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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) 2023/1490, OJ L 183, 20 July 2023

This list contains substances which are banned from use in any cosmetic products marketed for sale or use in the European Union.

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Last updated 19 April 2024. Database contains 2528 unique substances/entries.

Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Product type, body parts	Maximum Threshold	Restriction(s)
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction, acenaphthene-free The oil remaining after removal by a crystallization process of acenaphthene from acenaphthene oil from coal tar. Composed primarily of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalenes.	292-606-9	90640-85-0	1540	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction, acenaphthene-free The oil remaining after removal by a crystallization process of acenaphthene from acenaphthene oil from coal tar. Composed primarily of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalenes.	292-606-9	90640-85-0	617	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene	Details

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