Annex II
Cosmetics Regulation · 32009R1223 · every event for this act · on EUR-Lex
LIST OF SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS
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ANNEX II
LIST OF SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS
OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1Modified INNM-name.OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.for the individual ingredient see reference number 364 in Annex II.for the individual ingredient see reference number 413 in Annex II.From 23 … 14,526 unchanged words … salt [8] 1330-43-4 [8] 215-540-4 [8]
Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate [9] 12267-73-1 [9] 235-541-3 [9]
Orthoboric acid, sodium salt [10] 13840-56-7 [10] 237-560-2 [10]
Disodium tetraborate decahydrate; borax decahydrate [11] 1303-96-4 [11] 215-540-4 [11]
Disodium tetraborate pentahydrate; borax pentahydrate [12] 12179-04-3 [12] 215-540-4 [12]
1397 Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate [1] 13517-20-9 [1] 239-172-9 [1]
Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate [2] 37244-98-7 [2] 234-390-0 [2]
Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, tetrahydrate [3] 10486-00-7 [3] — [3]
Sodium peroxoborate, hexahydrate [4] — [4] — [4]
Sodium perborate [1] [5] 15120-21-5 [5] 239-172-9 [5]
Sodium peroxometaborate; sodium peroxoborate [2] 15120-21-5 [1] 239-172-9 [1]
7632-04-4 [2] [6] 7632-04-4/10332-33-9/10486-00-7 [6] 231-556-4 [6]
Perboric acid, sodium salt [7] 11138-47-9 [7] 234-390-0 [7]
Perboric acid, sodium salt, monohydrate [8] 12040-72-1 [8] 234-390-0 [8]
Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, monohydrate [9] 10332-33-9 [2]
10486-00-7[2] 231-556-4 [2] [9] — [9]
Trimethyl borate 121-43-7 [10] 204-468-9 [10]
1398 Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate [1] 13517-20-9 [1] 239-172-9 [1]
Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate [2] 37244-98-7 [2] 234-390-0 [2]
Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, tetrahydrate sodium peroxoborate hexahydrate [3] 10486-00-7 [3] 231-556-4 [3]
1399 Perboric acid, sodium salt [1] 11138-47-9 … 2,747 unchanged words … Pentasodium Pentetate (INCI) 140-01-2 205-391-3
1722 Acetamiprid (ISO); (1E)-N-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methyl]-N’-cyano-N-methylethanimidamide; (E)-N1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridyl)methyl]-N2-cyano-N1-methylacetamidine 135410-20-7/
160430-64-8 603-921-1/
682-791-8
1723 Pendimethalin (ISO); N-(1-ethylpropyl)-2,6-dinitro-3,4-xylidene 40487-42-1 254-938-2
1724 Bentazone (ISO); 3-isopropyl-2,1,3-benzothiadiazine-4-one-2,2-dioxide 25057-89-0 246-585-8
1725 Styrene/Acrylates copolymer (nano) [INCI]
Sodium Styrene/Acrylates copolymer (nano) [INCI] 9010-92-8 927-710-1
1726 Copper (nano) [INCI], Colloidal Copper (nano) [INCI] 7440-50-8 231-159-6
1727 Colloidal silver Silver (nano) [INCI] [1 nm < particle diameter ≤ 100 nm]
Silver (massive) [particle diameter ≥ 1 mm] 7440-22-4 231-131-3
1728 Gold (nano) [INCI], Colloidal Gold (nano) [INCI] [1]
Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid (nano) [INCI] [2]
Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold (nano) [INCI] [3] 7440-57-5 [1]
1360157-34-1 [2]
[3] 231-165-9 [1]
[2]
[3]
1729 Platinum (nano) [INCI], Colloidal Platinum (nano) [INCI] [1]
Acetyl tetrapeptide-17 Colloidal Platinum (nano) [INCI] [2] 7440-06-4 [1]
[2] 231-116-1 [1]
[2]
1730 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene)-camphor;
[INCI: 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor] 36861-47-9/38102-62-4 253-242-6/-
1731 diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide; INCI: Trimethylbenzoyl Diphenylphosphine Oxide 75980-60-8 278-355-8
1732 2,2',6,6'-tetrabromo-4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol; tetrabromobisphenol-A 79-94-7 201-236-9
1733 transfluthrin (ISO); 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorobenzyl (1R,3S)-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate 118712-89-3 405-060-5
1734 clothianidin (ISO); (E)-1-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-3-methyl-2-nitroguanidine 210880-92-5 433-460-1
1735 benzyl(diethylamino)diphenylphosphonium 4-[1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]phenolate 577705-90-9 479-100-5
1736 benzyltriphenylphosphonium, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]bis[phenol] (1:1) 75768-65-9 278-305-5
1737 reaction mass of 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and benzyl(diethylamino)diphenylphosphonium 4-[1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propan-2-yl]phenolate (1:1) - -
1738 reaction mass of 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol and benzyltriphenylphosphonium, salt with 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol (1:1) - -
1739 dimethyl propylphosphonate 18755-43-6 242-555-3
1740 dibutyltin maleate 78-04-6 201-077-5
1741 dibutyltin oxide 818-08-6 212-449-1
1742 reaction mass of 1-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-2,2-bis ((2,3-epoxypropoxy)methyl) butane and 1-(2,3-epoxypropoxy)-2-((2,3-epoxypropoxy)methyl)-2-hydroxymethyl butane - -
1743 4,4'-[2,2,2-trifluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl)ethylidene]diphenol; bisphenol AF 1478-61-1 216-036-7
1744 benfluralin (ISO); N-butyl-N-ethyl-α,α,α-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-p-toluidine 1861-40-1 217-465-2
1745 N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine 99-97-8 202-805-4
1746 1,4-Benzenediamine, N,N’-mixed Ph and tolyl derivs. 68953-84-4 273-227-8
1747 4-nitrosomorpholine 59-89-2 -
1748 difenoconazole (ISO); 1-({2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl}methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole; 3-chloro-4-[(2RS,4RS;2RS,4SR)-4-methyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]phenyl 4-chlorophenyl ether 119446-68-3 -
