Musk xylene in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 96
Musk xylene: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: All cosmetic products, with the exception of oral products: (a) 1,0 % in fine fragrance (b) 0,4 % in eau de toilette (c) 0,03 % in other products. Annex III, entry 96, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 96
- Chemical name/INN
- 5-tert-Butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Musk xylene
- CAS number
- 81-15-2
- EC number
- 201-329-4
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: All cosmetic products, with the exception of oral products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (a) 1,0 % in fine fragrance (b) 0,4 % in eau de toilette (c) 0,03 % in other products
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