Alpha-Damascone and 7 more names in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 157
Alpha-Damascone and 7 more names: the entry states a maximum concentration of (b) 0,02 %; its other lines add conditions, see below. Annex III, entry 157, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026. The text states a later date: 31 July 2028.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 157
- Chemical name/INN
- 1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2- cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one (16) (38), 1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl cyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one (16) (38), 1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl- 3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1- one (16) (38), (Z)-1-(2,6,6- trimethyl-1-cyclo hexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one (16) (38), (E)-1-(2,6,6- Trimethyl-1-cyclo hexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one (16) (38)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Alpha-Damascone; cis-Rose ketone 1; trans-Rose ketone 1; Rose ketone 4 (Damascenone); Rose ketone 3 (delta-Damascone); trans-Rose ketone 3; cis-Rose ketone 2, (cis-beta-Damascone); trans-Rose ketone 2, (trans-beta-Damascone)
- CAS number
- 43052-87-5/; 23726-94-5; 24720-09-0; 23696-85-7; 57378-68-4; 71048-82-3; 23726-92-3; 23726-91-2
- EC number
- -/; 245-845-8; 246-430-4; 245-833-2; 260-709-8; 275-156-8; 245-843-7; 245-842-1
- Later date in the text
- 31 July 2028
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Oral products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (b) 0,02 % | Other: (a) (b) The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as ‘Rose Ketones’ 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.
- Product type, body parts: (b) Other products
Notes referred to in this entry
- (16) The sum of those substances used in combination should not exceed the limits given as ‘Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation’.
- (38) Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restrictions may, provided that they comply with the restrictions applicable on 15 August 2023, be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
Dates in the text that come after 5 November 2026
The consolidated text contains the following wording with a later date.
- Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restrictions may, provided that they comply with the restrictions applicable on 15 August 2023, be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
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