1 
 List of Colorants in Cosmetic Products  (Draft)  
This rule has been translated into English according to the original Chinese version. If there is any 
inconsistency or ambiguity between these two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.  
 
Explanation of Colorant s Classification ： 
Class 1： Colorants allowed in all cosmetic products  
Class 2： Colorants allowed in all cosmetic products except those intended to be applied 
in the vicinity of the eyes  
Class 3： Colorants allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended not to come into 
contact with the mucous membranes  
Class 4： Colorants allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into 
contact only briefly with the skin  
 
Num b
er Colour Index Number/  
Ingredient  Name Alias Name  Scope of 
Application  Restriction  
1 CI 10006  Pigment Green 8  4  
2 CI 10020  Acid Green 1  
Ext. D&C Green No. 1  
Naphthol Green B  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
3 CI 10316  Acid Yellow 1  
Ext. D&C  Yellow No. 7  
Naphthol Yellow S  2  
4 CI 11680  Pigment Yellow 1  
Ext. D&C Yellow No. 5  
Hansa Yellow G  3  
5 CI 11710  Pigment Yellow 3  3  
6 CI 11725  Pigment Orange 1  
Hansa Yellow 3R  4  
7 CI 11920  Food Orange 3  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
8 CI 12010  Solvent Red 3  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
9 CI 12085  Pigment Red 4  
D&C Red No. 36  
Permanent Red  1 1. Limited  content : 
3% 
2. Using  in hair dye 
products  is 2 
 forbidden.  
10 CI 12120  Pigment Red 3  
D&C Red No. 35  
Toluidine Red  4  
11 CI 12370  Pigment Red 112  4 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
12 CI 12420  Pigment Red 7  4  
13 CI 12480  Pigment Brown 1  4  
14 CI 12490  Pigment Red 5  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
15 CI 12700  Disperse Yellow 16  4  
16 CI 13015  Acid Yellow 9  
Food Yellow 2  
Fast Yellow  1  
17 CI 14270  Acid Orange 6  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
18 CI 14700  Food Red 1  
FD&C Red No. 4  
Ponceau SX  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
19 CI 14720  Acid Red 14  
Food Red 3  
Azorubin  1  
20 CI 14815  Food Red 2  1  
21 CI 15510  Acid Orange 7  
D&C Orange No. 4  
Orange II  2  
22 CI 15525  Pigment  Red 68  1  3 
 23 CI 15580  Pigment Red 51  1  
24 CI 15620  Acid Red 88  
Ext. D&C Red No. 8  
Fast Red S  4  
25 CI 15630  Pigment Red 49  
D&C Red No. 10  
Lithol Red Na  
Pigment Red 49:1  
D&C Red No. 12  
Lithol Red Ba  
Pigment Red 49:2  
D&C Red No. 11  
Lithol Red Ca  
Pigment Red 49:3  
D&C Red No. 13  
Lithol Red Sr  1 Limited  content : 3% 
26 CI 15800  Pigment Red 64  
Pigment Red 64:1  
D&C Red No. 31  
Brilliant Lake Red R  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
27 CI 15850  Pigment Red 57  
D&C Red No. 6  
Lithol Rubine B  
Pigment Red 57:1  
D&C Red No. 7  
Lithol Rubine B Ca  1  
28 CI 15865  Pigment Red 48  
Permanent Red F5R  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
29 CI 15880  Pigment Red 63  
Pigment Red 63:1  
D&C Red No. 34  
