Allowed, with limits
Restricted in the EU
- What it can be used for
- Conditions hair, conditions skin and reduces static (the functions the EU ingredient database, CosIng, lists for it; a product may use it for any of them)
- CAS number
- 94350-06-8, 222400-28-4, 70084-87-6
Why it’s flagged
Allowed in EU cosmetics only with limits.
- Annex III entry 307; Maximum molecular weight average of the peptides in hydrolysates: 3,5 kDa (23 ). Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted)
Annex III (restricted substances) or Annex V (preservatives) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation sets maximum amounts, allowed product types or required warnings.
What this page can’t tell you
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Not being on a list doesn’t make an ingredient safe. It may never have been assessed.
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