Phenoxyisopropanol in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 54
Phenoxyisopropanol: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Use only in rinse-off products Not to be used in oral products: 2 %. Annex III, entry 54, 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
- 54
- Chemical name/INN
- 1-Phenoxypropan-2-ol (7)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Phenoxyisopropanol
- CAS number
- 770-35-4
- EC number
- 212-222-7
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: Use only in rinse-off products Not to be used in oral products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 2 % | Other: For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product
Notes referred to in this entry
- (7) For use as a preservative, see Annex V, No 43.
Same CAS number in other entries of the annexes
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