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ACID RED 52 (sulforhodamine B)

Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 871

ACID RED 52 (sulforhodamine B): Allowed with restrictions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex III, entry 193); colorant allowed under conditions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex IV, entry 71), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

In plain words

What it is used for

Functions declared by manufacturers:

Hair dyeing: colours hair.

What the rules say

Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets a maximum concentration, the product types allowed and a warning to be printed on the packaging. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label; the warning can.

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The text of the annexes

Allowed with restrictions

Entry
Annex III, No 193
Substance
Hydrogen 3,6-bis(diethylamino)-9-(2,4-disulphonatophenyl)xanthylium, sodium salt; CI 45100 (see note 17)
Glossary names
ACID RED 52
CAS
3520-42-1
EC
222-529-8
Product type
(a) Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products (b) Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
Maximum concentration
(b) 0.6%
Other conditions
(a) After mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 1.5%.
Warnings
a) To be printed on the label: The mixing ratio. “ Hair colourants can cause severe allergic reactions. Read and follow instructions. This product is not intended for use on persons under the age of 16. Temporary ‘black henna’ tattoos may increase your risk of allergy. Do not colour your hair if: — you have a rash on your face or sensitive, irritated and damaged scalp,— you have ever experienced any reaction after colouring your hair, — you have experienced a reaction to a temporary ‘black henna’ tattoo in the past.
Dates in the act (3)
  • Entry into force on 15 May 2013
  • Application from 11 July 2013
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013.
  • Entry into force on 11 July 2013

Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.

Colorant allowed under conditions

Entry
Annex IV, No 71
Substance
Hydrogen 3,6-bis(diethylamino)-9-(2,4-disulphonatophenyl)xanthylium, sodium salt
Glossary names
CI 45100/ ACID RED 52
CAS
3520-42-1
EC
222-529-8
Maximum concentration
Rinse-off products
Dates in the act (10)
  • Entry into force on 11 January 2010
  • Application from 1 December 2010
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
  • Entry into force on 1 December 2010
  • Condition applicable from 11 January 2012
    As from 11 January 2012, by way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, notification carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation shall be considered to comply with Article 7(3) and Article 7a(4) of that Directive
  • Application from 11 January 2013
    July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
  • Entry into force on 11 January 2013
  • Application from 11 July 2013
    It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall appl
  • Entry into force on 11 July 2013
  • Placing on the market before 11 July 2013
    Article 39 Transitional provisions By way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation may be placed on the market before 11 July 2013.
  • Placing on the market from 11 July 2013
    As from 11 July 2013, a distributor who makes available in a Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State and translates, on his own initiative, any element of the labelling of that product in order to comply with national law, shall submit, by electronic means, the following info

Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.

Identity

CosIng identifier
31630
CAS (according to CosIng)
3520-42-1
EC (according to CosIng)
222-529-8
Declared functions
Hair dyeing
Wikidata
Q2452042
ECHA InfoCard
100.020.482

The CAS number cited by CosIng also covers 1 other INCI name: it designates a family of substances, not this ingredient alone.

Elsewhere in the world

Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

  • Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
  • Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)

Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.

Switzerland

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).

United States, federal rules

None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.

South Korea

  • Allowed colorant: 산성적색 52 호 (Acid Red 52) CI 45100 (Acid Red 52)

    색소 고시 별표 1 (allowed colorants), entry 120, page 7. Limit: 0.6%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 염모용 화장품에만 사용 | ◎ 사용한도 0.6% | 비고: 타르색소

Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.