Deep Maroon  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
30 CI 15980  Food Orange 2  1  
31 CI 15985  Food Yellow 3  
FD&C Yellow No. 6  
Sunset Yellow FCF  1  4 
 32 CI 16035  Food Red 17  
FD&C Red No. 40  
Allura Red Ac  1  
33 CI 16185  Food Red 9  
Acid Red 27  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
34 CI 16230  Acid Orange 10  3  
35 CI 16255  Acid Red 18  
Food Red 7  
New Coccine  1  
36 CI 16290  Food Red 8  1  
37 CI 17200  Acid Red 33  
D&C Red No. 33  
Fast Acid Magenta  
Food Red 12  1  
38 CI 18050  Acid Red 1  
Food Red 10  
Fast Crimson 1  3  
39 CI 18130  Acid Red 155  4  
40 CI 18690  Acid Yellow 121  4  
41 CI 18736  Acid Red 180  4  
42 CI 18820  Acid Yellow 11  
Ext. D&C Yellow No. 3  
Fast Light Yellow 3G  4  
43 CI 18965  Food Yellow 5  1  
44 CI 19140  Acid Yellow 23  
FD&C Yellow No. 5  
Tartrazine  
Food Yellow 4  1  
45 CI 20040  Pigment Yellow 16  4  5 
 46 CI 20470  Acid Black 1  
Solvent Brown 12  
Naphthol Blue Black  4  
47 CI 21100  Pigment Yellow 13  4 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
48 CI 21108  Pigment Yellow 83  4  
49 CI 21230  Solvent Yellow 29  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
50 CI 24790  Acid Red 163  4  
51 CI 26100  Solvent Red 23  
D&C Red No. 17  
Sudan III  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
52 CI 27755  Food Black 2  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
53 CI 28440  Food Black 1  1  
54 CI 40215  Direct Orange 39  4  
55 CI 40800  beta, beta -Carotene  
Food Orange 5  1  
56 CI 40820  Food Orange 6  1  
57 CI 40825  Food Orange 7  1  
58 CI 40850  Food Orange 8  1  
59 CI 42045  Acid Blue 1  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
60 CI 42051  Food Blue 5  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
61 CI 42053  Food Green 3  
FD&C Green No. 3  
Fast Green FCF  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  6 
 62 CI 42080  Acid Blue 7  4  
63 CI 42090  Food Blue 2  
FD&C Blue No. 1  
Brilliant Blue FCF  
Acid Blue 9  
D&C Blue No. 4  
Alphazurine FG  1  
64 CI 42100  Acid Green 9  4  
65 CI 42170  Acid Green 22  4  
66 CI 42520  Basic Violet 2  4 Limited  content : 5 ppm  
67 CI 42735  Acid Blue 104  3  
68 CI 44090  Food Green 4  1  
69 CI 45100  Acid Red 52  
Acid Red  4  
70 CI 45190  Acid Violet 9  
Ext. D&C Red No. 3  
Violamine R  4 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
71 CI 45220  Acid Red 50  4  
72 CI 45350  Acid Yellow 73  
D&C Yellow No. 8 
Uranine  
D&C Yellow No. 9  
Uranine K  
D&C Yellow No. 7  
Fluorescein  1 1. Limited  content : 
6% 
2. Using  in hair dye 
products  is 
forbidden.  
73 CI 45370  Acid Orange 11  
Solvent Red 72  
D&C Orange No. 5  
Dibromofluorescein  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  7 
 74 CI 45380  Acid Red 87  
D&C Red No. 22  
Eosine YS  
Acid Red 87  
D&C Red No. 23  
Eosine YSK  
Solvent Red 43  
D&C Red No. 21  
Tetrabromo Fluorescein  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
75 CI 45396  Solvent Orange 16  1 Using in lip products : 
the limited  content  is 
1%, and shall be  used 
in free acid form . 
