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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 03 May 2024. Database contains 770 unique substances/entries.
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215-280-1
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1317-70-0
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321 |
Professional use hair aerosol spray products |
1.1 % |
Only in the pigmentary form For professional use only |
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215-280-1
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1317-70-0
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321 |
Face products in loose powder form |
25 % |
Only in the pigmentary form |
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215-280-1
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1317-70-0
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321 |
Cosmetic products other than face products in loose powder form and hair aerosol spray products |
Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user's lungs by inhalation |
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-
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320 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
25 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation) |
Details | |
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-
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320 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
25 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation) |
Details | |
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-
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320 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
25 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation) |
Details | |
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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 Indigofera tinctoria, Leguminosae.
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283-892-6
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84775-63-3
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320 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
25 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation) |
Details |
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232-151-5
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7789-23-3
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32 |
Oral products |
0.15 % |
When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0.15 % |
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224-622-9
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4430-25-5
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319 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
0.2 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 0.2 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation) |
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224-622-9
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4430-25-5
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319 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
0.2 % |
As from 3 June 2021, after mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 0.2% (calculated as free base) |
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211-199-0
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633-96-5
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318 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
0.5 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 0.5 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation) |
Details | |
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805-210-3
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1449653-83-1
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317 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
0.5 % |
As from 3 June 2021: 0.5 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation). Methanesulfonates impurities, in particular ethyl methanesulfonate shall not be present |
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220158-86-1
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316 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
As from 3 June 2021, after mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 2% (calculated as free base) |
Details | |
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813-255-5
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1256553-33-9
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315 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
As from 3 June 2021, after mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 2% (calculated as free base) |
Details | |
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255-239-5
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41137-60-4
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314 |
Nail products |
For professional use only |
Details | ||
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276-957-5
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72869-86-4
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314 |
Nail products |
For professional use only |
Details | ||
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212-782-2
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868-77-9
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313 |
Nail products |
For professional use only |
Details | ||
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202-627-7
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98-01-1
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312 |
All cosmetic products |
0.001 % |
Details | ||
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278-355-8
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75980-60-8
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311 |
Artificial nail systems |
5 % |
For professional use only |
Details | |
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253-775-4
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38083-17-9
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310 |
Rinse-off shampoos |
2 % |
For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product |
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231-667-8
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7681-49-4
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31 |
Oral products |
0.15 % |
When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0.15 % |
Details | |
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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 Tagetes patula, Compositae.
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294-431-3
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91722-29-1
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309 |
Rinse-off products |
0.1 % |
Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 % In case of combined use with Tagetes minuta (entry 308), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (g) |
Details |
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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 Tagetes patula, Compositae.
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294-431-3
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91722-29-1
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309 |
Leave-on products except sunscreen products |
0.01 % |
Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 % Not to be used in sunscreen products and products marketed for exposure to natural/artificial UV light In case of combined use with Tagetes minuta (entry 308), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (g) |
Details |
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616-989-2
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8016-84-0
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308 |
Leave-on products except sunscreen products |
0.01 % |
Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 % Not to be used in sunscreen products and products marketed for exposure to natural/artificial UV light In case of combined use with Tagetes patula (entry 309), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (g) |
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616-989-2
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8016-84-0
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308 |
Rinse-off products |
0.1 % |
Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 % In case of combined use with Tagetes patula (entry 309), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (g) |
Details | |
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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 Tagetes minuta, Compositae.
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294-862-7
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91770-75-1
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308 |
Rinse-off products |
0.1 % |
Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 % In case of combined use with Tagetes patula (entry 309), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (g) |
Details |
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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 Tagetes minuta, Compositae.
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294-862-7
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91770-75-1
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308 |
Leave-on products except sunscreen products |
0.01 % |
Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 % Not to be used in sunscreen products and products marketed for exposure to natural/artificial UV light In case of combined use with Tagetes patula (entry 309), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (g) |
Details |
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309-358-5
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100209-50-5
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307 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum molecular weight average of the peptides in hydrolysates is 3.5 kDa |
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Substance obtained by acidic, alkaline, or enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat germ composed primarily of amino acids, peptides, and proteins. It may contain impurities consisting chiefly of carbohydrates and lipids along with smaller quantities of miscellaneous organic substances of biological origin.
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305-225-0
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94350-06-8
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307 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum molecular weight average of the peptides in hydrolysates is 3.5 kDa |
Details | |
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606-961-8
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222400-28-4
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307 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum molecular weight average of the peptides in hydrolysates is 3.5 kDa |
Details | ||
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615-058-8
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70084-87-6
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307 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum molecular weight average of the peptides in hydrolysates is 3.5 kDa |
Details | ||
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277-298-6
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73138-79-1
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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263-070-3
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61789-57-9
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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263-069-8
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61789-56-8
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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297-433-2
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93572-05-5
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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68440-49-3
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It consists primarily of the glycerides of the fatty acids arachidic, behenic, lignoceric, linoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic. (Arachis hypogaea, Leguminosae).
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232-296-4
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8002-03-7
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | |
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294-643-6
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91744-77-3
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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293-087-1
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91051-35-3
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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270-350-9
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68425-36-5
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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-
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306 |
All cosmetic products |
Maximum concentration of peanut proteins is 0.5 ppm |
Details | ||
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267-370-5
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67846-56-4
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305 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
0.5 % |
Do not use with nitrosating agents Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg /kg Keep in nitrite-free containers |
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269-944-0
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68391-32-2
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304 |
Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
Details | ||
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230-268-6
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6994-64-5
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303 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
2 % |
After mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 2.0 % |
Details | |
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216-500-9
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1603-02-7
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301 |
Hair dye substance in oxidative hair dye products |
0.5 % |
After mixing under oxidative conditions the maximum concentration applied to hair must not exceed 0.5 % |
Details | |
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232-188-7
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7789-75-5
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30 |
Oral products |
0.15 % |
When mixed with other fluorine compounds permitted under this Annex, total F concentration must not exceed 0.15 % |
Details | |
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205-634-3
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144-62-7
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3 |
Hair products |
5 % |
For professional use only |
Details | |
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-
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-
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3 |
Hair products |
5 % |
For professional use only |
Details | |
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-
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2b |
General use products for hair waving or straightening |
8 % |
For general use |
Details | |
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-
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2b |
Professional use products for hair waving or straightening |
11 % |
For professional use only |
Details | |