cosmetics-prohibited-subs

Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex II - Prohibited Substances

EU. Prohibited Substances: Annex II, Regulation 1223/2009/EC on Cosmetic Products, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1490, OJ L 183, 20 July 2023

This list contains substances which are banned from use in any cosmetic products marketed for sale or use in the European Union.

RELEVANT LEGISLATION
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Slack wax (petroleum), low-melting

A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from a petroleum fraction by solvent deparaffination. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C12. EC / List no: 295-524-1 CAS no: 92062-10-7
Ref No.
898
Product type, body parts
All cosmetic products
Maximum Threshold
0 %
Restriction(s)
Not permitted except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen