Benzyl Alcohol in EU cosmetics: Annex V, entry 34
Benzyl Alcohol: the maximum concentration in ready for use preparation is 1,0 %. Annex V, entry 34, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- V: List of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products
- Reference number
- 34
- Chemical name/INN
- Benzyl alcohol (7)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Benzyl Alcohol
- CAS number
- 100-51-6
- EC number
- 202-859-9
- 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: 1,0 %
Notes referred to in this entry
- (7) For other uses than preservatives, see Annex III, entry No 45.
Same CAS number in other entries of the annexes
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