Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (DHHB) in EU cosmetics: Annex VI, entry 28
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (DHHB): the maximum concentration in ready for use preparation is 10 %. Annex VI, entry 28, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026. The text states later dates: 1 January 2027, 1 July 2028.
- Annex
- VI: List of UV filters allowed in cosmetic products
- Reference number
- 28
- Chemical name/INN
- Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2- hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexyl ester (10)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (DHHB)
- CAS number
- 302776-68-7
- EC number
- 443-860-6
- Later date in the text
- 1 January 2027, 1 July 2028
- 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: 10 % | Other: Di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHexP) as an unavoidable trace impurity in DHHB must not exceed 10 ppm.
Notes referred to in this entry
- (10) From 1 January 2027 cosmetic products containing ‘Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexyl ester’ and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 July 2028 cosmetic products containing ‘Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexyl ester’ and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.
Dates in the text that come after 5 November 2026
The consolidated text contains the following wording with a later date.
- From 1 January 2027 cosmetic products containing ‘Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexyl ester’ and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market.
- From 1 July 2028 cosmetic products containing ‘Benzoic acid, 2-[4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexyl ester’ and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.
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