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Annex III Entry 66 17/10/2010

Polyacrylamides

Polyacrylamides is listed in Annex III and may only be used under the conditions shown in this record.

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Restricted substance— Annex III, EU Regulation 1223/2009
Entry: 66

Record details

Product type

Body leave-on products Other products

Other restrictions

(a) Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.1mg/kg
(b) Maximum residual acrylamide content 0.5mg/kg

Chemical name

Polyacrylamides

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

SCCS opinions

Identified ingredients

Key data

CAS
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EC
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Annex
III
Entry number
66

Inventory links for Polyacrylamides

Inventory Restriction reference
Ref 82554

POLYQUATERNIUM-15

CAS: 35429-19-7 / 67504-24-9
EC: - / -
Annex III 321
Shared product type

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

CAS: 13463-67-7/ 1317-70-0/ 1317-80-2
EC: 236-675-5/ 215-280-1/ 215-282-2
Annex III 59
Shared product type

TALC

CAS: 14807-96-6
EC: 238-877-9

What Annex III means for Polyacrylamides

Polyacrylamides is a restricted substance under Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. Its use in cosmetics is only permitted under the specific conditions set out in the entry above, including applicable concentration limits, product type restrictions and required warning statements.

When including this substance in a formulation, all conditions — maximum concentration, product scope and warning labels — must be met simultaneously. Compliance with one condition does not override the others.

This record is linked to 48 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

  • Confirm product type compatibility: (a) Body leave-on products (b) Other products
  • Document conditions of use in the Product Information File (PIF).

Frequently asked questions

Polyacrylamides is listed in Annex III of EU Regulation 1223/2009 as a restricted substance. It may only be used under the conditions specified in the entry, including any maximum concentration, product type limitation and required warning statements shown above.

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Source note for Annex III record Polyacrylamides

This page summarizes one Annex III record for Polyacrylamides from public European Commission cosmetic materials and adds linked inventory or identifier matches when available.

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