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Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex III - Restricted Substances

EU. Restricted Substances: Annex III, Regulation 1223/2009/EC on Cosmetic Products, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/1545, OJ L 188, 27 July 2023

This list contains substances whose use in cosmetic products in the European Union is banned, except under certain conditions as indicated in Annex III. The list specifies the field of application or use, maximum allowable concentration limits in finished products, and any additional limitations.

Last updated 19 April 2024. Database contains 770 unique substances/entries.
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258-398-9
53153-66-5
172
All cosmetic products
0.2 %
Details
201-328-9
81-14-1
97
Fine fragrance
1.4 %
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201-328-9
81-14-1
97
Eau de toilette
0.56 %
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201-328-9
81-14-1
97
Cosmetic products other than fine fragrance, eau de toilette, and oral products
0.042 %
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279-845-4
81892-72-0
226
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
1.2 %
Details
279-845-4
81892-72-0
226
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
1.8 %
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278-022-7
74918-21-1
226
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
1.2 %
Details
278-022-7
74918-21-1
226
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
1.8 %
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221-831-7
3248-91-7
278
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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259-132-4
54381-08-7
256
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
1 %
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210-236-8
610-81-1
215
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
1 %
Details
213-903-1
1064-48-8
295
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
Details
201-329-4
81-15-2
96
Eau de toilette
0.4 %
Details
201-329-4
81-15-2
96
Fine fragrance
1 %
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201-329-4
81-15-2
96
Cosmetic products other than fine fragrance, eau de toilette, and oral products
0.03 %
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216-507-7
1604-28-0
178
Oral products
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216-507-7
1604-28-0
178
Cosmetic products other than oral products
0.002 %
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269-941-4
68391-30-0
267
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
2 %
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23
Depilatories
2 %
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23
Depilatories
6 %
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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 Aloysia triphylla, Verbenaceae.
285-515-0
85116-63-8
196
All cosmetic products
0.2 %
Details
231-635-3
7664-41-7
4
All cosmetic products
6 %
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215-647-6
1336-21-6
4
All cosmetic products
6 %
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269-943-5
68391-31-1
262
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
2 %
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203-625-9
108-88-3
185
Nail products
25 %
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272-939-6
68921-42-6
190
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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220-168-0
2650-18-2
190
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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223-339-8
3844-45-9
190
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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205-137-1
134-31-6
51
Leave-on hair products
0.03 %
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205-137-1
134-31-6
51
Rinse-off hair products
0.3 %
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215-137-3
1305-62-0
15c
Hair straightening products
7 %
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215-137-3
1305-62-0
15c
Depilatories
Details
215-137-3
1305-62-0
15c
Cosmetic products other than hair straighteners and depilatories
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6
Cosmetic products other than toothpaste
3 %
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6
Toothpaste
5 %
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212-690-2
846-70-8
214
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.2 %
Details
247-368-0
25956-17-6
191
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.4 %
Details
220-036-2
2611-82-7
192
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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222-656-9
3567-66-6
254
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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217-699-5
1934-21-0
189
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
Details
222-529-8
3520-42-1
193
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.6 %
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242-355-6
18472-87-2
270
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products
0.4 %
Details
205-003-2
130-95-0
21
Leave-on hair products
0.2 %
Details
205-003-2
130-95-0
21
Rinse-off hair products
0.5 %
Details
Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Opopanax chironium, Umbelliferae.
297-649-7
93686-00-1
183
All cosmetic products
0.6 %
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12
Skin products
4 %
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12
Oral products (including mouth rinse, tooth paste and tooth whitening or bleaching products)
0.1 %
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12
Hair products
12 %
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12
Products for hardening nails
2 %
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Substance identity is confidential or pending assessment. If possible, following assessment the proper substance identifiers will be displayed.
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326
Non-oxidative hair dye products
0.5 %
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