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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) 2022/1531, OJ L 240, 16 September 2022

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

Last updated 01 June 2023. Database contains 2490 unique substances/entries.
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The oil remaining after removal by a crystallization process of acenaphthene from acenaphthene oil from coal tar. Composed primarily of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalenes.
292-606-9
90640-85-0
1540
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
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The oil remaining after removal by a crystallization process of acenaphthene from acenaphthene oil from coal tar. Composed primarily of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalenes.
292-606-9
90640-85-0
617
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of coal tar and boiling in the range of approximately 240°C to 280°C (464°F to 536°F). Composed primarily of acenaphthene, naphthalene and alkyl naphthalene.
292-605-3
90640-84-9
1206
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of coal tar and boiling in the range of approximately 240°C to 280°C (464°F to 536°F). Composed primarily of acenaphthene, naphthalene and alkyl naphthalene.
292-605-3
90640-84-9
1540
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
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The high-boiling distillation fraction obtained from the high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal which is further refined to remove excess crystalline salts. It consists primarily of creosote oil with some of the normal polynuclear aromatic salts, which are components of coal tar distillates, removed. It is crystal free at approximately 5°C (41°F).
274-565-9
70321-79-8
1540
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
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The high-boiling distillation fraction obtained from the high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal which is further refined to remove excess crystalline salts. It consists primarily of creosote oil with some of the normal polynuclear aromatic salts, which are components of coal tar distillates, removed. It is crystal free at approximately 5°C (41°F).
274-565-9
70321-79-8
1209
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene
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The low-boiling distillation fraction obtained from the high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal, which is further refined to remove excess crystalline salts. It consists primarily of creosote oil with some of the normal polynuclear aromatic salts, which are components of coal tar distillate, removed. It is crystal free at approximately 38°C (100°F).
274-566-4
70321-80-1
1540
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene
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The low-boiling distillation fraction obtained from the high temperature carbonization of bituminous coal, which is further refined to remove excess crystalline salts. It consists primarily of creosote oil with some of the normal polynuclear aromatic salts, which are components of coal tar distillate, removed. It is crystal free at approximately 38°C (100°F).
274-566-4
70321-80-1
1211
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene
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224-030-0
4170-30-3
1065
All cosmetic products
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The by-product from the destructive distillation of coal. Almost black semisolid. A complex combination of aromatic hydrocarbons, phenolic compounds, nitrogen bases and thiophene.
232-361-7
8007-45-2
420
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232-511-1
8063-06-7
109
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All cosmetic products
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244-880-6
22260-42-0
109
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206-992-3
420-04-2
1595
All cosmetic products
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225-289-2
4756-19-8
425
Fragrance ingredient
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227-302-7
5779-54-4
122
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201-445-5
82-92-8
159
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200-636-0
66-81-9
729
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203-629-0
108-91-8
1503
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227-002-6
5591-47-9
113
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200-015-4
50-18-0
88
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261-043-0
57966-95-7
1580
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216-485-9
1596-84-5
1027
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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 Datura stramonium, Solanaceae.
283-627-4
84696-08-2
301
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222-085-5
3342-61-8
3
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208-772-2
541-22-0
214
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237-198-5
13684-56-5
1694
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204-752-2
125-71-3
226
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218-961-1
2303-16-4
1044
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205-017-9
131-18-0
1151
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203-733-6
110-05-4
1553
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234-454-8
12004-35-2
1463
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239-138-3
15086-94-9
1334
Hair dye products
0 %
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246-910-3
25376-45-8
1144
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0 %
For information on the individual ingredient 4-methyl-m-phenylene diamine see reference number 364 in Annex II
For information on the individual ingredient 2-methyl-m-phenylene diamine see reference number 413 in Annex II
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239-793-5
15699-18-0
1425
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206-382-7
334-88-3
699
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200-181-8
53-70-3
637
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205-878-0
189-64-0
1649
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205-886-4
191-30-0
1661
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215-125-8
1303-86-2
1394
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201-557-4
84-74-2
675
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0 %
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245-152-0
22673-19-4
1656
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211-670-0
683-18-1
1466
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201-039-8
77-58-7
1601
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0 %
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222-583-2
3542-36-7
1676
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0 %
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215-077-8
1300-21-6
125
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200-838-9
75-09-2
1389
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0 %
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200-632-9
66-76-2
231
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0 %
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201-545-9
84-61-7
1637
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0 %
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200-484-5
60-57-1
1078
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0 %
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274-460-8
70225-14-8
1493
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0 %
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