EU cosmetic limits

Acid Red 18, Acid Red 18 Aluminum Lake in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 192

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 Red 18, Acid Red 18 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 192, 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
192
Chemical name/INN
Trisodium 1-(1-naphthylazo)-2-hydroxynaphthalene-4′,6,8-trisulphonate and aluminium lake (17); (CI 16255)
Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
Acid Red 18, Acid Red 18 Aluminum Lake
CAS number
2611-82-7 / 12227-64-4
EC number
220-036-2 / 235-438-3
Version
Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
Official source
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text

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