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[Chemlinked] EU Amends the Use Requirements for 2 UV Filters in Cosmetics Regulation

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On July 7, 2022, in a published official journal, the EU updated the use requirements for two UV filters in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation), Benzophenone-3 (CAS No. 131-57-7) and Octocrylene (CAS No. 6197-30-4). The new amendments shall enter into force on July 28, 2022. 1

 

Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene are UV filters currently allowed for use in cosmetic products, and included in the List of Permitted UV Filters of the Cosmetics Regulation. In light of concerns related to their potential disrupting properties, the EU Commission requested the Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety (SCCS) to carry out safety assessments for both substances. According to the SCCS's opinions on Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene, there is potential risk to human health arising from their use in cosmetics at the concentrations currently allowed. Therefore, the use requirements for these two substances in the Cosmetics Regulation shall be amended accordingly.

 

In accordance with SCCS's safety assessment results, the use requirements for Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene are amended as (the amended requirements are shown in red):

 

Ref No

Substance Identification

Conditions

Wordings of conditions of use and warnings

Chemical name / INN

Name of Common Ingredients Glossary

CAS No

EC No

Product type, body parts

Maximum concentration in ready use preparation

Other

4



2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone / Oxybenzone (1)

Benzophenone-3

131-57-7

205-031-5

a) Face products, hand products, and lip products, excluding propellant and pump spray products

b) Body products, including propellant and pump spray products

c) Other products

a) 6 %

b) 2.2 %

c) 0.5 %

For a) and b): Not more than 0.5 % to protect product formulation

a) If used at 0.5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 5.5 %.

b) If used at 0.5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 1.7 %.

For a) and b):
Contains Benzophenone-3 (2)

10

2-Cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylic acid, 2- ethylhexyl ester / Octocrylene (1) (3)

Octocrylene

6197-30-4

228-250-8

a) Propellant spray products

b) Other products

a) 9 %

b) 10 %

/

/

Notes:
(1): However, cosmetic products containing that substance and complying with the restrictions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as applicable on 27 July 2022 may be placed on the Union market until 28 January 2023 and be made available on the Union market until 28 July 2023.
(2): Not required if concentration is 0.5 % or less and when it is used only for product protection purposes.
(3): Benzophenone as an impurity and/or degradation product of Octocrylene shall be kept at trace level.

 

Further Reading

 

Reference Links

[1] Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022 Amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as Regards the Use of Certain UV Filters in Cosmetic Products

 

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