Geraniol in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 78
Geraniol: the table gives no maximum concentration for this entry; the restrictions are in its conditions and wording. Annex III, entry 78, 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
- 78
- Chemical name/INN
- 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)-
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Geraniol
- CAS number
- 106-24-1
- EC number
- 203-377-1
- 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 must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: - 0,001 % in leave-on products - 0,01 % in rinse-off products
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