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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 18 April 2024. Database contains 2528 unique substances/entries.

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Substance Name	EC No.	CAS No.	Ref No.	Product type, body parts	Maximum Threshold	Restriction(s)
Hydrocarbons, C20-50, solvent dewaxed heavy paraffinic, hydrotreated A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.	292-617-9	90640-95-2	803	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Distillates (petroleum), solvent dewaxed heavy paraffinic, clay-treated A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating dewaxed heavy paraffinic distillate with neutral or modified clay in either a contacting or percolation process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50.	292-616-3	90640-94-1	802	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Distillates (petroleum), highly refined middle A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the subjection of a petroleum fraction to several of the following steps: filtration, centrifugation, atmospheric distillation, vacuum distillation, acidification, neutralization, and clay treatment. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C10 through C20.	292-615-8	90640-93-0	882	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen	Details
Distillates (petroleum), complex dewaxed light paraffinic A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by dewaxing light paraffinic distillate. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C12 through C30 and produces a finished oil with a viscosity of less than 100 SUS at 100°F (19cSt at 40°C). It contains relatively few normal paraffins.	292-614-2	90640-92-9	801	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Distillates (petroleum), complex dewaxed heavy paraffinic A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by dewaxing heavy paraffinic distillate. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantely in the range of C20 through C50 and produces a finished oil with a viscosity of equal to or greater than 100 SUS at 100°F (19cST at 40°C). It contains relatively few normal paraffins.	292-613-7	90640-91-8	800	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract	Details
Distillates (coal tar), naphthalene oils, naphthalene-free, alk. exts. The oil remaining after the removal of phenolic compounds (tar acids) from drained naphthalene oil by an alkali wash. Composed primarily of naphthalene and alkyl naphthalenes.	292-612-1	90640-90-7	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	Details
Distillates (coal tar), naphthalene oils, alk. exts. The aqueous extract from naphthalene oil produced by an alkaline wash such as aqueous sodium hydroxide. Composed primarily of the alkali salts of various phenolic compounds.	292-611-6	90640-89-4	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	Details
Distillates (coal tar), light oils, alk. exts. The aqueous extract from carbolic oil produced by an alkaline wash such as aqueous sodium hydroxide. Composed primarily of the alkali salts of various phenolic compounds.	292-610-0	90640-88-3	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	Details
Distillates (coal tar), light oils, acid exts. This oil is a complex mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons, primarily indene, naphthalene, coumarone, phenol, and o-, m-, and p-cresol and boiling in the range of 140°C to 215°C (284°F to 419°F).	292-609-5	90640-87-2	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	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	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
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction;Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction, wash oil A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of coal tar and boiling in the range of approximately 240°C to 280°C (464°F to 536°F). Composed primarily of acenaphthene, naphthalene and alkyl naphthalene.	292-605-3	90640-84-9	1206	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 0.005% (w/w) benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction;Creosote oil, acenaphthene fraction, wash oil A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of coal tar and boiling in the range of approximately 240°C to 280°C (464°F to 536°F). Composed primarily of acenaphthene, naphthalene and alkyl naphthalene.	292-605-3	90640-84-9	1540	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.005 % w/w benzo[a]pyrene	Details
Anthracene oil, anthracene-low The oil remaining after the removal, by a crystallization process, of an anthracene-rich solid (anthracene paste) from anthracene oil. It is composed primarily of two, three and four membered aromatic compounds.	292-604-8	90640-82-7	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	Details
Anthracene oil, anthracene paste The anthracene-rich solid obtained by the crystallization and centrifuging of anthracene oil. It is composed primarily of anthracene, carbazole and phenanthrene.	292-603-2	90640-81-6	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	Details
Alkanes, C1-4, C3-rich	292-456-4	90622-55-2	600	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene	Details
Alkanes, C12-26, branched and linear	292-454-3	90622-53-0	881	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen	Details
Ammi majus L. and its galenical preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Ammi majus, Umbelliferae.	291-072-4	90320-46-0	35	All cosmetic products All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Thevetia neriifolia Juss., glycoside extract Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Thevetia neriifolia, Apocynaceae.	290-446-4	90147-54-9	318	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Veratrum spp. and their preparations Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Veratrum album, Liliaceae.	290-407-1	90131-91-2	333	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Tagetes erecta flower extract and oil Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Tagetes erecta, Compositae.	290-353-9	90131-43-4	1383	All cosmetic products	0 %	From 1 May 2019 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be placed on the Union market From 1 August 2019 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be made available on the Union market	Details
Rauwolfia serpentina L., alkaloids Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Rauwolfia serpentina, Apocynaceae.	290-234-1	90106-13-1	15	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Juniperus sabina L. (leaves, essential oil and galenical preparations) Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Juniperus sabina, Cupressaceae.	289-971-1	90046-04-1	294	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Prunus laurocerasus L. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Prunus laurocerasus L., Rosaceae.	289-689-9	89997-54-6	291	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
