Newly Included Prohibited Ingredients (Excerpt)

Ref. No.

Substances

CAS Number

Transitional Period

1388

Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane; D4

556-67-2

Notified cosmetic products containing the ingredient are only allowed to be sold on the market until Nov. 21, 2024.

1397

Sodium perborate [1];

Sodium peroxometaborate; sodium peroxoborate [2]

15120-21-5 [1]

7632-04-4 [2]

10332-33-9 [2]

10486-00-7 [2]

1398

Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate [1];

Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate [2];

Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, tetrahydrate sodium peroxoborate hexahydrate [3]

13517-20-9 [1]

37244-98-7 [2]

10486-00-7 [3]

1399

Perboric acid, sodium salt [1];

Perboric acid, sodium salt, monohydrate [2];

Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, monohydrate [3]

11138-47-9 [1]

12040-72-1 [2]

10332-33-9 [3]

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Colour Index Number or Denomination

Colour

Field of application

Other limitations and requirements

Transitional Period

1

2

3

4

77891 ¹

White

x

Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1% or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annexe III, No. [338]

Notified cosmetic products that do not comply with the new conditions are only allowed to be sold on the market until Nov. 21, 2024.

Notes:

1. For the use of titanium dioxide as a sunscreen, please see Annexe VII.

Reference Number

Substance

Maximum authorized concentration

Limitations and requirements

Conditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label

Transitional Period

3

Salicylic acid (69-72-7) and

its salts ¹: Calcium salicylate, magnesium salicylate, MEA-salicylate, sodium salicylate, potassium salicylate, TEA-salicylate (824-35-1, 18917-89-0, 59866-70-5, 54-21-7, 578-36-9, 2174-16-5)

0.5% (acid)

0.5% (acid)

Salicylic acid:
Not to be used in products for children under three years of age.

Not to be used in oral products.

Not to be used in applications that may lead to the exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation.

Salicylic acid salts:
Not to be used in preparations for children under three years of age, except for shampoos.

Salicylic acid:
Not to be used for children under three years of age (solely for products which might be used for children under three years of age).

Salicylic acid salts:
Not to be used for children under three years of age (solely for products which might be used for children under three years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin).

Notified cosmetic products that do not comply with the new conditions are only allowed to be sold on the market until Nov. 21, 2024.

Notes:
1. For non-preservative usage, please see Annexe III, Part 1, entry 98.

Reference Number

Substance

Maximum authorized concentration

Limitations and requirements

Conditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label

Transitional Period

27

Titanium dioxide ¹

25% (In case of combined use of titanium dioxide and titanium dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed 25%)

Titanium dioxide in powder form containing 1% or more of particles with aerodynamic diameter ≤ 10 μm, to be used in compliance with Annexe III, No [338]. For the product types under letter (c) of column (c) in Annexe III, No [338], the maximum concentration in ready for use preparation provided in column (d) of this entry applies.

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Notified cosmetic products that do not comply with the new conditions are only allowed to be sold on the market until Nov. 21, 2024.

Notes:
1. For the use of titanium dioxide as a colorant, please see Annexe IV, CI 77891.