Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate in EU cosmetics: Annex V, entry 51
Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate: the maximum concentration in ready for use preparation is 0,5 %. Annex V, entry 51, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- V: List of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products
- Reference number
- 51
- Chemical name/INN
- Sodium N-(hydroxymethyl) glycinate
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
- CAS number
- 70161-44-3
- EC number
- 274-357-8
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,5 % | Other: Not to be used unless it can be shown that the maximum theoretical concentration of releasable formaldehyde, irrespective of the source, in the mixture as placed on the market is < 0,1 % w/w
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