The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996

Field of application

In column 3 of this Schedule, the entry “X” in a sub-column means that the colouring agent must not be used other than as follows—

• Sub-column 1 = Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products;

• Sub-column 2 = Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products except those intended to be applied in the vicinity of the eyes, in particular eye make-up and eye make-up remover;

• Sub-column 3 = Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products except cosmetic products intended to come into contact with the mucous membranes;

• Sub-column 4 = Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into contact only briefly with the skin.

  (1)	(2)	(3)				(4)
  Name or colour index number	Colour	Type of product Field of application				Other requirements
  		1	2	3	4
  10006	Green				X
  10020	Green			X
  10316*	Yellow		X
  11680	Yellow			X
  11710	Yellow			X
  11725	Orange				X
  11920	Orange	X
  12010	Red			X
  12085*	Red	X				3 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product
  12120	Red				X
  12150	Red	X
  12370	Red				X
  12420	Red				X
  12480	Brown				X
  12490	Red	X
  12700	Yellow				X
  13015	Yellow	X				E 105
  14270	Orange	X				E 103
  14700	Red	X
  14720	Red	X				E 122
  14815	Red	X				E 125
  15510*	Orange		X
  15525	Red	X
  15580	Red	X
  15620	Red				X
  15630*	Red	X				3 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product
  15800	Red			X
  15850*	Red	X
  15865*	Red	X
  15880	Red	X
  15980	Orange	X				E 111
  15985*	Yellow	X				E 110
  16035	Red	X
  16185	Red	X				E 123
  16230	Orange			X
  16255*	Red	X				E 124
  16290	Red	X				E 126
  17200*	Red	X
  18050	Red			X
  18130	Red				X
  18690	Yellow				X
  18736	Red				X
  18820	Yellow				X
  18965	Yellow	X
  19140*	Yellow	X				E 102
  20040	Yellow				X	Maximum 3,3'-dimethyl-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent: 5 mg/kg
  20170	Orange			X
  20470	Black				X
  21100	Yellow				X	Maximum 3,3'-dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent: 5 mg/kg
  21108	Yellow				X	Maximum 3,3'-dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent: 5 mg/kg
  21230	Yellow			X
  24790	Red				X
  26100	Red			X		Purity criteria: aniline ≤0.2 per cent, 2-naphthol ≤0.2 per cent, azobenzen-4-amine ≤0.1 per cent, 1-phenylazo-2-naphthol ≤3 per cent, 1-[2-(phenylazo)phenylazo]-2-naphthol ≤2 per cent
  27290*	Red				X
  27755	Black	X				E 152
  28440	Black	X				E 151
  40215	Orange				X
  40800	Orange	X
  40820	Orange	X				E 160e
  40825	Orange	X				E 160f
  40850	Orange	X				E 161g
  42045	Blue			X
  42051*	Blue	X				E 131
  42053	Green	X
  42080	Blue				X
  42090	Blue	X
  42100	Green				X
  42170	Green				X
  42510	Violet			X
  42520	Violet				X	Maximum concentration in the finished product: 5 mg/kg
  42735	Blue			X
  44045	Blue			X
  44090	Green	X				E 142
  45100	Red				X
  45190	Violet				X
  45220	Red				X
  45350	Yellow	X				6 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product
  45370*	Orange	X				Not more than 1 per cent 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid and 2 per cent 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid
  45380*	Red	X				as immediately above
  45396	Orange	X				When used in lipstick, the colouring agent is allowed only in free acid form and in a maximum concentration of 1 per cent
  45405	Red		X			Not more than 1 per cent 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid and 2 per cent 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid
  45410*	Red	X				as immediately above
  45425	Red	X				Not more than 1 per cent 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid and 3 per cent 2-(iodo-6-hydroxyl-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid
  45430*	Red	X				as immediately above, E 127
  47000	Yellow			X
  47005	Yellow	X				E 104
  50325	Violet				X
  50420	Black			X
  51319	Violet				X
  58000	Red	X
  59040	Green			X
  60724	Violet				X
  60725	Violet	X
  60730	Violet			X
  61565	Green	X
  61570	Green	X
  61585	Blue				X
  62045	Blue				X
  69800	Blue	X				E 130
  69825	Blue	X
  71105	Orange			X
  73000	Blue	X
  73015	Blue	X				E 132
  73360	Red	X
  73385	Violet	X
  73900	Violet				X
  73915	Red				X
  74100	Blue				X
  74160	Blue	X
  74180	Blue				X
  74260	Green		X
  75100	Yellow	X
  75120	Orange	X				E 160b
  75125	Yellow	X				E 160d
  75130	Orange	X				E 160a
  75135	Yellow	X				E 161d
  75170	White	X
  75300	Yellow	X				E 100
  75470	Red	X				E 120
  75810	Green	X				E 140 and E 141
  77000	White	X				E 173
  77002	White	X
  77004	White	X
  77007	Blue	X
  77015	Red	X
  77120	White	X
  77163	White	X
  77220	White	X				E 170
  77231	White	X
  77266	Black	X
  77267	Black	X
  77268:1	Black	X				E 153
  77288	Green	X				Free from chromate ions
  77289	Green	X				Free from chromate ions
  77346	Green	X
  77400	Brown	X
  77480	Brown	X				E 175
  77489	Orange	X				E 172
  77491	Red	X				E 172
  77492	Yellow	X				E 172
  77499	Black	X				E 172
  77510	Blue	X				Free from cyanide ions
  77713	White	X
  77742	Violet	X
  77745	Red	X
  77820	White	X				E 174
  77891	White	X				E 171
  77947	White	X
  Acid red 195	Red			X
  Aluminium, zinc, magnesium and calcium stearates	White	X
  Anthocyanins	Red	X				E 163
  Beetroot red	Red	X				E 162
  Bromocresol green	Green				X
  Bromothymol blue	Blue				X
  Caramel	Brown	X				E 150
  Capsanthin, capsorubin	Orange	X				E 160c
  Lactoflavin	Yellow	X				E 101

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See Directives 86/179/EEC, 87/137/EEC, 88/233/EEC, 88/667/EEC, 89/174/EEC, 90/121/EEC, 91/184/EEC, 92/8/EEC, 92/86/EEC.