BHT in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 325
BHT: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: a) Mouthwash b) Toothpaste c) Other leave-on and rinse-off products: a) 0,001 % b) 0,1 % c) 0,8 %. Annex III, entry 325, 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
- 325
- Chemical name/INN
- 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-p-cresol; 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4- methylphenol (34)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- BHT
- CAS number
- 128-37-0
- EC number
- 204-881-4
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: a) Mouthwash b) Toothpaste c) Other leave-on and rinse-off products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: a) 0,001 % b) 0,1 % c) 0,8 %
Notes referred to in this entry
- (34) From 1 July 2023 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 January 2024 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market.
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