HC Yellow No 7 in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 260

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.

HC Yellow No 7: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products: 0,25 %. Annex III, entry 260, 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: 260
Chemical name/INN: 1-(4’-Aminophenylazo)-2-methyl-4-(bis-2-hydroxyethyl) aminobenzene
Name of Common Ingredients Glossary: HC Yellow No 7
CAS number: 104226-21-3
EC number: 146-420-6
Version: Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
Official source: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text

Official wording: restrictions

Product type, body parts: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,25 %

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