CI 77400 (copper)
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 6471
- Prohibited in nano form (Annex II)
- Colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV)
CI 77400 (copper): Prohibited in nano form (Annex II, entry 1726); colorant allowed under conditions (Annex IV, entry 132), 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
Only the nanomaterial form is prohibited; the non-nano form is not covered by this entry. On an ingredient list, the nanomaterial form is marked [nano].
An ingredient can be used as a colorant only if it appears on the list of Annex IV. <function plain_language.<locals>.name at 0x7f7804d43920> is on it, with no maximum concentration or restriction of use in this entry.
The text of the annexes
Prohibited in nano form
CosIng links the name CI 77400 to this entry. The cases of prohibition are explained above, in “In plain words”; the official title is given below.
- Entry
- Annex II, No 1726
- Substance
- Copper (nano) [INCI] Colloidal Copper (nano) [INCI]
- CAS
- 7440-50-8
- EC
- 231-159-6
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 4 April 2024
- Placing on the market from 1 February 2025
From 1 February 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be placed on the Union market
- Making available from 1 November 2025
From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be made available on the Union market
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 132
- Substance
- Copper
- Glossary names
- CI 77400
- CAS
- 7440-50-8
- EC
- 231-159-6
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
- 32826
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 7440-50-8
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 231-159-6
- Declared functions
- Colorant
- Wikidata
- Q753
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.028.326
The CAS number cited by CosIng also covers 2 other INCI names: it designates a family of substances, not this ingredient alone.
Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)
A classification describes an intrinsic hazard, not a risk: the risk depends on the dose, the form and the exposure.
copper [specific surface area > 0,67 mm2/mg]
No harmonised CMR classification
- Hazard classes
- Aquatic Acute 1
Aquatic Chronic 1 - Hazard statements
- H400 H410
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)
Entry 1726 of Annex II of EU law (Regulation (EU) 2024/858) has no equivalent in British law.
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: 구리 (카퍼, Copper) CI 77400 (Copper)
색소 고시 별표 1 (allowed colorants), entry 78, page 5.
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
7 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (page in French).
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.