The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1989

PART I preservatives listed in annex vi, part i of the directive(1) as preservatives which cosmetic products may not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down

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Reference Number	Name of substance	Purpose of substance or type of product	Maximum concentration of substance in product	Other requirements	Required information
a Note: (1) This entry is deleted with effect from the dates specified in regulation 1(2). Until then the corresponding entry in Part I of Schedule 5 to S.I. 1984/1260 (substituted by Schedule 4 to S.I. 1987/1920) continues in force.
1	Benzoic acid, its salts and esters	All products	0.5 per cent (acid)A	—	—
2	Propionic acid and its salts	All products	2 per cent (acid)A	—	—
3	Salicylic acid and its salts	All products	0.5 per cent (acid)A	Not to be used in preparations for children under three years of age except for shampoos	Not to be used for children under three years of age (Solely for products which might be used for children under three years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin)
4	Sorbic acid (hexa-2,4-dienoic acid) and its salts	All products	0.6 per cent (acid)A	—	—
5	Formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde	For oral hygiene	0.1 per cent (concentrations expressed as free formaldehyde)	Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays)	—
		Except for oral hygiene (see also Part I of Schedule 2)	0.2 per cent (concentrations expressed as free formaldehyde)
6	Hexachlorophene (INN) (1)a
7	Biphenyl-2-ol (o-phenylphenol) and its salts	All products	0.2 per cent expressed as the phenolA	—	—
8	Pyrithione zinc (INN)	Products rinsed off after use	0.5 per centA	Not to be used in oral hygiene products	—
9	Inorganic sulphites and hydrogen sulphites	All products	0.2 per cent expressed as free SO2A	—	—
10	Sodium iodate	Products rinsed off after use	0.1 per cent	—	—
11	Chlorobutanol (INN)	All products	0.5 per cent	Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays)	Contains chlorobutanol
12	4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its salts and esters	All products	0.4 per cent (acid) for 1 ester, 0.8 per cent (acid) for mixtures of estersA	—	—
13	3-Acetyl-6-methylpyran-2,4-(3H)-dione (Dehydracetic acid) and its salts	All products	0.6 per cent (acid)	Not to be used in aerosol dispensers (sprays)	—
14	Formic acid	All products	0.5 per cent (acid)A	—	—
15	3,3'-Dibromo-4,4'-hexamethylene-dioxydibenzamidine-(Dibromohexamidine) and its salts (including isethionate)	All products	0.1 per cent	—	—
16	Thiomersal (INN)	Eye make-up and eye make-up remover	0.007 per cent calculated as mercury. When mixed with other authorised mercury compounds total mercury concentration must not exceed 0.007 per cent	—	Contains thiomersal
17	Phenylmercuric salts (including borate)	Eye make-up and eye make-up remover	0.007 per cent calculated as mercury. When mixed with other authorised mercury compounds total mercury concentration must not exceed 0.007 per cent	—	Contains phenylmercuric compounds
18	Undec-10-enoic acid and its salts	All products	0.2 per cent (acid)A	—	—
19	Hexetidine (INN)	Products rised off after use	0.1 per centA	—	—
20	5-Bromo-5-nitro-1,3-dioxane	Products rinsed off after use	0.1 per cent	Avoid formation of nitrosamines	—
21	Bronopol (INN)	All products	0.1 per centA	Avoid formation of nitrosamines	—
22	2,4-Dichlorobenzyl alcohol	All products	0.15 per centA	—	—
23	Triclocarban (INN)	All products	0.2 per centA	Purity criteria: 3,3'4,4'-Tetrachloroazobenzene 1 ppm 3,3',4,4'-Tetrachloroazoxybenzene 1 ppm	—
24	4-Chloro-m-cresol	Not to be used in products intended to come into contact with mucous membranes	0.2 per centA	—	—
25	Triclosan (INN)	All products	0.3 per centA	—	—
26	4-Chloro-3,5-xylenol	All products	0.5 per centA	—	—
27	3,3'-Bis(1-hydroxymethyl-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)-1,1'-methylenediurea (“Imidazolidinyl urea”)	All products	0.3 per centA	—	—
28	Poly(1-hexamethylene-biguanide hydrochloride)	All products	0.3 per centA	—	—
29	2-Phenoxyethanol	All products	1.0 per centA	—	—
30	Hexamethylenetetramine (methenamine (INN))	All products	0.15 per centA	—	—
31	Methenamine 3-chloroallylochloride (INNM)	All products	0.2 per cent	—	—
32	1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-1-(imidazol-1-yl)-3,3-di-methylbutan-2-one	All products	0.5 per centA	—	—
33	1,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione	All products	0.6 per centA	—	—
34	Benzyl alcohol (See also Part I of Schedule 2)	All products	1.0 per centA	—	—
35	1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-pyridone and its monoethanolamine salt	Products rinsed off after use	1.0 per centA	—	—
		For other products	0.5 per centA	—	—
36	1,2-Dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane	All products	0.1 per cent	Not to be used in cosmetic sunscreen products	—
37	6,6-Dibromo-4,4-dichloro-2,2'-methylenediphenol (Bromochlorophen)	All products	0.1 per centA	—	—
38	4-Isopropyl—m-cresol	All products	0.1 per cent	—	—
39	Mixture of 5-Chloro-2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one and 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one with magnesium chloride and magnesium nitrate	All products	0.0015 per cent of a mixture in the ratio 3:1 of 5-chloro-2-methylisothiazol,3(2H)-one and 2-methylisothiazol-3(2H)-one	—	—
40	2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol (Chlorophene)	All products	0.2 per cent	—	—
41	2-Chloroacetamide	All products	0.3 per cent	—	Contains chloroacetamide
42	Chlorhexidine (INN) and its digluconate, diacetate and dihydrochloride	All products	0.3 per centA	—	—
43	1-Phenoxypropan-2-ol (see also Part I, of Schedule 2)	Products rinsed off after use	1.0 per cent	—	—

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See Directives 86/199/EEC, 87/137/EEC, 88/233/EEC, 89/174/EEC.