76 CI 45405  Acid Red 98  2  
77 CI 45410  Acid Red 92  
D&C Red No. 28  
Phloxine BK  
Phloxine B  
Solvent Red 48  
D&C Red No. 27  
Tetrachloro 
tetrabromofluorecein  1  
78 CI 45430  Acid Red 51  
FD&C Red No. 3  
Erythrosine Yellow Na  
Food Red 14  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
79 CI 47000  Solvent Yellow 33  
D&C Yellow No. 11  
Quinoline Yellow SS  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
80 CI 47005  Acid Yellow  36 
D&C Yellow No. 10  
Quinoline Yellow WS  1  
81 CI 50325  Acid Violet 50  4  
82 CI 50420  Acid Black 2  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  8 
 83 CI 51319  Pigment Violet 23  4 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
84 CI 58000  Pigment Red 83  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
85 CI 59040  Solvent Green 7  
D&C Green No. 8  
Pyranin Conc  3 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
86 CI 60724  Disperse Violet 27  4  
87 CI 60725  Solvent Violet 13  
D&C Violet No. 2  
Alizarine Purple SS  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
88 CI 60730  Acid Violet 43  
Ext. D&C Violet No. 2  
Alizarine Violet NR  3  
89 CI 61565  Solvent Green 3  
D&C Green No. 6  
Quinizarine Green SS  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
90 CI 61570  Acid Green 25  
D&C Green No. 5  
Alizarine Cyanine 
Green  1  
91 CI 61585  Acid Blue 80  4  
92 CI 62045  Acid Blue 62  4  
93 CI 69800  Food Blue 4  1  
94 CI 69825  Pigment Blue 64  
D&C Blue No. 9  
Carbanthrene Blue  1  
95 CI 71105  Vat Orange 7  3  
96 CI 73000  Pigment Blue 66  
D&C Blue No. 6  
Indigo  1  
97 CI 73015  Acid Blue 74  
FD&C Blue No. 2  
Indigo Carmine  1  9 
 98 CI 73360  D&C Red No. 30  
Vat Red 1  
Helindone Pink CN  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
99 CI 73385  Vat Violet 2  1  
100 CI 73900  Pigment Violet 19  4 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
101 CI 73915  Pigment Red 122  4  
102 CI 74100  Pigment Blue 16  4  
103 CI 74160  Pigment Blue 15  
Phthalocyanine Blue  1 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
104 CI 74180  Direct Blue 86  4 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
105 CI 74260  Pigment Green 7  
Phthalocyanine Green  2 Using  in hair dye 
products  is forbidden.  
106 CI 75100  Natural Yellow 6  
Crocetine  1  
107 CI 75120  Natural Orange 4  
Annatto  1  
108 CI 75125  Natural Yellow 27  
Lycopene  1  
109 CI 75130  Natural Yellow 26  
Beta-Carotene  1  
110 CI 75135  Rubixanthin  1  
111 CI 75170  Natural White 1  
Guanine  1  
112 CI 75300  Natural Yellow 3  
Curcumin  1  
113 CI 75470  Natural Red 4  
Carmine  1  
114 CI 75810  Natural Green 3  
Sodium Copper 
Chlorophyllin  
Chlorophyllin -Copper 
Complex  1  
115 CI 77000  Aluminum Powder  
Pigment Metal 1  1  10 
 116 CI 77002  Pigment White  1  
117 CI 77004  Pigment White 19  
Kaolin  
Bentonite  1  
118 CI 77007  Pigment Blue 29  
Ultramarine Blue  1  
119 CI 77015  Pigment Red 101  
Pigment Red 102 
Aluminum silicate 
coloured with ferric 
oxide  1  
120 CI 77019  Pigment White 20  
Mica  1  
121 CI 77120  Pigment White 21  1  
122 CI 77163  Pigment White 14  
Bismuth Oxychloride  1  
123 CI 77220  Pigment White 18  
Calcium Carbonate  1  
124 CI 77231  Pigment White 25  
Calcium Sulfate  1  
125 CI 77266  Pigment Black 6  
Carbon Black  1 Using in CI 77266 
(nano) : the particle size 
≧ 20 nm , the limited 
content is 10%, and 
using  in a product that 
may be inhaled into the 
lungs is forbidden.  
