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Annex II Entry 418 20/10/2010

3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester

3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester 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: 418

Record details

Chemical name

3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

Identified ingredients

Key data

CAS
27538-35-8 / 104-98-3
EC
248-515-1 / 203-258-4
Annex
II
Entry number
418

Inventory links for 3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester

Inventory Restriction reference
Ref 84570

ETHYL UROCANATE

CAS: 27538-35-8
EC: 248-515-1
Inventory Restriction reference
Ref 84613

UROCANIC ACID

CAS: 104-98-3
EC: 203-258-4

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What Annex II means for 3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester

3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester 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 2 CosIng inventory ingredients 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. 3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester 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 27538-35-8 / 104-98-3 is the unique numerical identifier assigned to 3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester 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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Source note for Annex II record 3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester

This page summarizes one Annex II record for 3-Imidazol-4-ylacrylic acid (Urocanic acid) and its ethyl ester from public European Commission cosmetic materials and adds linked inventory or identifier matches when available.

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