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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 24 April 2024. Database contains 2528 unique substances/entries.
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200-857-2
75-28-5
464
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Not permitted if substance contains ≥ 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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224-208-8
4247-02-3
1375
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208-819-7
542-56-3
1137
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284-595-4
84930-15-4
1375
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200-438-4
59-63-2
52
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207-959-6
503-01-5
228
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200-214-6
54-85-3
200
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231-687-7
7683-59-2
17
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201-143-3
78-79-5
1138
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200-766-8
71-81-8
156
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224-069-3
4191-73-5
1374
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201-740-9
87-33-2
148
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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 Juniperus sabina, Cupressaceae.
289-971-1
90046-04-1
294
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265-667-4
65277-42-1
1528
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218-499-0
2164-08-1
1590
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204-961-9
129-73-7
1550
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205-302-8
137-58-6
399
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The volatile organic liquid extracted from the gas evolved in the high temperature (greater than 700°C (1292°F)) destructive distillation of coal. Composed primarily of benzene, toluene, and xylenes. May contain other minor hydrocarbon constituents.
266-012-5
65996-78-3
1539
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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The volatile organic liquid condensed from the gas evolved in the low-temperature (less than 700°C (1292°F)) destructive distillation of coal. Composed primarily of C6-10 hydrocarbons.
292-635-7
90641-11-5
1539
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum. This fraction boils in a range of approximately 20°C to 135°C (58°F to 275°F).
232-453-7
8032-32-4
1539
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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206-356-5
330-55-2
1059
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249-644-6
29457-72-5
1493
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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 Lobelia inflata, Campanulaceae.
283-642-6
84696-23-1
218
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202-012-3
90-69-7
219
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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
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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
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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
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by refining of crude oil. It consists predominantly of aromatics, naphthenics and paraffinics and produces a finished oil with a viscosity of 120 SUS at 100°F (23cSt at 40°C).
297-474-6
93572-43-1
826
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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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
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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295-423-2
92045-42-6
821
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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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
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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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
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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295-424-8
92045-43-7
822
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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200-033-2
50-37-3
127
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203-584-7
108-45-2
1204
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207-803-7
495-54-5
1293
Hair dye products
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247-722-4
26471-62-5
1120
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209-322-8
569-64-2
1188
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241-922-5
18015-76-4
1188
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203-703-2
109-77-3
149
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235-654-8
12427-38-2
1403
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209-404-3
576-68-1
89
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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 Azadirachta indica, Meliaceae.
283-644-7
84696-25-3
1716
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200-476-1
60-40-2
229
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200-427-4
59-47-2
322
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200-337-5
57-53-4
236
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203-600-2
108-62-3
1646
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239-384-1
15351-09-4
145
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266-583-0
67129-08-2
1552
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211-517-8
657-24-9
147
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207-339-5
463-57-0
1579
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