Kojic Acid in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 375
Kojic Acid: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Face and hand products: 1 %. Annex III, entry 375, 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
- 375
- Chemical name/INN
- 5-Hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-4H-pyrane-4-one (44)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Kojic Acid
- CAS number
- 501-30-4
- EC number
- 207-922-4
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: Face and hand products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 1 %
Notes referred to in this entry
- (44) From 1 February 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market.’
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