Butoxyethanol in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 188
Butoxyethanol: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: (a) Solvent in oxidative hair dye products: (a) 4,0 %; (b) Solvent in non-oxidative hair dye products: (b) 2,0 %. Annex III, entry 188, 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
- 188
- Chemical name/INN
- Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGBE)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Butoxyethanol
- CAS number
- 111-76-2
- EC number
- 203-905-0
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Solvent in oxidative hair dye products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (a) 4,0 % | Other: (a) (b) No use in aerosol dispensers (sprays)
- Product type, body parts: (b) Solvent in non-oxidative hair dye products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (b) 2,0 %
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