Korean: 적색103호의(1) · Functions: colorant, hair dyeing
Restricted MFDS restricted ingredients
Conditions (official MFDS text, Korean):
* 배합한도 : 눈 주위에 사용할 수 없음
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 16, 2026
Prohibited only in certain forms or uses Annex II/1334
Conditions: 2-(3,6-Dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetrabromoxanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid; Fluorescein, 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-;(Solvent Red 43), its disodium salt (Acid Red 87; CI 45380) and its aluminium salt (Pigment Red 90:1 Aluminium lake) when used as a substance in hair dye products
Source: EU CosIng — Annex II · checked Oct 17, 2026
Approved colorant Annex IV/76
Conditions: Disodium 2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments
Required label warning: 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
Source: EU CosIng — Annex IV · checked Oct 17, 2026
No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.
PIGMENT RED 90:1 ALUMINUM LAKE
Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.
In the EU's CosIng records it is listed as “Prohibited only in certain forms or uses” (EU CosIng — Annex II). The same records also list it as: Approved colorant. It is not a general ban — the condition reads: “2-(3,6-Dihydroxy-2,4,5,7-tetrabromoxanthen-9-yl)benzoic acid; Fluorescein, 2',4',5',7'-tetrabromo-;(Solvent Red 43), its disodium salt (Acid Red 87; CI 45380) and its aluminium salt (Pigment Red 90:1 Aluminium lake) when…”
In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Restricted” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions). A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
We found no specific rule for it in the FDA's records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
The EU's CosIng inventory lists its functions as: colorant, hair dyeing.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 적색103호의(1).