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cosmetics-restricted-subs
Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex III - Restricted Substances
EU. Restricted Substances: Annex III, Regulation 1223/2009/EC on Cosmetic Products, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/996, OJ L of 4 April 2024
This list contains substances whose use in cosmetic products in the European Union is banned, except under certain conditions as indicated in Annex III. The list specifies the field of application or use, maximum allowable concentration limits in finished products, and any additional limitations.
Last updated 04 listopada 2024. Database contains 786 unique substances/entries.
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221-665-5
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3179-89-3
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294 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
After mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 2.0 % Do not use with nitrosating agents Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg Keep in nitrite-free containers |
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203-905-0
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111-76-2
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188 |
Non-oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays) |
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12 |
Products for hardening nails |
2 % |
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-
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12 |
Cosmetic products for eyelashes |
2 % |
For professional use only |
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242-355-6
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18472-87-2
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270 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
After mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 2.0 % |
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200-712-3
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69-72-7
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98 |
Cosmetic products other than rinse-off hair products, except body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick and roll-on deodorant |
2 % |
Not to be used in preparations for children under 3 years of age Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user's lungs by inhalation Not to be used in oral products For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product These levels are inclusive of any use of salicylic acid |
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269-943-5
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68391-31-1
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262 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
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-
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23 |
Depilatories |
2 % |
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269-941-4
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68391-30-0
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267 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
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Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Ericaceae.
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617-561-8
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84380-01-8
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377 |
Face cream |
2 % |
Hydroquinone levels shall remain as low as possible in formulations containing the substance and shall not be higher than the unavoidable trace level |
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