a))- 2-Methyl- 5-(2-methyl- 3-methylenebicyclo [2.2.1]hept-2-yl)- 2-penten-1-ol (beta-Santalol)
CAS 11031-45-1; 115-71-9; 77-42-9 · EC 234-262-4
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 33, row 4 · version live-snapshot-2026-08-30 · source checked 2026-08-30
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