CI 45405

Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 6416

Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)

CI 45405: Colorant allowed under conditions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex IV, entry 78), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

In plain words

What it is used for

Functions declared by manufacturers:

Colorant: colours cosmetics and/or imparts colour to the skin and/or its appendages.

What the rules say

An ingredient can be used as a colorant only if it appears on the list of Annex IV. <function plain_language.<locals>.name at 0x7f7805a959e0> is on it with a maximum concentration and with a warning to print.

The text of the annexes

Colorant allowed under conditions

Entry: Annex IV, No 78
Substance: Dipotassium 3,6-dichloro-2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate
Glossary names: CI 45405
CAS: 6441-77-6
EC: 229-225-4
Maximum concentration: Not to be used in eye products
Warnings: Not more than 1% 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid and 2% 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid

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

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Identity

CosIng identifier: 32771
CAS (according to CosIng): 6441-77-6
EC (according to CosIng): 229-225-4
Declared functions: Colorant

Elsewhere in the world

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

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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.

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