EU cosmetic limits

Acid Blue 9, Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt, Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 190

Source: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated textRetrieved 2026-11-05Independent information site: we are not the authority and not the source of the data.

Acid Blue 9, Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt, Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products: 0,5 %. Annex III, entry 190, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.

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Annex
III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
Reference number
190
Chemical name/INN
Benzenemethanaminium, N-ethyl-N-[4-[[4-[ethyl-[(3-sulfophenyl)-methyl]-amino]-phenyl](2-sulfophenyl)methylene]-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene]-3-sulfo, inner salts, disodium salt and its ammonium and aluminium salts (17); (CI 42090)
Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
Acid Blue 9, Acid Blue 9 Ammonium Salt, Acid Blue 9 Aluminum Lake
CAS number
3844-45-9 / 2650-18-2 / 68921-42-6
EC number
223-339-8 / 220-168-0 / 272-939-6
Version
Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
Official source
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text

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