The European Union has published a list of seven ingredients with INCI names to be banned in cosmetic products from 1 December 2023.
In total, Commission Regulation 2023/1490 prohibits 30 substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction (CMR).
The seven ingredients with INCI names are as follows:
- Azadirachta Indica Bark/Seed Extract
- Benzophenone
- Melamine
- Pentasodium Pentetate
- Pentetic Acid
- Theophylline
- Trimethylolpropane Triacrylate
In addition, salts of 2-ethylhexanoic acid (INCI: Zinc Ethylhexanoate) has been outlawed for use in cosmetics unless authorized by Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
The full list of prohibited substances can be found here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32023R149.
