Quinine in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 21
Quinine: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: (a) Hair rinse-off products: (a) 0,5 % (as quinine base); (b) Hair leave-on products: (b) 0,2 % (as quinine base). Annex III, entry 21, 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
- 21
- Chemical name/INN
- Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, (8.alpha., 9R)- and its salts
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Quinine
- CAS number
- 130-95-0
- EC number
- 205-003-2
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Hair rinse-off products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (a) 0,5 % (as quinine base)
- Product type, body parts: (b) Hair leave-on products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (b) 0,2 % (as quinine base)
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