EC number
EC 203-379-2 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal
CAS 106-26-3 · CAS 141-27-5 · CAS 5392-40-5 · EC 203-379-2 · EC 205-476-5 · EC 226-394-6
Where EC 203-379-2 appears: every table entry that prints it among its identifiers, in the newest version of each act this record holds, and every recorded change to those entries. Many entries name a group of substances and print no number, so absence here is not absence from the law. Not legal advice.
Where it appears now
Cosmetics Regulation Annex III, Reference number 70
Last changed in the version in force , by Regulation (EU) 2026/909, the act that change names · Annex III on this site
| Reference number | Substance identification | Restrictions | Wording of conditions of use and warnings | |||||
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| Chemical name/INN | Name of Common Ingredients Glossary | CAS number | EC number | Product type, body parts | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation | Other | ||
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| 70 | 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal (E)-3,7- dimethylocta-2,6- dienal (Z)-3,7- dimethylocta-2,6- dienal | Citral Geranial | 5392-40-5 141-27-5 | 226-394-6 205-476-5 | (a) Lip make-up products, lipstick, lip salves | (a) 0,11 % | The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as Citral in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration of the substance or substances exceeds: 0,001 % in leave-on products 0,01 % in rinse-off products. | |
| Neral | 106-26-3 | 203-379-2 | (b) Deodorants and antiperspirants | (b) 0,032 % | ||||
| (c) Eye products, face make-up and make-up remover | (c) 0,65 % | |||||||
| (d) Fragrance products (hydroalcoholic and non-hydroalcoholic, spray and non-spray) | (d) 0,6 % | |||||||
| (e) Leave-on skin products (except lip products, deodorants and antiperspirants, fragrance products, eye products, face make-up and make-up remover) and nail products | (e) 0,15 % | |||||||
| (f) Oral products | (f) 0,35 % | |||||||
| (g) Hair leave-on products | (g) 1,2 % | |||||||
| (h) Skin and hair rinse-off products | (h) 1,2 % | |||||||
| (i) Leave-on products for the anogenital area (baby wipes and intimate wipes) | (i) 0,063 % | |||||||
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Its history
· amended · Cosmetics Regulation Annex III, Reference number 70
Recorded in the version in force , by Regulation (EU) 2026/909, the act that change names. The change on its version page
| Identifiers | Version | Reference number | Substance identification | Restrictions | Wording of conditions of use and warnings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical name/INN | Name of Common Ingredients Glossary | CAS number | EC number | Product type, body parts | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation | Other | ||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | ||
| Reference number 70CAS 106-26-3CAS 141-27-5CAS 5392-40-5EC 203-379-2EC 205-476-5EC 226-394-6 | Before | 70 | 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal | Citral | 5392-40-5 | 226-394-6 | The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as Citral in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration of the substance or substances exceeds: 0,001 % in leave-on products 0,01 % in rinse-off products. | |||
| After | 70 | 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal(E)-3,7- dimethylocta-2,6- dienal (Z)-3,7- dimethylocta-2,6- dienal | CitralGeranial | 5392-40-5141-27-5 | 226-394-6205-476-5 | (a) Lip make-up products, lipstick, lip salves | (a) 0,11 % | The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as Citral in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration of the substance or substances exceeds: 0,001 % in leave-on products 0,01 % in rinse-off products. | ||
| Neral | 106-26-3 | 203-379-2 | (b) Deodorants and antiperspirants | (b) 0,032 % | ||||||
| (c) Eye products, face make-up and make-up remover | (c) 0,65 % | |||||||||
| (d) Fragrance products (hydroalcoholic and non-hydroalcoholic, spray and non-spray) | (d) 0,6 % | |||||||||
| (e) Leave-on skin products (except lip products, deodorants and antiperspirants, fragrance products, eye products, face make-up and make-up remover) and nail products | (e) 0,15 % | |||||||||
| (f) Oral products | (f) 0,35 % | |||||||||
| (g) Hair leave-on products | (g) 1,2 % | |||||||||
| (h) Skin and hair rinse-off products | (h) 1,2 % | |||||||||
| (i) Leave-on products for the anogenital area (baby wipes and intimate wipes) | (i) 0,063 % | |||||||||
· amended · Cosmetics Regulation Annex III, Reference number 70
Recorded in the version in force , by Regulation (EU) 2023/1545, the act that change names. The change on its version page
| Identifiers | Version | Reference number | Substance identification | Restrictions | Wording of conditions of use and warnings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical name/INN | Name of Common Ingredients Glossary | CAS number | EC number | Product type, body parts | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation | Other | ||||
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| Reference number 70CAS 106-26-3CAS 141-27-5CAS 5392-40-5EC 203-379-2EC 205-476-5EC 226-394-6 | Before | 70 | 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal | Citral | 5392-40-5 | 226-394-6 | The presence of the substance | |||
| After | 70 | 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal | Citral | 5392-40-5 | 226-394-6 | The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as Citral in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration of the substance or substances exceeds: 0,001 % in leave-on products 0,01 % in rinse-off products. | ||||
| (E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal | Geranial | 141-27-5 | 205-476-5 | |||||||
| (Z)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienal | Neral | 106-26-3 | 203-379-2 | |||||||
Sources
- Cosmetics Regulation: every version the record holds; rows read from EUR-Lex consolidated version 02009R1223-20260518, in force 18 May 2026 (external, EUR-Lex)