Strontium hydroxide in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 63
Strontium hydroxide: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: pH adjuster for depilatories: 3,5 % (as strontium). Annex III, entry 63, 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
- 63
- Chemical name/INN
- Strontium hydroxide
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Strontium hydroxide
- CAS number
- 18480-07-4
- EC number
- 242-367-1
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: pH adjuster for depilatories | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 3,5 % (as strontium) | Other: pH ≤ 12,7
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
Keep out of reach of children
Avoid contact with eyes
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