3(or 5)-((4-(Benzylmethylamino)phenyl)azo)-1,2(or 1,4)-dimethyl-1H-1,2,4-triazolium bromide	289-660-0	89959-98-8	1259	Hair dye products	0 %		Details
Physostigma venenosum Balf. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Physostigma venenosum, Leguminosae.	289-638-0	89958-15-6	281	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Hydrocarbons, C4	289-339-5	87741-01-3	599	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene	Details
9,10-Anthracenedione, 1-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-4-(methylamino)-	289-276-3	86722-66-9	1300	Hair dye products	0 %		Details
Gasoline A complex combination of hydrocarbons consisting primarily of paraffins, cycloparaffins, aromatic and olefinic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C3 and boiling in the range of 30°C to 260°C (86°F to 500°F).	289-220-8	86290-81-5	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
(Isononanoato-O)(neodecanoato-O)nickel	287-592-6	85551-28-6	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Solvent naphtha (coal), xylene-styrene cut	287-502-5	85536-20-5	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Solvent naphtha (coal), coumarone-styrene contg.	287-500-4	85536-19-2	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Alkanes, C10-13, monochloro	287-476-5	85535-84-8	1109	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(Isononanoato-O)(isooctanoato-O)nickel	287-471-8	85508-46-9	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(2-Ethylhexanoato-O)(isononanoato-O)nickel	287-470-2	85508-45-8	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Nickel(II) neodecanoate	287-469-7	85508-44-7	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Nickel(II) isodecanoate	287-468-1	85508-43-6	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(Isodecanoato-O)(isooctanoato-O)nickel	285-909-2	85166-19-4	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
(2-Ethylhexanoato-O)(neodecanoato-O)nickel	285-698-7	85135-77-9	1460	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Gas oils (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised coker heavy vacuum A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by hydrodesulfurization of heavy coker distillate stocks. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range C18 to C44 and boiling in the range of approximately 304°C to 548°C (579°F to 1018° F). Likely to contain 5% or more of 4- to 6- membered condensed ring aromatic hydrocarbons.	285-555-9	85117-03-9	959	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Conium maculatum L. (fruit, powder, galenical preparations) Extractives and their physically modified derivatives such as tinctures, concretes, absolutes, essential oils, oleoresins, terpenes, terpene-free fractions, distillates, residues, etc., obtained from Conium maculatum, Umbelliferae.	285-527-6	85116-75-2	99	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Naphtha (petroleum), hydrotreated light, cycloalkane-contg. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the distillation of a petroleum fraction. It consists predominantly of alkanes and cycloalkanes boiling in the range of approximately minus 20°C to 190°C (-4°F to 374°F).	285-512-4	85116-61-6	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Naphtha (petroleum), hydrodesulfurized thermal cracked light A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by fractionation of hydrodesulfurized thermal cracker distillate. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C5 to C11 and boiling in the range of approximately 23°C to 195°C (73°F to 383°F).	285-511-9	85116-60-5	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Naphtha (petroleum), catalytic reformed light, arom.-free fraction A complex combination of hydrocarbons remaining after removal of aromatic compounds from catalytic reformed light naphtha in a selective absorption process. It consists predominantly of paraffinic and cyclic compounds having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C5 to C8 and boiling in the range of approximately 66°C to 121°C (151°F to 250°F).	285-510-3	85116-59-2	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Distillates (petroleum), catalytic reformed hydrotreated light, C8-12 arom. fraction A complex combination of alkylbenzenes obtained by the catalytic reforming of petroleum naphtha. It consists predominantly of alkylbenzenes having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C8 through C10 and boiling in the range of approximately 160°C to 180°C (320°F to 356°F).	285-509-8	85116-58-1	1539	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene	Details
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised thermal cracked middle A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by fractionation from hydrodesulfurized thermal cracker distillate stocks. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C11 to C25 and boiling in the range of approximately 205° C to 400°C (401°F to 752°F).	285-505-6	85116-53-6	918	All cosmetic products	0 %		Details
Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained when petrolatum is treated with Al2O3 to remove polar components and impurities. It consists predominantly of saturated, crystalline, and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.	285-098-5	85029-74-9	906	All cosmetic products	0 %	Not permitted except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen	Details
Distillates (coal), coke-oven light oil, naphthalene cut The complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from prefractionation (continuous distillation) of coke oven light oil. It consists predominantly of naphthalene, coumarone and indene and boils above 148°C (298°F).	285-076-5	85029-51-2	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	Details
Extract oils (coal), acidic, tar-base free The extract oil boiling in the range of approximately 220°C to 265°C (428°F to 509°F) from coal tar alkaline extract residue produced by an acidic wash such as aqueous sulfuric acid after distillation to remove tar bases. Composed primarily of alkylnaphthalenes.	284-901-6	84989-12-8	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	Details
Distillates (coal tar), naphthalene oils, naphthalene-low A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by crystallization of naphthalene oil. Composed primarily of naphthalene, alkyl naphthalenes and phenolic compounds.	284-898-1	84989-09-3	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	Details

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