Ammonia in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 4
Ammonia: the maximum concentration in ready for use preparation is 6 % (as NH3). Annex III, entry 4, 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
- 4
- Chemical name/INN
- Ammonia
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Ammonia
- CAS number
- 7664-41-7/1336-21-6
- EC number
- 231-635-3/215-647-6
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 6 % (as NH3)
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
Above 2 %: Contains ammonia
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