On July 16, 2025, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation aimed at amending the annexes to Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, in order to change the conditions of use for 12 ingredients. A period for comments is open until September 14.
The key points of the draft Regulation
• This text transposes the latest SCCS opinions into regulations.
• It involves a total of 12 ingredients.
• It bans Triphenyl Phosphate due to its potential genotoxicity.
• It adds a preservative to Annex V, Ammonium Silver Zinc Aluminum Silicate (previously banned).
• It introduces restrictions on the use of ingredients containing aluminum, Acetylated vetiver oil, and four hair coloring ingredients (HC Blue 18, Hydroxypropyl-p-Phenylenediamine and its dihydrochloride salt, HC Yellow No. 16, and HC Red No. 18).
• It modifies the restrictions applicable to Citral, Benzyl salicylate, water-soluble zinc salts, and the UV filter Diethylamino Hydroxy Benzoyl Hexyl Benzoate (DHHB).
• The European Commission plans to adopt this text in the first quarter of 2026.
• It is due to come into force from January 1, 2027.
Amendments to the annexes of the Cosmetics Regulation
Annex II
Annex II is amended as follows.
(a) Entry 1597 is replaced by the following.
Reference number
1597
Substance identification
• Chemical name/INN
Silver zinc zeolite with the exception of silver zinc zeolite under the conditions set out in entry […] in Annex V
• CAS number
130328-20-0
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