Toluene in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 185
Toluene: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: Nail products: 25 %. Annex III, entry 185, 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
- 185
- Chemical name/INN
- Benzene, methyl-
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Toluene
- CAS number
- 108-88-3
- EC number
- 203-625-9
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: Nail products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 25 %
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
Keep out of reach of children
To be used by adults only
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