Butoxydiglycol in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 187
Butoxydiglycol: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Solvent in hair dye products: 9 %. Annex III, entry 187, 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
- 187
- Chemical name/INN
- Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DEGBE)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Butoxydiglycol
- CAS number
- 112-34-5
- EC number
- 203-961-6
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: Solvent in hair dye products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 9 % | Other: No use in aerosol dispensers (sprays)
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