Beauty ingredient · Colorant (synthetic)
Other synthetic dyes (cosmetic)
A synthetic certified color permitted in cosmetics (US certified colors; EU Annex IV).
- Synthetic dye
- Cosmetic colorant
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points other synthetic dyes (cosmetic) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
Synthetic colorants are allowed in EU cosmetics only as listed in Annex IV, some with conditions of use. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Permitted | Listed in Annex IV (colorants allowed in cosmetic products), with conditions for some uses. | — | [1] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Popular products that list other synthetic dyes (cosmetic)
2 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list other synthetic dyes (cosmetic).
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (32)
- red 3
- d and c
- green 6
- ci 12085
- ci 26100
- ci 42051
- ci 45350
- ci 45430
- ci 47000
- ci 59040
- ci 61565
- fd and c
- pyranine
- acid blue 9
- acid red 18
- acid red 33
- acid red 52
- erythrosine
- basic red 76
- d and c dyes
- hc blue no 2
- basic blue 99
- ci 19140 lake
- fd and c dyes
- acid yellow 23
- basic brown 16
- basic violet 2
- hc yellow no 4
- d and c green 6
- solvent green 7
- disperse violet 1
- other synthetic dyes cosmetic
Sources
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
“cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”
eur-lex.europa.eu