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[Chemlinked] UK to Revise the Ingredient Lists in Cosmetic Regulations: Skin Whitening Agent Deoxyarbutin and 38 CMRs Banned
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The UK introduced amendments to the list of prohibited and restricted ingredients in cosmetics, involving skin whitening agent deoxyarbutin, fragrance ingredient lilial, salicylic acid, zinc pyrithione, 38 CMRs, etc.
On April 13, 2022, the United Kingdom notified the WTO of a draft regulation aiming at amending the technical annexes of the retained EU legislation Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 to prohibit or restrict the use of cosmetic ingredients following advice from the Scientific Advisory Group on Chemical Safety. 1
Detailed amendments to the UK Cosmetic Regulations are as follows (The text in red indicates revisions to the previous regulations. Strikethrough indicates removal from the previous regulations.): 2
1. Prohibit the use of deoxyarbutin and about 38 carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic substances (CMRs) by adding them to Annex II list of prohibited substances in cosmetics.
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Entry No. |
Chemical Name |
Effective Date |
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1645 |
4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl)oxy]phenol (CAS No. 53936-56-4) |
Dec. 15, 2022 |
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1646-1680 |
Cobalt (CAS No. 7440-48-4), Metaldehyde (ISO); 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl- 1,3,5,7- tetraoxacyclooctane (CAS No. 108-62-), Methylmercuric chloride (CAS No. 115-09-3), Benzo[rst]pentaphene (CAS No. 189-55-9), Diisohexyl phthalate (CAS No. 71850-09-4), 2-methylimidazole (CAS No. 693-98-1), … |
Oct. 15, 2022 |
2. Remove lilial and zinc pyrithione from Annex III list of restricted substances in cosmetics, modify the exceptions for water-soluble zinc salts, and add the product types and concentration limits for salicylic acid for uses other than as a preservative.
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Entry No. |
Substance Identification |
Restrictions |
Effective Date |
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Product type, body parts |
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation |
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Deletion |
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Oct. 15, 2022 |
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Supplementation |
98 |
Salicylic Acid
CAS No. 69-72-7 |
(a) Rinse-off hair products (b) Other products except body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick, roll-on deodorant (c) Body lotion, eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner, lipstick, roll-on deodorant |
(a) 3.0 % (b) 2.0 % (c) 0.5 % |
Dec. 15, 2022 |
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Revision |
24 |
Water-soluble zinc salts with the exception of zinc 4- hydroxy-benzenesulphonate (entry 25) and Pyrithione zinc (Annex II, entry 1670) |
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Oct. 15, 2022 |
3. Remove zinc pyrithione from Annex V list of permitted preservatives in cosmetics, and add a note to the permitted preservative sodium hydroxymethylamino acetate.
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Entry No. |
Substance Identification |
Conditions |
Effective Date |
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Product type, body parts |
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation |
Other |
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Deletion |
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Oct. 15, 2022 |
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Supplementation |
51 |
Sodium hydroxymethylamino acetate
CAS No. 70161-44-3 |
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0.5% |
Not to be used if the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, if the mixture as placed on the market is ≥ 0.1 % w/w |
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It is worth noting that cosmetics containing deoxyarbutin or salicylic acid shall not be placed on the market from December 15, 2022, and not be made available on the market from March 15, 2023. For cosmetics containing other revised ingredients, the placing on the market deadline is expected to be October 15, 2022, and the off-shelf deadline is expected to be December 15, 2022.
Reference Links
[2] The Toys and Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2022
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