Artificial Colors.
Also known as: FD&C dyes, D&C dyes, CI numbers, coal tar dyes, synthetic colorants, Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1
Synthetic dyes derived from petroleum or coal tar, used to give cosmetics vivid colors.
Global status.
How artificial colors is regulated in cosmetics around the world.
100% of countries with data ban or restrict this ingredient
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All color additives must be FDA-approved; some require batch certification.
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Only colorants listed in Annex IV permitted; restrictions by product area.
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Only Annex IV-approved colorants permitted.
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Only permitted colors on the approved list may be used.
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Only MHLW-approved tar colors permitted; strict positive list.
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Only MFDS-approved colorants permitted.
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Must comply with approved lists.
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Only approved positive list colorants per Safety Technical Standards.
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Only ANVISA-approved colorants permitted.
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Only BIS-approved colors permitted.
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Only ASEAN positive list colorants permitted, harmonized with EU.
The reason brands include it.
Produce intense, consistent, and long-lasting colors at low cost. Natural colorants are harder to stabilize and achieve the same vibrancy.
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products in our database
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brands use it
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product categories
Artificial Colors in product types.
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Common alternatives.
What Numbrrrz uses
Numbrrrz does not use artificial colors. Every tube is organic coconut oil, organic beeswax, organic jojoba oil and vitamin E, plus organic essential oils or flavoring in the scented versions.
Quick answers.
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How these brands stack up.
Side-by-side ingredient comparisons with brands whose products list artificial colors.