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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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Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Restrictions
Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Product type, body parts	Maximum Threshold	Restriction(s)
Zinc 4-hydroxybenzene sulphonate	204-867-8	127-82-2	25	Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions	6 %		Details
1,3-Dihydroxy2-propanone	202-494-5	96-26-4	322	Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products	6.25 %		Details
Inorganic bisulfites	-	-	99	Hair straightening products	6.7 %	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	Details
Inorganic sulfites	-	-	99	Hair straightening products	6.7 %	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	Details
2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol;DEGEE;Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether	203-919-7	111-90-0	297	Oxidative hair dye products	7 %	The level of ethylene glycol impurity in Ethoxydiglycol must be ≤ 0.1% Not to be used in eye products and oral products	Details
Calcium hydroxide	215-137-3	1305-62-0	15c	Hair straightening products	7 %		Details
Salts of Thioglycolic acid	-	-	2a	General use products for hair waving or straightening	8 %	For general use	Details
Thioglycolic acid	200-677-4	68-11-1	2a	General use products for hair waving or straightening	8 %	For general use	Details
Thioglycolic acid esters	-	-	2b	General use products for hair waving or straightening	8 %	For general use	Details
DEGBE;Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether	203-961-6	112-34-5	187	Hair dye products	9 %	Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays)	Details
1,3-Dihydroxy2-propanone	202-494-5	96-26-4	322	Self-tanning products	10 %		Details
2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)ethanol;DEGEE;Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether	203-919-7	111-90-0	297	Rinse-off products other than hair dye products	10 %	The level of ethylene glycol impurity in Ethoxydiglycol must be ≤ 0.1% Not to be used in eye products and oral products	Details
Salts of Thioglycolic acid	-	-	2a	Professional use products for hair waving or straightening	11 %	For professional use only	Details
Salts of Thioglycolic acid	-	-	2a	Products intended for eyelash waving	11 %	For professional use only	Details
Thioglycolic acid	200-677-4	68-11-1	2a	Products intended for eyelash waving	11 %	For professional use only	Details
Thioglycolic acid	200-677-4	68-11-1	2a	Professional use products for hair waving or straightening	11 %	For professional use only	Details
Thioglycolic acid esters	-	-	2b	Professional use products for hair waving or straightening	11 %	For professional use only	Details
Compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, with the exception of the following substances in Annex II: No 1397, 1398, 1399	-	-	12	Hair products	12 %		Details
Hydrogen peroxide	231-765-0	7722-84-1	12	Hair products	12 %		Details
Aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide complexes;Aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide complexes (AlxZr(OH)yClz)	-	-	50	Anti-perspirants	20 %	The ratio of the number of aluminium atoms to that of zirconium atoms must be between 2 and 10 The ratio of the number of (Al + Zr) atoms to that of chlorine atoms must be between 0.9 and 2.1 Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays)	Details
Aluminium zirconium chloride hydroxide glycine complexes	292-375-4	90604-80-1	50	Anti-perspirants	20 %	The ratio of the number of aluminium atoms to that of zirconium atoms must be between 2 and 10 The ratio of the number of (Al + Zr) atoms to that of chlorine atoms must be between 0.9 and 2.1 Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays)	Details
Anatase (TiO2)	215-280-1	1317-70-0	321	Face products in loose powder form	25 %	Only in the pigmentary form	Details
Benzene, methyl-	203-625-9	108-88-3	185	Nail products	25 %		Details
Indigofera tinctoria extract 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.	283-892-6	84775-63-3	320	Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products	25 %	As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation)	Details
Indigofera tinctoria leaf	-	-	320	Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products	25 %	As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation)	Details
Indigofera tinctoria leaf extract	-	-	320	Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products	25 %	As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation)	Details
Indigofera tinctoria leaf powder	-	-	320	Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products	25 %	As from 3 June 2021: 25 % (maximum concentration in ready use preparation)	Details
Rutile (TiO2)	215-282-2	1317-80-2	321	Face products in loose powder form	25 %	Only in the pigmentary form	Details
Titanium dioxide	236-675-5	13463-67-7	321	Face products in loose powder form	25 %	Only in the pigmentary form	Details
Glyoxal	203-474-9	107-22-2	194	All cosmetic products	100 mg/kg		Details
(+)-Camphor	207-355-2	464-49-3	331	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(-)-Camphor	207-354-7	464-48-2	331	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(1R)-alpha-Pinene	232-087-8	7785-70-8	371	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products Peroxide value less than 10 mmoles/L	Details
(1R,4E,9S)-4,11,11-Trimethyl-8-methylenebicyclo [7.2.0]undec-4-ene	201-746-1	87-44-5	332	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(1S)-beta-Pinene	242-060-2	18172-67-3	371	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products Peroxide value less than 10 mmoles/L	Details
(1S-(1a,2a(Z),4a))-2-Methyl-5-(2-methyl-3-methylenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)-2-penten-l-ol;beta-Santalol	201-027-2	77-42-9	341	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(3R)-3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol	214-250-5	1117-61-9	86	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(3S)-3,7-Dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol	231-415-7	7540-51-4	86	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(5R)-2-Methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-l-one	229-352-5	6485-40-1	333	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(5S)-2-Methyl-5-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-one	218-827-2	2244-16-8	333	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(E)-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one	245-842-1	23726-91-2	157	Oral products		The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as 'Rose ketones' in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when the concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(E)-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one	246-430-4	24720-09-0	157	Oral products		The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as 'Rose ketones' in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when the concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(E)-2-Methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol;trans-Isoeugenol	227-678-2	5932-68-3	73	Oral products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienal	205-476-5	141-27-5	70	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(R)-p-Mentha-1,8-diene;d-Limonene	227-813-5	5989-27-5	88	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products Peroxide value less than 20 mmoles/L	Details
(S)-p-Mentha-1,8-diene;l-Limonene	227-815-6	5989-54-8	88	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products Peroxide value less than 20 mmoles/L	Details
(Z)-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one	245-843-7	23726-92-3	157	Oral products		The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as 'Rose ketones' in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when the concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(Z)-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one	245-845-8	23726-94-5	157	Oral products		The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as 'Rose ketones' in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when the concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(Z)-2-Methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol;cis-Isoeugenol	227-633-7	5912-86-7	73	Oral products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details
(Z)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienal	203-379-2	106-26-3	70	All cosmetic products		The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products and 0.01 % in rinse-off products	Details

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