Hydroquinone in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 14
Hydroquinone: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Artificial nail systems: 0,02 % (after mixing for use). Annex III, entry 14, 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
- 14
- Chemical name/INN
- Hydroquinone
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Hydroquinone
- CAS number
- 123-31-9
- EC number
- 204-617-8
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: Artificial nail systems | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,02 % (after mixing for use) | Other: Professional use only
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
- For professional use only
- Avoid skin contact
- Read directions for use carefully
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