Caramel
Adds color.
What it is
A brown coloring made by heating sugars such as sucrose or glucose.
Gives the product a brown color and can add a sweet scent.
What it does in a formula
Adds colorOfficial EU function: Colorant
Adds scentOfficial EU function: Fragrance
What official sources say
Restricted in certain uses · Cosmetics, EU
Allowed as a colorant in EU cosmetics with conditions (Annex IV).
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex IV: list of colorants allowed in cosmetic products (CosIng), retrieved 2026-10-09