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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 28 March 2023. Database contains 2495 unique substances/entries.
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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
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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
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene
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679-592-3
8001-28-3
107
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224-030-0
4170-30-3
1065
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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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244-880-6
22260-42-0
109
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206-992-3
420-04-2
1595
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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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427-230-8
5571-36-8
1482
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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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405-230-9
101205-02-1
1571
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642-974-5
400882-07-7
1651
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261-043-0
57966-95-7
1580
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619-020-1
94361-06-5
1596
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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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302
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45
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53
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8
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102
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103
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163
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201
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295
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210
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165
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232
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25
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302
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321
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Not permitted except for the one listed in Annex III
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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
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246-910-3
25376-45-8
1144
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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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422-670-7
150202-11-2
1487
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239-793-5
15699-18-0
1425
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74195-78-1
1439
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