Korean: 적색228호 · Functions: colorant
Restricted MFDS restricted ingredients
Maximum: 3%
Conditions (official MFDS text, Korean):
* 배합한도 : 3%
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026
Prohibited only in certain forms or uses Annex II/1345
Conditions: 1-[(2-Chloro-4-nitrophenyl)azo]-2-naphthol (Pigment Red 4; CI 12085) and its salts when used as a substance in hair dye products
Source: EU CosIng — Annex II · checked Oct 17, 2026
Prohibited only in certain forms or uses Annex II/1348
Conditions: Disodium 4-[(5-chloro-4-methyl-2-sulphonatophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 48; CI 15865) when used as a substance in hair dye products
Source: EU CosIng — Annex II · checked Oct 17, 2026
Approved colorant Annex IV/9
Conditions: 3%
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.
How CI 12085 is treated in 7 more markets, from the overseas cosmetic regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Always confirm with the regulator of that country before selling there.
| Market | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CN China | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 기타 제한조건 및 요구사항 : 화장품 중 최대농도 3% : 2-클로로-4-니트로벤나민은 0.5%를 초과하지 않음. 2-나프탈레놀은 1%를 초과하지 않음. 2,4-디니트로 벤젠아민은 0.02%를 초과하지 않음, (1-[(2,4-디니트로페닐)아조]-2-나프탈레놀)은 0.5%를 초과하지 않음. 4-[(2-클로로-4-니트로페닐)아조]-1-나프탈레놀)은 0.5%를 초과하지 않음. 1-[(4-니트로페닐)아조]-2-나프탈레놀은 0.3%를 초 과하지 않음 1-[(4-클로로-2-니트로페닐)아조]-2-나프탈레놀은 0.3%를 초과하지 않음.... |
| AS ASEAN (10 countries) | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): (2) The insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments of these colouring agents shall also be permitted. They must pass the test for insolubility which will be determined by the procedure laid down in Article 9. * 단서조항(주석) : (2) The insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium... |
| JP Japan | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【제품 타입 또는 목적 (types or intended purposes of cosmetics)】 : 외용의약품, 외용의약부외품, 화장품에 사용 할 수 있는 색소 |
| TW Taiwan | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): 1. 所列色素與非禁用成分形成之麗基（lakes）及鹽（salts）亦可使用。 2. 未列載於此表規定範圍之成分，於歐盟、美國及日本三國家地區，任何其中一個國家地區官方已公告（以生效日為準）其使用基準者，得參照其基準規定准予使用(但下表CI 11380 等十九項成分不適用)，惟於申請查驗登記時，應同時檢附該等地區之准許使用基準證明文件。 * 단서조항 : 1. 所列色素與非禁用成分形成之麗基（lakes）及鹽（salts）亦可使用。 2.... |
| CA Canada | Restricted | 【Restrictions】 Maximum Concentration Permitted : 3% |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products. * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 모든 종류의 제품에서 허용된 염색 성분 * Restrictions 【Other limitations and requirements】 : MAXIMUM 3% AT THE END * 제한 【기타 제한 및 요구조건】 : 최대 3% when used as a substance in hair dye products^염모제로... |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products. * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 모든 종류의 제품에서 허용된 염색 성분 * Restrictions 【Other limitations and requirements】 : MAXIMUM 3% AT THE END * 제한 【기타 제한 및 요구조건】 : 최대 3% when used as a substance in hair dye products^염모제로... |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
CI 12085 Permaton Red D&C Red 36 D&C Red No. 36 D&C Red No.36
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: “1-[(2-Chloro-4-nitrophenyl)azo]-2-naphthol (Pigment Red 4; CI 12085) and its salts when used as a substance in hair dye products”
In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Restricted” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions). The maximum allowed is 3%. 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.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 적색228호.