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Annex II Entry 1395 29/07/2020

Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2]

Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2] is listed in Annex II as a prohibited substance for cosmetic products placed on the EU market.

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Prohibited substance— Annex II, EU Regulation 1223/2009

Entry: 1395

Record details

Chemical name

Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2]

Chemical / IUPAC name

Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2]

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EU) 2019/831

SCCS opinions

Key data

CAS

10043-35-3 [1] 11113-50-1 [2]

EC

233-139-2 [1] 234-343-4 [2]

Annex

Entry number

1395

Inventory links for Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2]

Inventory Shared CAS number

Ref 32208

BORIC ACID

CAS: 10043-35-3 / 11113-50-1

EC: 233-139-2 / 234-343-4

Direct matches are limited for this record, so nearby entries from Annex II are shown as well.

Annex II 1394

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Diboron trioxide; boric oxide

CAS: 1303-86-2

EC: 215-125-8

Annex II 1396

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Borates, tetraborates, octaborates and boric acid salts and esters, including: Disodium octaborate …

CAS: 12008-41-2 [1]/ 12280-03-4 [2]/ 10377-81-8 [3]/ 68003-13-4 [4]/ 12712-38-8 [5]/ -[6]/ 1332-07-6 [7]/ 1330-43-4 [8]/ 12267-73-1 [9]/ 13840-56-7 [10]/ 1303-96-4 [11]/ 12179-04-3 [12]

EC: 234-541-0 [1]/ 234-541-0 [2]/ 233-829-3 [3]/ 268-109-8 [4]/ 603-184-6 [5]/ -[6]/ 215-566-6 [7]/ 215-540-4 [8]/ 235-541-3 [9]/ 237-560-2 [10]/ 215-540-4 [11]/ 215-540-4 [12]

Annex II 1393

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N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

CAS: 872-50-4

EC: 212-828-1

Annex II 1397

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Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate [1] Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate …

CAS: 13517-20-9 [1], 37244-98-7 [2], 10486-00-7 [3], — [4], 15120-21-5 [5], 7632-04-4/10332-33-9/10486-00-7 [6], 11138-47-9 [7], 12040-72-1 [8], 10332-33-9 [9], 121-43-7 [10]

EC: 239-172-9 [1], 234-390-0 [2], — [3], — [4], 239-172-9 [5], 231-556-4 [6], 234-390-0 [7], 234-390-0 [8], — [9], 204-468-9 [10]

Annex II 1392

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1-Cyclopropyl-6,7-difluoro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid

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EC: 413-760-7

Annex II 1400

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Dibutyltin hydrogen borate

CAS: 75113-37-0

EC: 401-040-5

Annex II 1391

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Acetaldehyde; ethanal

CAS: 75-07-0

EC: 200-836-8

Annex II 1401

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Nickel bis(tetrafluoroborate)

CAS: 14708-14-6

EC: 238-753-4

Annex II 1390

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2,2'-((3,3',5,5'-Tetramethyl-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4,4'-diyl)-bis(oxymethylene))-bis-oxirane

CAS: 85954-11-6

EC: 413-900-7

Annex II 1402

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Mancozeb (ISO); manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (polymeric) complex with zinc salt

CAS: 8018-01-7

EC: 616-995-5

Annex II 1389

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Dichloromethane; methylene chloride

CAS: 75-09-2

EC: 200-838-9

Annex II 1403

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Maneb (ISO); manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (polymeric)

CAS: 12427-38-2

EC: 235-654-8

What Annex II means for Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2]

Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2] is listed as a prohibited substance under Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. No concentration limit applies — the presence of this substance in any cosmetic product placed on the EU market is not permitted regardless of use level.

Formulators must screen their ingredients and raw materials to ensure none contain this substance. Suppliers should provide documentation confirming absence when requested.

This record is linked to 1 CosIng inventory ingredient for name and identifier cross-reference. The page also surfaces 12 related annex records with overlapping identifiers, annex logic or naming patterns.

Compliance checklist

Verify this substance is absent from all raw materials and finished formulations.
Request absence confirmation or CoA from raw material suppliers.
Document the screening result in the Product Information File (PIF).

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2] is listed in Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as a prohibited substance. It must not be present in any cosmetic product placed on the EU market at any concentration.

CAS 10043-35-3 [1] 11113-50-1 [2] is the unique numerical identifier assigned to Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2] by the Chemical Abstracts Service. In cosmetic compliance work, the CAS number is used to cross-reference the substance across regulatory databases, raw material specifications and safety assessment reports. Multiple EU annex entries may share the same CAS number if the same substance appears under different conditions or in different annexes.

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This page summarizes one Annex II record for Boric acid [1]; Boric acid [2] from public European Commission cosmetic materials and adds linked inventory or identifier matches when available.

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