The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996

PART II COLOURING AGENTS LISTED IN ANNEX IV OF PART 2 OF THE DIRECTIVE(1) AS COLOURING AGENTS WHICH COSMETIC PRODUCTS MUST NOT CONTAIN EXCEPT SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS LAID DOWN AND WHERE COSMETIC PRODUCT SUPPLIED BEFORE A CERTAIN DATE

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 intended not 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)	(5)
  Name or colour index number	Colour	Type of product Field of application				Other requirements	Cosmetic product supplied until
  		1	2	3	4

NOTE: There are presently no entries in this part.

(1)

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