Isoeugenol in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 73
Isoeugenol: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: (a) Oral products (b) Other products: (b) 0,02 %. Annex III, entry 73, 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
- 73
- Chemical name/INN
- Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl), (E)-2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol, (trans-Isoeugenol), (Z)-2-methoxy-4-(prop-1-enyl)phenol, (cis-Isoeugenol)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Isoeugenol
- CAS number
- 97-54-1; 5932-68-3; 5912-86-7
- EC number
- 202-590-7; 227-678-2; 227-633-7
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Oral products (b) Other products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (b) 0,02 % | Other: (a) (b) The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: - 0,001 % in leave-on products - 0,01 % in rinse-off products.
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