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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.
Last updated 25 April 2024. Database contains 2528 unique substances/entries.
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by distillation of thermally cracked naphtha and/or gas oil. It consists predominantly of olefinic hydrocarbons having a carbon number of C5 and boiling in the range of approximately 33°C to 60°C (91°F to 140°F).
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271-631-9
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68603-00-9
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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A complex combination produced by the fractionation of the overhead products from the catalytic cracking process in the fluidized catalytic cracker. It consists of hydrogen, nitrogen, and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C3.
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271-625-6
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68602-84-6
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560 |
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 the distillation of crude oil and/or the cracking of tower gas oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C5.
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271-624-0
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68602-83-5
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559 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination produced by treating the feed from the benzene unit with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst followed by depentanizing. It consists primarily of hydrogen, ethane and propane with various small amounts of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C6. It may contain trace amounts of benzene.
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271-623-5
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68602-82-4
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558 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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The residue from crude coal tar acids after removal of phenol, cresols, xylenols and any higher boiling phenols. A black solid with a melting point approximately 80°C (176°F). Composed primarily of polyalkylphenols, resin gums, and inorganic salts.
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271-418-0
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68555-24-8
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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 distillate oil having a minimum viscosity of 900 SUS at 37.7°C (100°F) to a maximum of 9000 SUS at 37.7°C (100°F).
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271-384-7
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68553-00-4
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950 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of the reaction products of isobutane with monoolefinic hydrocarbons usually ranging in carbon numbers from C3 through C5. It consists of predominantly branched chain saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C12 with some butanes and boiling in the range of approximately 35°C to 200°C (95°F to 428°F).
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271-267-0
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68527-27-5
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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 by distillation of products from a steam-cracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 80°C to 218°C (176°F to 424°F).
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271-266-5
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68527-26-4
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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 by distillation of products from a steam-cracking process. It consists predominantly of aromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C9 and boiling in the range of approximately 110°C to 165°C (230°F to 329°F).
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271-264-4
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68527-23-1
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons resulting from treatment of light straight-run naphtha with a natural or modified clay, usually in a percolation process to remove the trace amounts of polar compounds and impurities present. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C10 and boiling in the range of approximately 93°C to 180°C (200°F to 356°F).
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271-263-9
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68527-22-0
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons resulting from treatment of full-range straight-run naphtha with natural or modified clay, usually in a percolation process to remove the trace amounts of polar compounds and impurities present. 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 220°C (-4°F to 429°F).
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271-262-3
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68527-21-9
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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271-261-8
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68527-19-5
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557 |
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 distillation of the products from a steam cracking process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C9 and boiling in the range of from approximately 205°C to 400°C (400°F to 752°F)
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271-260-2
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68527-18-4
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917 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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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).
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271-259-7
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68527-16-2
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556 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination separated by distillation of a gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C1 through C6 or obtained by cracking ethane and propane. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C2, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide.
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271-258-1
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68527-15-1
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555 |
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 the distillation of products from a steam-cracking process. It consists predominantly of aromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 130°C to 220°C(266°F to 428°F).
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271-138-9
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68516-20-1
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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An inorganic pigment that is the reaction product of high temperature calcination in which nickel (II) oxide and silicon oxide in varying amounts are homogeneously and ionically interdiffused to form a crystalline matrix of olivine. Its composition may include any one or a combination of the modifiers alkali or alkaline earth halides.
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271-112-7
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68515-84-4
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1463 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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271-093-5
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68515-50-4
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1583 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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271-084-6
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68515-42-4
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1153 |
All cosmetic products |
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The complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained in a hydrofiner-powerformer process and boiling in a range of approximately 27°C to 210°C (80°F to 410°F).
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271-058-4
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68514-79-4
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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 by subjecting hydrocarbon gases to a sweetening process to convert mercaptans or to remove acidic impurities. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C4 and boiling in the range of approximately -164°C to -0.5°C(-263°F to 31°F).
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271-038-5
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68514-36-3
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554 |
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).
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271-032-2
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68514-31-8
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553 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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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).
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271-025-4
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68514-15-8
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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271-020-7
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68513-87-1
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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 residuum from the distillation of the products from a steam-cracking process. It consists predominantly of aromatic and unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers greater than C7 and boiling in the range of approximately 101°C to 555°C (214°F to 1030°F).
