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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 08 December 2023. Database contains 2495 unique substances/entries.
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons consisting primarily of paraffins, cycloparaffins, aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C3 and boiling in the range of 30°C to 260°C (86°F to 500°F).
289-220-8
86290-81-5
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex high octane combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the catalytic dehydrogenation of a predominantly naphthenic naphtha. It consists predominantly of aromatics and non-aromatics having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C5 through C11 and boiling in the range of approximately 45°C to 185°C (113°F to 365°F).
297-458-9
93572-29-3
1539
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons separated from natural gas by processes such as refrigeration or absorption. It consists predominantly of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C8 and boiling in the range of approximately minus 20°C to 120°C (-4°F to 248°F).
232-349-1
8006-61-9
1539
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the fractionation of depropanizer bottoms. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C5.
271-726-5
68606-10-0
1539
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A distillation fraction from the hydrogenation of pyrolysis gasoline boiling in the range of approximately 20°C to 200°C (68°F to 392°F).
302-639-3
94114-03-1
1539
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced from the topping plant by the distillation of crude oil. It boils in the range of approximately 36.1°C to 193.3°C (97°F to 380°F).
271-727-0
68606-11-1
1539
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons separated from the gases from vapor recovery systems by cooling. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C11 and boiling in the range of approximately -20°C to 196°C(-4°F to 384°F).
271-025-4
68514-15-8
1539
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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1633
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300
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0 %
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278-636-5
77182-82-2
1411
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0 %
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201-012-0
77-21-4
181
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211-557-6
664-95-9
100
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240-948-4
16903-35-8
296
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202-222-5
93-14-1
230
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200-241-3
55-65-2
259
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22
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32
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33
All cosmetic products
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200-155-6
52-86-8
185
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600-130-3
100784-20-1
1653
All cosmetic products
0 %
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102767-27-1
1326
Hair dye products
0 %
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257-687-7
52136-25-1
1238
All cosmetic products
0 %
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81612-54-6
1237
All cosmetic products
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13556-29-1
1239
All cosmetic products
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73388-54-2
1236
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200-962-3
76-44-8
1098
All cosmetic products
0 %
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213-831-0
1024-57-3
994
All cosmetic products
0 %
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Hexabromocyclododecane EC / List no: 247-148-4 | CAS no: 25637-99-4
beta-hexabromocyclododecane EC / List no: 603-802-4 | CAS no: 134237-51-7
alpha-hexabromocyclododecane EC / List no: 603-801-9 | CAS no: 134237-50-6
1,2,5,6,9,10-hexabromocyclodecane EC / List no: 221-695-9 | CAS no: 3194-55-6
gamma-hexabromocyclododecane EC / List no: 603-804-5 | CAS no: 134237-52-8
247-148-4
25637-99-4
1546
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204-273-9
118-74-1
652
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200-666-4
67-72-1
197
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200-733-8
70-30-4
371
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212-057-0
757-58-4
316
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211-851-4
700-82-3
1135
Fragrance ingredient
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AMINAZA TOLFAMATATE
418-350-1
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1066
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200-249-7
55-97-0
124
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211-653-8
680-31-9
748
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209-731-1
591-78-6
1074
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203-777-6
110-54-3
999
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206-618-9
358-52-1
115
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204-233-0
118-08-1
199
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229-533-9
6592-85-4
199
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200
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206-114-9
302-01-2
201
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236-476-3
13393-93-6
440
Fragrance ingredient
0 %
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The oil obtained from the heat treatment of a polyethylene/polypropylene mixture with coal tar pitch or aromatic oils. It consists predominantly of benzene and its homologs boiling in a range of approximately 70°C to 120°C (158°F to 248°F).
309-745-9
100801-63-6
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
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The oil obtained from the heat treatment of polyethylene with coal tar pitch or aromatic oils. It consists predominantly of benzene and its homologs boiling in a range of 70°C to 120°C (158°F to 248°F).
309-748-5
100801-65-8
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
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The oil obtained from the heat treatment of polystyrene with coal tar pitch or aromatic oils. It consists predominantly of benzene and its homologs boiling in a range of approximately 70°C to 210°C (158°F to 410°F).
309-749-0
100801-66-9
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
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C3 and boiling in the range of approximately minus 164°C to minus 42°C (-263°F to -44°F).
271-259-7
68527-16-2
556
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by thermal cracking and absorber operations and by distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C4 and boiling in the range of approximately minus 164°C to minus 0.5°C (-263°F to 31°F).
271-032-2
68514-31-8
553
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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271-261-8
68527-19-5
557
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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