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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.

Last updated 18 April 2024. Database contains 2528 unique substances/entries.

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Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Product type, body parts	Maximum Threshold	Restriction(s)
Tar acids, 3,5-xylenol fraction The fraction of tar acids, rich in 3,5-dimethylphenol, recovered by distillation of low-temperature coal tar acids.	284-896-0	84989-07-1	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Tar acids, xylenol fraction The fraction of tar acids, rich in 2,4- and 2,5-dimethylphenol, recovered by distillation of low-temperature coal tar crude tar acids.	284-895-5	84989-06-0	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Tar acids, polyalkylphenol fraction The fraction of tar acids, recovered by distillation of low-temperature coal tar crude tar acids, having an approximate boiling range of 225°C to 320°C (437°F to 608°F). Composed primarily of polyalkylphenols.	284-893-4	84989-05-9	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Tar acids, methylphenol fraction The fraction of tar acid rich in 3- and 4-methylphenol, recovered by distillation of low-temperature coal tar crude tar acids.	284-892-9	84989-04-8	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Tar acids, ethylphenol fraction The fraction of tar acids, rich in 3- and 4-ethylphenol, recovered by distillation of low-temperature coal tar crude tar acids.	284-891-3	84989-03-7	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Phenols, ammonia liquor ext. The combination of phenols extracted, using isobutyl acetate, from the ammonia liquor condensed from the gas evolved in low-temperature (less than 700°C (1292°F)) destructive distillation of coal. It consists predominantly of a mixture of monohydric and dihydric phenols.	284-881-9	84988-93-2	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Isobutylparaben sodium salt	284-595-4	84930-15-4	1375	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Solanum nigrum L. and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Solanum nigrum, Solanaceae.	284-555-6	84929-77-1	298	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(2-Ethylhexanoato-O)(isodecanoato-O)nickel	284-351-7	84852-39-1	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Nickel bis(isononanoate)	284-349-6	84852-37-9	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(Isodecanoato-O)(isononanoato-O)nickel	284-348-0	84852-36-8	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(Isooctanoato-O)(neodecanoato-O)nickel	284-347-5	84852-35-7	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
4-Nonylphenol, branched	284-325-5	84852-15-3	1168	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear	284-032-2	84777-06-0	1151	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Fatty acids, C8-18 and C18-unsaturated, nickel salts	283-972-0	84776-45-4	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Claviceps purpurea Tul., its alkaloids and galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Claviceps purpurea, Hypocreaceae.	283-885-8	84775-56-4	98	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Pilocarpus jaborandi, Rutaceae.	283-649-4	84696-42-4	311	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Margosa, ext. [from the kernels of Azadirachta indica extracted with water and further processed with organic solvents] Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Azadirachta indica, Meliaceae.	283-644-7	84696-25-3	1716	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Lobelia inflata L. and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Lobelia inflata, Campanulaceae.	283-642-6	84696-23-1	218	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Datura stramonium L. and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Datura stramonium, Solanaceae.	283-627-4	84696-08-2	301	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Colchicum autumnale L. and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Colchicum autumnale, Liliaceae.	283-623-2	84696-03-7	104	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Urginea scilla Steinh. and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Urginea maritima, Liliaceae.	283-520-2	84650-62-4	330	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Distillates (coal tar), naphthalene oils A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the distillation of coal tar. It consists primarily of aromatic and other hydrocarbons, phenolic compounds and aromatic nitrogen compounds and distills in the approximate range of 200°C to 250°C (392°F to 482°F).	283-484-8	84650-04-4	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Distillates (coal tar), light oils A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of coal tar. It consists of aromatic and other hydrocarbons, phenolic compounds and aromatic nitrogen compounds and distills at the approximate range of 150°C to 210°C (302°F to 410°F).	283-483-2	84650-03-3	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Adonis vernalis L. and its preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Adonis vernalis, Ranunculaceae.	283-458-6	84649-73-0	13	All cosmetic products All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Schoenocaulon officinale Lind (seeds and galenical preparations) Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Schoenocaulon officinale, Liliaceae.	