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271-013-9
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68513-69-9
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949 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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A complex residuum from the distillation of streams from various refinery operations. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C4 through C5, predominantly butane and boiling in the range of approximately -11.7°C to 27.8°C (11°F to 82°F).
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271-010-2
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68513-66-6
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552 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the catalytic reforming of straight-run naphtha followed by the fractionation of the total effluent. It consists of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C2 through C6.
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271-008-1
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68513-63-3
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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A complex combination produced by low-pressure flashing of the effluent from the reforming reactor. It consists primarily of hydrogen with various small amounts of methane, ethane, and propane.
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271-005-5
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68513-19-9
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551 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination produced by the high-pressure flashing of the effluent from the reforming reactor. It consists primarily of hydrogen with various small amounts of methane, ethane, and propane.
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271-003-4
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68513-18-8
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550 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the stabilization of light straight-run naphtha. It consists of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C2 through C6.
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271-002-9
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68513-17-7
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549 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbon produced by the distillation of products from a hydrocracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C4. It may also contain small amounts of hydrogen and hydrogen sulfide.
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271-001-3
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68513-16-6
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548 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the fractionation of the full-range straight-run naphtha. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C2 through C6.
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271-000-8
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68513-15-5
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547 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the catalytic reforming of straight-run naphtha followed by fractionation of the total effluent. It consists of hydrogen, methane, ethane and propane.
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270-999-8
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68513-14-4
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546 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from distillation of products from a catalytic reforming process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C5 through C8 and boiling in the range of approximately 35°C to 120°C (95°F to 248°F). It contains a relatively large proportion of branched chain hydrocarbons with the aromatic components removed.
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270-993-5
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68513-03-1
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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 by the distillation of products from a fluid coker. It consists predominantly of unsaturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C15 and boiling in the range of approximately 43°C to 250°C(110°F-500°F).
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270-991-4
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68513-02-0
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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 by distillation and condensation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C3 through C5, predominantly C3 through C4.
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270-990-9
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68512-91-4
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545 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating a petroleum fraction with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of aromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C8 through C10 and boiling in the range of approximately 135°C to 210°C(275°F to 410°F).
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270-988-8
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68512-78-7
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1539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene |
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A complex residuum from the vacuum distillation of the residuum from the atmospheric distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C13 and boiling above approximately 230°C (446°F).
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270-984-6
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68512-62-9
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948 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced as the residual fraction from the distillation of heavy coker gas oil and light vacuum gas oil. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C13 and boiling above approximately 230°C(446°F).
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270-983-0
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68512-61-8
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947 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
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68478-64-8
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1255 |
Hair dye products |
0 % |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the thermal cracking of vacuum residues. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C5.
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270-815-6
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68478-34-2
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544 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from fractionation of distillate tail gas, straight-run naphtha, catalytic reformed naphtha stabilizer tail gas. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C1 through C5, predominantly methane and ethane.
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270-814-0
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68478-33-1
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543 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the fractionation stabilization of straight-run naphtha, distillation tail gas and catalytic reformed naphtha stabilizer tail gas. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C3 through C6, predominantly butane and isobutane.
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270-813-5
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68478-32-0
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542 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from hydrodesulfurization of straight-run naphtha. It consists of hydrogen and saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C6.
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270-810-9
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68478-30-8
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541 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating cracked distillates with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists of hydrogen and saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C5.
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270-809-3
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68478-29-5
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540 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the stabilization of catalytic reformed naphtha. It consists of hydrogen and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C6.
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270-808-8
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68478-28-4
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539 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the catalytic reforming of straight run naphtha. It consists of hydrogen and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C6.
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270-807-2
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68478-27-3
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538 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the fractionation stabilization of catalytic reformed naphtha. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C4.
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270-806-7
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68478-26-2
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537 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from refractionation of products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists of hydrogen and hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C3.
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270-805-1
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68478-25-1
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536 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the fractionation of products from catalytic cracking, catalytic reforming and hydrodesulfurizing processes treated to remove acidic impurities. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C1 through C5.
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270-804-6
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68478-24-0
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535 |
All cosmetic products |
0 % |
Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene |
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