Talc in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 59
Talc: the table gives no maximum concentration for this entry; the restrictions are in its conditions and wording. Annex III, entry 59, 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
- 59
- Chemical name/INN
- Talc: Hydrated magnesium silicate
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Talc
- CAS number
- 14807-96-6
- EC number
- 238-877-9
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Powdery products intended to be used for children under 3 years of age (b) Other products
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
(a) Keep powder away from children's nose and mouth
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