283-296-6	84604-18-2	332	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Oil from the seeds of Laurus nobilis L. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Laurus nobilis, Lauraceae.	283-272-5	84603-73-6	359	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Hyoscyamus niger L. (leaves, seeds, powder and galenical preparations) Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Hyoscyamus niger, Solanaceae.	283-265-7	84603-65-6	211	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Apocynum cannabinum L. and its preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Apocynum cannabinum, Apocynaceae.	283-253-1	84603-51-0	41	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Aconitum napellus L. (leaves, roots and galenical preparations) Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Aconitum napellus, Ranunculaceae.	283-252-6	84603-50-9	11	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Chlozolinate	282-714-4	84332-86-5	1108	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Benzenaminium, 3-[[4-[[diamino(phenylazo)phenyl]azo]-2-methylphenyl]azo]-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride	280-920-9	83803-99-0	1297	Hair dye products	0 %		Details
Benzenaminium, 3-[[4-[[diamino(phenylazo)phenyl]azo]-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride	280-919-3	83803-98-9	1298	Hair dye products	0 %		Details
Phytomenadione	279-833-9	81818-54-4	1371	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
2-Ethylhexyl[[[3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-hydroxyphenyl]-methyl]thio]acetate	279-452-8	80387-97-9	680	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Glufosinate ammonium (ISO)	278-636-5	77182-82-2	1411	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Lubricating oils A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from solvent extraction and dewaxing processes. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range C15 through C50.	278-012-2	74869-22-0	799	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Lubricating greases A complex combination of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C12 through C50. May contain organic salts of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and/or aluminium compounds.	278-011-7	74869-21-9	893	All cosmetic products	0 %	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	Details
4,4'-Bi-o-toluidine sulphate	277-985-0	74753-18-7	724	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine sulphate	277-822-3	74332-73-3	719	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Aclonifen (ISO)	277-704-1	74070-46-5	1566	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Extract residues (coal), tar oil alk., naphthalene distn. residues The residue obtained from chemical oil extracted after the removal of naphthalene by distillation composed primarily of two to four membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons and aromatic nitrogen bases.	277-567-8	73665-18-6	1541	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene or if they contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Lubricating oils (petroleum), C20-50, hydrotreated neutral oil-based A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating light vacuum gas oil, heavy vacuum gas oil and solvent deasphalted residual oil with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a two stage process with dewaxing being carried out between the two stages. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50 and produces a finished oil with a viscosity of approximately 32cSt at 40°C. It contains a relatively large proportion of saturated hydrocarbons.	276-738-4	72623-87-1	798	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Lubricating oils (petroleum), C15-30, hydrotreated neutral oil-based A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating light vacuum gas oil and heavy vacuum gas oil with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a two stage process with dewaxing being carried out between the two stages. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C30 and produces a finished oil having a viscosity of approximately 15cSt at 40°C. It contains a relatively large proportion of saturated hydrocarbons.	276-737-9	72623-86-0	797	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Lubricating oils (petroleum), C20-50, hydrotreated neutral oil-based, high-viscosity A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating light vacuum gas oil, heavy vacuum gas oil, and solvent deasphalted residual oil with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a two stage process with dewaxing being carried out between the two stages. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50 and produces a finished oil having a viscosity of approximately 112cSt at 40°C. It contains a relatively large proportion of saturated hydrocarbons.	276-736-3	72623-85-9	796	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
N-(2-Methoxyethyl)benzene-1,4-diamine dihydrochloride	276-723-2	72584-59-9	1226	Hair dye products	0 %		Details
Fenoxycarb (ISO)	276-696-7	72490-01-8	1574	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Bis(D-gluconato-O1,O2)nickel	276-205-6	71957-07-8	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C6-8-branched alkylesters, C7-rich	276-158-1	71888-89-6	1485	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Diisohexyl phthalate	276-090-2	71850-09-4	1652	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details

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