The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008

PART 1 U.K.

For the purposes of this Regulation, UV filters are substances which, contained in cosmetic sun-screen products, are specifically intended to filter certain UV rays in order to protect the skin from certain harmful effects of these rays.

The UV filters may be added to other cosmetic products within the limits and under the conditions laid down in this Schedule.

Other UV filters used in cosmetic products solely for the purpose of protecting the product against UV rays are not included in this list.

1 Not required if concentration is 0.5% or less and when it is used only for product protection purposes.
Reference No	Substances	Maximum authorised concentration	Other limitations and requirements	Conditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label
a	b	c	d	e
1	F1 . . .	F1 . . .
2	N,N,N-Trimethyl-4-(2-oxoborn-3-ylidenemethyl) anilinium methyl sulphate	6.0%
3	Homosalate (INN)	10%
4	Oxybenzone (INN)	10%		Contains oxybenzone1
5	[omitted]
6	2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid and its potassium, sodium and triethanolamine salts	8% (expressed as acid)
7	3,3'-(1,4-Phenylenedimethylene) bis (7, 7-dimethyl-2-oxobicyclo-[2,2,1]hept-1-ylmethanesulfonic acid) and its salts	10% (expressed as acid)
8	1-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl) propane-1,3-dione	5%
9	alpha-(2-Oxoborn-3-ylidene)-toluene-4-sulfonic acid and its salts	6% (expressed as acid)
10	2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester (Octocrylene)	10% (expressed as acid)
11	Polymer of N-{(2 and 4)-[(2-oxoborn-3-ylidene)methyl]-benzyl}acrylamide	6%
12	Octyl methoxycinnamate	10%
13	Ethoxylated Ethyl-4-Aminobenzoate (PEG-25 PABA)	10%
14	Isopentyl-4-methoxycinnamate (Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate)	10%
15	2,4,6-Trianilino-(p-Carbo-2'-Ethylhexyl-1'Oxy)-1,3,5-Triazine (Octyl Triazone)	5%
16	Phenol,2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-Methyl-6-(2-Methyl-3-(1,3,3,3-Tetramethyl-I-(Trimethylsilyl)Oxy)-Disiloxanyl)Propyl) (Drometrizole Trisiloxane)	15%
17	Benzoic acid, 4,4-((6-(((1,1-dimethylethyl)amino)car-bonyl)phenyl)amino)1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyl)diimino)bis-, bis-(2-ethylhexyl)ester)	10%
18	3-(4'-Methylbenxylidene)-d-1 camphor(4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor)	4%
19	3-Benzylidene camphor (3-Benzylidene Camphor)	2%
20	2-Ethylhexyl salicylate (Octyl-salicylate)	5%
21	4-Dimethyl-amino-benzoate of ethyl-2-hexyl (octyl dimethyl PABA)	8%
22	2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic acid (Benzophenone-5) and its sodium salt	5% (expressed as acid)
23	2,2'-Methylene-bis-6-(2H-benzotriazol-2yl)-4-(tetramethyl-butyl)-1,1,3,3-phenol	10%
24	Monosodium salt of 2-2'-bis-(1,4-phenylene) 1H-benzimidazole-4,6-disulphonic acid)	10% (expressed as acid)
25	(1,3,5)-Triazine-2,4-bis((4-(2-ethyl-hexyloxy)-2-hydroxy)-phenyl)-6-(4-methoxyphenyl)	10%
26	Dimethicodiethylbenzal-malonate (CAS No 207574-74-1)	10%
27	Titanium dioxide	25%
28	Benzoic acid, 2-[-4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzoyl]-, hexylester (INCI name: Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate; CAS No 302776-68-7)	10% F2 ...

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 repealed (8.10.2009) by The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1346), regs. 1(3), 2(d)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 7 Pt. 1 repealed (8.7.2009) by The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1346), regs. 1(2), 2(d)(ii)