Triclocarban in EU cosmetics: Annex V, entry 23
Triclocarban: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: All cosmetic products, with the exception of mouthwash.: 0,2 %. Annex V, entry 23, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- V: List of preservatives allowed in cosmetic products
- Reference number
- 23
- Chemical name/INN
- 1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)urea (22) (6)
- Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
- Triclocarban
- CAS number
- 101-20-2
- EC number
- 202-924-1
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: All cosmetic products, with the exception of mouthwash. | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: 0,2 % | Other: Purity criteria: 3,3',4,4'-Tetrachloroazobenzene ≤ 1 ppm 3,3',4,4'-Tetrachloroazoxybenzene ≤ 1 ppm Not to be used in toothpaste intended for children under 6 years of age.
Official wording: conditions of use and warnings
For toothpaste containing Triclocarban the following labelling is obligatory: ‘Not to be used for children under 6 years of age’.
Notes referred to in this entry
- (6) For use other than as a preservative, see Annex III, No. 100.
- (22) Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the conditions may, provided that they comply with the conditions applicable on 23 April 2024, be placed on the Union market until 31 December 2024 and, if they have already been placed on the market before that date, continue to be made available on the Union market until 31 October 2025.
Same CAS number in other entries of the annexes
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