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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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308-133-9
97862-83-4
852
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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305-975-9
95371-08-7
840
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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305-974-3
95371-07-6
839
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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297-857-8
93763-38-3
829
All cosmetic products
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from solvent extraction and dewaxing processes. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range C15 through C50.
278-012-2
74869-22-0
799
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by refining of crude oil. It consists predominantly of aromatics, naphthenics and paraffinics and produces a finished oil with a viscosity of 120 SUS at 100°F (23cSt at 40°C).
297-474-6
93572-43-1
826
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating light vacuum gas oil and heavy vacuum gas oil with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst in a two stage process with dewaxing being carried out between the two stages. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C15 through C30 and produces a finished oil having a viscosity of approximately 15cSt at 40°C. It contains a relatively large proportion of saturated hydrocarbons.
276-737-9
72623-86-0
797
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by solvent extraction and hydrogenation of atmospheric distillation residues. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C17 through C32 and produces a finished oil with a viscosity in the order of 17cSt to 23cSt at 40°C (104°F).
309-875-6
101316-70-5
863
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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295-423-2
92045-42-6
821
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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307-034-8
97488-95-4
843
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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