126 CI 77267  Pigment Black 9  
Charcoal, bone  1  
127 CI 77268:1  Food Black 3  
Coke Black  1  
128 CI 77288  Pigment Green 17  
Chromium Oxide  1  
129 CI 77289  Pigment Green 18  
Chromium Hydroxide  1  
130 CI 77346  Pigment Blue 28  
Cobalt Aluminum Oxide  1  
131 CI 77400  Pigment Metal 2  
Bronze Powder  1  11 
 Copper Powder  
132 CI 77480  Pigment Metal 3  
Gold Leaf  1  
133 CI 77489  Ferrous Oxide  
Iron Oxides  1  
134 CI 77491  Pigment Red 101  
Red Iron Oxide  1  
135 CI 77492  Pigment Yellow 11  
Yellow Iron Oxide  1  
136 CI 77499  Pigment Black 11  
Black Iron Oxide  1  
137 CI 77510  Pigment Blue 27  
Ferric Ferrocyanide  1  
138 CI 77713  Pigment White 18  
Magnesium Carbonate  1  
139 CI 77742  Pigment Violet 16  
Manganese Violet  1  
140 CI 77745  Manganese Phosphate  1  
141 CI 77820  Silver  1  
142 CI 77891(3) Pigment White 6  
Titanium dioxide  1  
143 CI 77947(4) Zinc oxide  1  
144 Lactoflavin  Riboflavin  1  
145 Caramel  Natural Brown 10  1  
146 Capsanthin, 
capsorubin   1  
147 Beetroot red   1  
148 Anthocyanins   1  
149 Aluminum 
stearate/Zinc stearate 
/Magnesium stearate 
/Calcium stearate   1  12 
 150 Bromothymol blue   4  
151 Bromocresol green   4  
152 Acid red 195   3  
※ Notes:  
1. The lakes and salts formed by the listed colorants and non -prohibit ive ingredients may also be used.  
2. If any country or region in  European Union, the United States or Japan has announced usage 
standard of the ingredient which is not listed in this chart (based on the effective date ), this 
ingredient  is permitted to use per  the respective standard (  except ed for  CI11380 and  19 ingred ients 
listed  in the following chart ). However, the standard of usage permission as a proven d ocument 
should be attached when applying for registration.  
3. The in gredient is  used as non -colorants, it shall refer to the  “Ingredients Restricted in Cosmetic 
Produ cts.” 
4. The ingredient is  used as non -colorants, it shall refer to the  “List of Specific Purpose Ingredients in 
Cosmetic Products .” 
 
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Number  Ingredient  Name 
1 CI 11380  
(Solvent Yellow 5)  (Ext.  D& C Yellow No.9)  (Oil Yellow AB)  
2 CI 11390  
(Solvent Yellow  6) (Ext.  D& C Yellow No.10)  (Oil Yellow OB)  
3 CI 12100  
(Solvent Orange 2)  (Ext.  D&C Orange No.4)  (Orange SS)  
4 CI 12140  
(Solvent Orange 7)  (Ext.  D&C Red No.14)  (Oil Red XO)  
5 CI 12315  
(Pigment Red 22)  (Brilliant Fast Scarlet)  
6 CI 13065  
(Acid Yellow 36) (Ext.  D& C Yellow No.1)  (Metanil Yellow)  
7 CI 14600  
(Acid Orange 20)  (Ext.  D&C Orange No.3)  (OrangeⅠ) 
8 CI 16150  
(Acid Red 26)  (D&C Red No. 5)  (Poncear 2R) 
9 CI 16155  
(Food Red 6)  (Ext.  D&C Red No.15)  (Poncear  3R) 
10 CI 18950  
(Acid Yellow 40)  (Ext.  D&C Yellow No.4)  (Polar Yellow 5G)  
11 CI 21090  
(Pigment Yellow 12)  (Benzidine Yellow G)  
12 CI 26105  
(Solvent Red 24)  (Scarlet Red N.F.)  
13 CI 42052 (Na Salt)  
(Acid Blue 5)  (D&C Blue No.7)  (Patent Blue Na)  
14 CI 42052:1 (Ca Salt)  
(Acid Blue 5)  (D&C Blue No.8)  (Patent Blue Ca)  
15 CI 42085  
(Acid Green 3)  (FD&C Green No.1)  (Guinea Green B)  
16 CI 42095  
(Acid Green 5)  (D&C Green No.4)  (Light Green SF)  
17 CI 45440 (Na Salt)  
(Acid Red 94)  (Rose Bengale)  
18 CI 45440 (K -Salt)  
(Acid Red 94)  (Rose Beng ale k)  
19 CI 61520  
(Solvent Blue 63)  (Suden Blue B)