Alpha-Arbutin in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 377
Alpha-Arbutin: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: (a) Face cream (b) Body lotion: (a) 2 % (b) 0,5 %. Annex III, entry 377, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 377
- Chemical name/INN
- 4-Hydroxyphenyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside (44)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Alpha-Arbutin
- CAS number
- 84380-01-8
- EC number
- 617-561-8
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Face cream (b) Body lotion | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (a) 2 % (b) 0,5 % | Other: Hydroquinone levels shall remain as low as possible in formulations containing alpha-Arbutin and shall not be higher than the unavoidable trace level.
Notes referred to in this entry
- (44) From 1 February 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.’
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