1749 4-methylimidazole 822-36-6 212-497-3
1750 3,3'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diyl diisocyanate 91-97-4 202-112-7
1751 foramsulfuron (ISO); 2-{[(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)carbamoyl]sulfamoyl}-4-formamido-N,N-dimethylbenzamide; 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(2-dimethylcarbamoyl-5-formamidophenylsulfonyl)urea 173159-57-4 -1752 Multi-walled Carbon Tubes (synthetic graphite in tubular shape) with a geometric tube diameter range ≥ 30 nm to < 3 μm and a length ≥ 5 μm and aspect ratio > 3:1, including Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, MWC(N)T — —
1753 reaction mass of 1,3-dioxan-5-ol and 1,3-dioxolan-4-ylmethanol — —
1754 Acetone oxime 127-06-0 204-820-1
1755 2-(dimethylamino)-2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-1-[4-(morpholin-4-yl)phenyl]butan-1-one 119344-86-4 438-340-0
1756 2,3-epoxypropyl neodecanoate 26761-45-5 247-979-2
1757 Benthiavalicarb-isopropyl (ISO); isopropyl [(S)-1-{[(R)-1-(6-fluoro-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)ethyl]carbamoyl}-2-methylpropyl]carbamate 177406-68-7 —
1758 7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]hept-3-ylmethyl 7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-3-carboxylate 2386-87-0 219-207-4
1759 Sodium 3-(allyloxy)-2-hydroxypropanesulphonate 52556-42-0 258-004-5
1760 1,4-dichloro-2-nitrobenzene 89-61-2 201-923-3
1761 Fenpropidin (ISO); (R,S)-1-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]piperidine 67306-00-7 —
1762 N,N’-methylenediacrylamide 110-26-9 203-750-9
1763 tert-butyl 2-ethylperoxyhexanoate 3006-82-4 221-110-7
1764 Trimethyl borate 121-43-7 204-468-9
1765 S-metolachlor (ISO); 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(2S)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide; (RaSa)-2-chloro-N-(6-ethyl-o-tolyl)-N-[(1S)-2-methoxy-1-methylethyl]acetamide [contains 80-100 % 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(2S)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide and 0-20 % 2-chloro-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)-N-[(2R)-1-methoxypropan-2-yl]acetamide] 87392-12-9 —
1766 Pyraclostrobin (ISO); methyl N-(2-{[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxymethyl}phenyl) N-methoxy carbamate 175013-18-0 —
in force 2025-09-01 MODIFIED§
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/877 32025R0877
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A new sentence has been added to the introductory notes of the Annex stating a further market restriction, worded in the same style as the preceding sale-restriction notes but referencing dates of 1 May 2025 and 1 May 2026.
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in force 2020-12-03 MODIFIED§
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/745 32017R0745 · Regulation (EU) 2020/1683 32020R1683 · Regulation (EU) 2020/1682 32020R1682 · Regulation (EU) 2020/1684 32020R1684
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The AFTER text adds two new sentences to the introductory notes stating that from 3 September 2021 hair and eyelash dye products containing those substances shall not be placed on the Union market, and that from 3 June 2022 such products shall not be made available on the Union market.
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Entry 395 in the list now names the substance as Hydroxy-8-quinoline and its sulphate, bis(8-hydroxyquinolinium) sulphate, except for the uses of the sulphate provided for in entry 51 of Annex III, whereas the earlier version simply named it as Hydroxy-8-quinoline and its sulphate.
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in force 2019-06-12 MODIFIED§
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/831 32019R0831 · Regulation (EU) 2019/681 32019R0681 · Regulation (EU) 2019/1966 32019R1966 · Regulation (EU) 2019/698 32019R0698 · Regulation (EU) 2018/1847 32018R1847 · Regulation (EU) 2019/680 32019R0680
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A new introductory statement has been added specifying that from 22 November 2019 hair dye, eyebrow dye and eyelash dye products containing certain substances shall not be placed on the Union market, and that from 22 February 2020 such products shall not be made available on the Union market.
Entry 395 for Hydroxy-8-quinoline and its sulphate has been changed: the CAS number 148-24-3 is replaced with 148-24-2 for the base substance, the numbers are reformatted onto separate lines, and the qualifying phrase referencing an exception for uses under Annex III reference No 51 has been removed.
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in force 2014-04-01 MODIFIED§
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in force 2013-07-31 MODIFIED§
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in force 2013-07-11 MODIFIED§
Amended by Regulation (EU) No 344/2013 32013R0344 · Regulation (EU) No 1197/2013 32013R1197
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Entry 167 was changed from a general reference to esters of 4-aminobenzoic acid with the free amino group, excluding an item in Annex VI, to a specific listing naming 4-Aminobenzoic acid and its esters with the free amino group, together with a CAS number and EC number.
Entry 450 was changed from covering verbena oil (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) when used as a fragrance ingredient to covering verbena essential oils (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) and derivatives other than absolute when used as a fragrance ingredient, and an EC number was added to that entry.
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