Ingredient library
Ingredients the EU restricts or prohibits
European Union cosmetics law names substances that may not be used in cosmetic products, and others that may be used only under stated conditions. These are the ones on record here. Each entry links to what the regulation says about it.
What this list holds
This list holds what we have read from the EU ingredient database so far. An ingredient missing from it may simply not have been read yet, and its absence is not a statement that the EU permits it.
97 ingredients on record
- 4-Methylbenzylidene CamphorProhibited in the EU
- Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate CopolymerRestricted in the EU
- Allyl HeptanoateRestricted in the EU
- Alpha-Isomethyl IononeRestricted in the EU
- Aminomethyl PropanediolRestricted in the EU
- Aminomethyl PropanolRestricted in the EU
- Amyl CinnamalRestricted in the EU
- AnetholeRestricted in the EU
- Anise AlcoholRestricted in the EU
- Benzyl AlcoholRestricted in the EU
- Benzyl BenzoateRestricted in the EU
- Benzyl CinnamateRestricted in the EU
- Benzyl SalicylateRestricted in the EU
- Beta-CaryophylleneRestricted in the EU
- Butylated HydroxytolueneRestricted in the EU
- ButylparabenRestricted in the EU
- Butylphenyl MethylpropionalProhibited in the EU
- C13-15 AlkaneRestricted in the EU
- C15-19 AlkaneRestricted in the EU
- C18-21 AlkaneRestricted in the EU
- Cananga Odorata Flower OilRestricted in the EU
- CatalaseProhibited in the EU
- Cedrus Atlantica Bark OilRestricted in the EU
- Cetyl-Pg Hydroxyethyl PalmitamideRestricted in the EU
- CholecalciferolProhibited in the EU
- ChromiumProhibited in the EU
- Ci 14700Restricted in the EU
- CI 15850Restricted in the EU
- CI 17200Restricted in the EU
- CI 19140Restricted in the EU
- CI 26100Restricted in the EU
- CinnamalRestricted in the EU
- Cinnamyl AlcoholRestricted in the EU
- CitralRestricted in the EU
- CitronellolRestricted in the EU
- CoumarinRestricted in the EU
- CyclohexasiloxaneRestricted in the EU
- CyclomethiconeRestricted in the EU
- CyclopentasiloxaneRestricted in the EU
- CyclotetrasiloxaneProhibited in the EU
- Cymbopogon Schoenanthus OilRestricted in the EU
- DihydroxyacetoneRestricted in the EU
- Dimethyl CapramideRestricted in the EU
- EugenolRestricted in the EU
- Evernia Furfuracea ExtractRestricted in the EU
- Evernia Prunastri ExtractRestricted in the EU
- FarnesolRestricted in the EU
- GeraniolRestricted in the EU
- Geranyl AcetateRestricted in the EU
- HexamethylindanopyranRestricted in the EU
- Hexyl CinnamalRestricted in the EU
- HomosalateRestricted in the EU
- Hydrolyzed Wheat ProteinRestricted in the EU
- HydroxycitronellalRestricted in the EU
- Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene CarboxaldehydeProhibited in the EU
- IsobutylparabenProhibited in the EU
- IsoeugenolRestricted in the EU
- Juniperus Virginiana OilRestricted in the EU
- Juniperus Virginiana Wood OilRestricted in the EU
- Lavandula Angustifolia OilRestricted in the EU
- LimoneneRestricted in the EU
- LinaloolRestricted in the EU
- Linalyl AcetateRestricted in the EU
- MentholRestricted in the EU
- MeradimateRestricted in the EU
- MethylchloroisothiazolinoneProhibited in the EU
- MethylisothiazolinoneProhibited in the EU
- Mineral OilRestricted in the EU
- OxybenzoneRestricted in the EU
- Pelargonium Graveolens Flower OilRestricted in the EU
- PetrolatumRestricted in the EU
- PineneRestricted in the EU
- Piroctone OlamineRestricted in the EU
- PolyacrylamideRestricted in the EU
- Polyacrylate-13Restricted in the EU
- Potassium HydroxideRestricted in the EU
- PropylparabenRestricted in the EU
- Quaternium-15Prohibited in the EU
- RetinolRestricted in the EU
- Retinyl PalmitateRestricted in the EU
- Rosa Damascena Flower OilRestricted in the EU
- Salicylic AcidRestricted in the EU
- SantalolRestricted in the EU
- Sodium HydroxideRestricted in the EU
- Sodium MetabisulfiteRestricted in the EU
- StyreneProhibited in the EU
- Styrene/Acrylamide CopolymerRestricted in the EU
- TalcRestricted in the EU
- TerpineolRestricted in the EU
- TerpinoleneRestricted in the EU
- Tetramethyl AcetyloctahydronaphthalenesRestricted in the EU
- TriethanolamineRestricted in the EU
- TromethamineRestricted in the EU
- VanillinRestricted in the EU
- Vinyl AcetateProhibited in the EU
- Zinc GluconateRestricted in the EU
- Zinc PCARestricted in the EU
A regulatory status describes law in one market. It is not a statement about any specific product, and it does not predict whether your skin will react.