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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 19 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)
Radioactive substances	-	-	293	All cosmetic products	0 %	As defined by Directive 96/29/Euratom (OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1) laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiation.	Details
Reaction products of paraformaldehyde with 2-hydroxypropylamine (1:1)	-	-	1607	All cosmetic products	0 %	If the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, in the mixture as placed on the market is ≥ 0.1 % w/w	Details
Reaction products of paraformaldehyde with 2-hydroxypropylamine (3:2)	-	-	1606	All cosmetic products	0 %	If the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, in the mixture as placed on the market is ≥ 0.1 % w/w	Details
Salts and esters of dinoseb show/hide 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol, compound with 1-aminopropan-2-ol (1:1) EC / List no: 275-931-0 \| CAS no: 71735-19-8 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1) EC / List no: 229-166-4 \| CAS no: 6420-47-9 Dinoseb acetate EC / List no: 220-560-1 \| CAS no: 2813-95-8 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol, compound with 2,2'-iminodiethanol (1:1) EC / List no: 258-532-6 \| CAS no: 53404-43-6 Binapacryl EC / List no: 207-612-9 \| CAS no: 485-31-4 Sodium 2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenolate EC / List no: 252-331-7 \| CAS no: 35040-03-0 Ammonium 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenolate EC / List no: 228-858-3 \| CAS no: 6365-83-9	-	-	684	All cosmetic products	0 %	With the exception of those specified elsewhere in this list	Details
Salts and esters of dinoterb show/hide 2-tert-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl acetate EC / List no: 221-706-7 \| CAS no: 3204-27-1	-	-	696	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Salts of (2-acetoxyethyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide	-	-	2	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Salts of (8-[(4-amino-2-nitrophenyl)azo]-7-hydroxy-2-naphthyl) trimethylammonium	-	-	1291	Hair dye products	0 %	When used in hair dye products. Not permitted except for Basic Red 118 as impurity in Basic Brown 17	Details
Salts of (R)-1-(2-piperidyl)acetone	-	-	263	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Salts of (µ-((7,7'-iminobis(4-hydroxy-3-((2-hydroxy-5-(N-methylsulphamoyl) phenyl)azo)naphthalene-2-sulphonato))(6-)))dicuprate(2-)	-	-	1268	Hair dye products	0 %		Details
Salts of 1,1-bis(dimethylaminomethyl)propyl benzoate	-	-	143	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details

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