{"id":2926,"date":"2024-11-13T14:47:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T13:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/sectors\/laboratory\/chemicals-compliance\/cosmetic\/conservanti\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:14:36","slug":"preservatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/sectors\/laboratory\/chemicals-compliance\/cosmetic\/preservatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Preservatives"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CEPRA laboratory performs analyzes on the main preservatives (parabens, mit, phenoxyethanol ..) used in cosmetic products, in order to verify that the concentration limits imposed by Annex V of Regulation 1223\/2009 are respected.<\/p>\n

PARABEN ANALYSIS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Methylparaben (CAS: 99-76-3)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION:<\/p>\n

0.4% (in acid) for a single ester<\/p>\n

0.8% (in acid) for ester mixtures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ethylparaben (CAS 120-47-8)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION:<\/p>\n

0.4% (in acid) for a single ester<\/p>\n

0.8% (in acid) for ester mixtures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Propylparaben (CAS: 94-13-3)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION:<\/p>\n

0.14% (in acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations<\/p>\n

0.8% (in acid) for mixtures, to the extent that the sum of the individual concentrations of propylparaben and butylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0.14%.<\/p>\n

OTHER LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: Not to be used in leave-on products intended to be applied in the diaper area of children under the age of three.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Butylparaben (CAS: 94-26-8)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION:<\/p>\n

0.14% (in acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations<\/p>\n

0.8% (in acid) for mixtures, to the extent that the sum of the individual concentrations of propylparaben and butylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0.14%.<\/p>\n

OTHER LIMITATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS: Not to be used in leave-on products intended to be applied in the diaper area of children under the age of three.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Benzylparaben (CAS: 94-18-8) is prohibited in cosmetic products (Annex II, item 1377)<\/p>\n

MIT ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Methylchloroisothiazolinone (CAS: 26172-55-4)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION<\/p>\n

0.0015% (of a 3: 1 mixture of methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone) in the rinse products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Methylisothiazolinone (CAS: 2682-20-4)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION<\/p>\n

0.0015% (of a 3: 1 mixture of methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone) in the rinse products<\/p>\n

0.0015% in rinsing products<\/p>\n

NB: the two conditions are mutually exclusive. The use of methylisothiazolinone mixed with methylchloroisothiazolinone is not compatible with the use of methylisothiazolinone alone.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone (CAS: 55965-84-9)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION<\/p>\n

0.0015% (of a 3: 1 mixture of methylchloroisothiazolinone and methylisothiazolinone) in the rinse products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

PHENOXYETHANOL ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phenoxyethanol (CAS: 122-99-6)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM CONCENTRATION ALLOWED
\n1.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BENZOIC ACID ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benzoic acid (CAS: 65-85-0)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM CONCENTRATION ALLOWED<\/p>\n

2.5% (in acid) in rinse-off products excluding oral hygiene products; 1.7% acid in oral hygiene products 0.5% acid in leave-on products<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

SORBIC ACID ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sorbic acid (CAS: 110-44-1)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION 0.6% (in acid)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

BENZYL ALCOHOL ANALYSIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Benzyl alcohol (CAS: 100-51-6)<\/td>\nMAXIMUM CONCENTRATION ALLOWED 1.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The CEPRA laboratory performs analyzes on the main preservatives (parabens, mit, phenoxyethanol ..) used in cosmetic products, in order to verify that the concentration limits imposed by Annex V of Regulation 1223\/2009 are respected. PARABEN ANALYSIS: Methylparaben (CAS: 99-76-3) MAXIMUM ALLOWED CONCENTRATION: 0.4% (in acid) for a single ester 0.8% (in acid) for ester mixtures […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2907,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2926","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2926\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ceprasrl.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}