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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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135043-63-9
1316
Hair dye products
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110952-46-0
1316
Hair dye products
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122252-11-3
1320
Hair dye products
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205-711-1
148-24-3
395
All cosmetic products
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200-821-6
74-90-8
111
All cosmetic products
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231-634-8
7664-39-3
191
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted except for those given in Annex III
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A combination of hydrocarbons obtained from the distillation of hydrotreated naphtha followed by a solvent extraction and distillation process. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons boiling in the range of approximately 94°C to 99°C (201°F to 210°F).
295-436-3
92045-55-1
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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297-857-8
93763-38-3
829
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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270-690-8
68476-50-6
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as solvents which have been subjected to hydrotreatment in order to convert aromatics to naphthenes by catalytic hydrogenation.
297-853-6
93763-34-9
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of a cut from the catalytic cracking process, having undergone an alkaline washing. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C8 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 130°C to 210°C (266°F to 410°F).
295-794-0
92128-94-4
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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309-987-5
101896-28-0
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C8 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 140°C to 210°C (284°F to 410°F).
309-974-4
101794-97-2
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by distillation from prehydrogenated cracked naphtha. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C8 through C11 and boiling in the range of approximately 130°C to 205°C (266°F to 401°F).
295-444-7
92045-62-0
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by separation from the platformate-containing fraction. It consists predominantly of nonaromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C7 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 120°C to 210°C (248°F to 380°F) and C9 and higher aromatic hydrocarbons.
297-465-7
93572-35-1
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of hydrotreated naphtha followed by solvent extraction. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons and boiling in the range of approximately 65°C to 70°C (149°F to 158°F).
309-871-4
101316-67-0
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained during the sorptions of toluene from a hydrocarbon fraction from cracked gasoline treated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C6 through C8 and boiling in the range of approximately 80°C to 135°C (176°F to 275°F).
309-870-9
101316-66-9
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by the sorption of benzene from a catalytically fully hydrogenated benzene-rich hydrocarbon cut that was distillatively obtained from prehydrogenated cracked naphtha. It consists predominantly of paraffinic and naphthenic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C6 through C7 and boiling in the range of approximately 70°C to 100°C (158°F to 212°F).
295-446-8
92045-64-2
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as solvents which have been subjected to hydrotreatment in order to convert aromatics to naphthenes by catalytic hydrogenation.
297-852-0
93763-33-8
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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270-695-5
68476-55-1
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by separation from the platformate-containing fraction. It consists predominantly of nonaromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C5 through C11 and boiling in the range of approximately 35°C to 125°C (94°F to 257°F), benzene and toluene.
297-466-2
93572-36-2
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as first runnings from the depentanizer column before hydrotreatment of the aromatic charges. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C6, predominantly pentanes and pentenes, and boiling in the range of approximately 25°C to 40°C (77°F to 104°F).
295-298-4
91995-38-9
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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270-682-4
68476-42-6
489
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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270-682-4
68476-42-6
1542
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w 1,3-butadiene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by distillation from the product of a naphtha steam cracking process and subsequent catalytic selective hydrogenation of gum formers. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C12 and boiling in the range of approximately 30°C to 230°C (86°F to 446°F).
295-443-1
92045-61-9
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from prehydrogenated cracked naphtha after distillative separation of benzene- and toluene-containing hydrocarbon cuts and a higher boiling fraction. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C4 through C11 and boiling in the range of approximately 30°C to 205°C (86°F to 401°F).
295-445-2
92045-63-1
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of the products of a steam cracking process. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having a carbon number of C4, predominantly 1-butene and 2-butene, containing also butane and isobutene and boiling in the range of approximately minus 12°C to 5°C (10.4°F to 41°F).
295-405-4
92045-23-3
608
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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306-004-1
95465-89-7
610
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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289-339-5
87741-01-3
599
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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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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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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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by distillation of steam-cracked naphtha. It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C3 through C6, predominantly C5.
310-012-0
102110-14-5
1539
All cosmetic products
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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.
270-990-9
68512-91-4
545
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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270-681-9
68476-40-4
1542
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w 1,3-butadiene
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270-681-9
68476-40-4
488
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillations of products from a catalytic cracking process. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C3 through C11 and boiling in a range approximately up to 204°C(400°F).
270-686-6
68476-46-0
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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271-735-4
68606-26-8
562
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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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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308-287-7
97926-68-6
853
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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308-290-3
97926-71-1
855
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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308-131-8
97862-81-2
850
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 from a naphthenic distillate having a viscosity of 27cSt at 100°C (212°F). It consists predominantly of aromatic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C26 through C55 and boiling in the range of approximately 395°C to 640°C (743°F to 1184°F).
307-753-7
97722-04-8
985
All cosmetic products
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308-289-8
97926-70-0
854
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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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
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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300-257-1
93924-61-9
832
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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270-687-1
68476-47-1
1539
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w benzene
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270-689-2
68476-49-3
1542
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substances contain ≥ 0.1 % w/w 1,3-butadiene
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270-689-2
68476-49-3
490
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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271-734-9
68606-25-7
561
All cosmetic products
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Not permitted if substance contains > 0.1% (w/w) Butadiene
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A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as first runnings from the vacuum distillation of effluents from the catalytic hydrotreatment of a solvent deasphalted short residue having a viscosity of 8cSt at approximately 100°C (212°F). It consists predominantly of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C17 through C40 and boiling in the range of approximately 300°C to 500°C (592°F to 932°F).
307-755-8
97722-06-0
845
All cosmetic products
0 %
Not permitted if substance contains > 3% (w/w) DMSO extract
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