cosmetics-preservatives
cosmetics-preservatives
Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex V - Allowed Preservatives
EU. Allowed Preservatives: Annex V, Regulation 1223/2009/EC on Cosmetic Products, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/996, OJ L of 4 April 2024
This list contains substances designated as preservatives which cosmetic products marketed in the European Union may contain. The list contains maximum concentration limits and other restrictions. It also contains special labelling requirements, which outline conditions of use and warnings.
RELEVANT LEGISLATION
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12a
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Conditions | Product type, body parts |
All cosmetic products
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Function(s) |
Preservative
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Restriction(s) |
Maximum concentration value is given for 'Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its salts, Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its salts'
Not to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age
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Maximum Threshold |
0.14 %
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Qualifier(s) |
For sum of the individual concentrations
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Expressed As |
As acid
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Warning Label |
For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age: ''Do not use on the nappy area''.
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Notes |
Maximum concentration is for the sum of the individual concentrations
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