---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 73.2150"
title: "21"
number: "73.2150"
heading: "Dihydroxyacetone."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/73.2150"
---

# §73.2150. Dihydroxyacetone.

- (a) **Identity and specifications.** The color additive dihydroxyacetone shall conform in identity and specifications to the requirements of § [73.1150 (a)(1)](/cfr/21/73.1150.md?p=a-1) and [(b)](/cfr/21/73.1150.md?p=a-b).
- (b) **Uses and restrictions.** Dihydroxyacetone may be safely used in amounts consistent with good manufacturing practice in externally applied cosmetics intended solely or in part to impart a color to the human body.
- (c) **Labeling requirements.** The labeling of the color additive and any mixtures prepared therefrom intended solely or in part for coloring purposes shall conform to the requirements of [§ 70.25](/cfr/21/70.25.md) of this chapter.
- (d) **Exemption from certification.** Certification of this color additive is not necessary for the protection of the public health and therefore batches thereof are exempt from the requirements of [section 721(c)](/cfr/21/721.md?p=c) of the act.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 15643, Mar. 22, 1977, unless otherwise noted.