Eugenia caryophyllus oil in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 356
Eugenia caryophyllus oil: the table gives no maximum concentration for this entry; the restrictions are in its conditions and wording. Annex III, entry 356, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026. The text states a later date: 31 July 2028.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 356
- Chemical name/INN
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil (40)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Eugenia Caryophyllus Leaf Oil; Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil; Eugenia Caryophyllus Stem oil; Eugenia Caryophyllus Bud oil
- CAS number
- 8000-34-8 / 8015-97-2/ 84961-50-2; 84961-50-2
- EC number
- 616-772-2/ -/, 284-638-7; 284-638-7
- Later date in the text
- 31 July 2028
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Other: The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as ‘Eugenia Caryophyllus Oil’ in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration of the substance or substances exceeds: - 0,001 % in leave-on products - 0,01 % in rinse-off products.
Notes referred to in this entry
- (40) Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restriction(s) may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
Dates in the text that come after 5 November 2026
The consolidated text contains the following wording with a later date.
- Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restriction(s) may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
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