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Annex V Entry 9 16/10/2010

SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE

Inorganic sulphites and hydrogensulphites (5)

SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE appears in Annex V as a positive-list preservative entry for EU cosmetics. Maximum concentration in this record: 0.2% (as free SO2).

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Permitted preservative— Annex V, EU Regulation 1223/2009

Max conc.: 0.2% (as free SO2)

Entry: 9

Record details

Maximum concentration

0.2% (as free SO2)

INCI glossary name

SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE

Chemical name

Inorganic sulphites and hydrogensulphites (5)

Regulatory information

Regulation

(EC) 2009/1223

SCCS opinions

Opinion concerning Restrictions on Materials listed in annex VI of Directive 76/768/EEC on Cosmetic Products

Identified ingredients

Key data

CAS

7757-83-7 / 10192-30-0 / 10196-04-0 / 10117-38-1 / 7773-03-7 / 7631-90-5 / 7681-57-4 / 16731-55-8

EC

231-821-4 / 233-469-7 / 233-484-9 / 233-321-1 / 231-870-1 /231-548-0 / 231-673-0 / 240-795-3

Annex

Entry number

9

Inventory links for SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 31847

AMMONIUM BISULFITE

CAS: 10192-30-0

EC: 233-469-7

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 31900

AMMONIUM SULFITE

CAS: 10196-04-0

EC: 233-484-9

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 36994

POTASSIUM METABISULFITE

CAS: 16731-55-8 / 4429-42-9

EC: 240-795-3 / -

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 37031

POTASSIUM SULFITE

CAS: 10117-38-1 / 23873-77-0

EC: 233-321-1 / -

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 37740

SODIUM BISULFITE

CAS: 7631-90-5

EC: 231-548-0

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 37956

SODIUM METABISULFITE

CAS: 7681-57-4 / 7757-74-6

EC: 231-673-0 / -

Inventory Restriction reference

Ref 38095

SODIUM SULFITE

CAS: 7757-83-7

EC: 231-821-4

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

Annex V 7

Nearby record in the same annex

o-Phenylphenol, Sodium o-Phenylphenate

CAS: 90-43-7, 132-27-4

EC: 201-993-5, 205-055-6

Annex V 11

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CHLOROBUTANOL

CAS: 57-15-8

EC: 200-317-6

Annex V 4

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SORBIC ACID / CALCIUM SORBATE / SODIUM SORBATE / POTASSIUM SORBATE

CAS: 110-44-1 / 7492-55-9 / 7757-81-5 / 24634-61-5

EC: 203-768-7 / 231-321-6 / 231-819-3 / 246-376-1

Annex V 12 a

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BUTYLPARABEN/PROPYLPARABEN/SODIUM PROPOYLPARABEN/SODIUM BUTYLPARABEN/POTASSIUM BUTYLPARABEN/POTASSI…

CAS: 94-26-8/ 94-13-3/ 35285-69-9/ 36457-20-2/ 38566-94-8/ 84930-16-5

EC: 202-318-7/ 202-307-7/ 252-488-1/ 253-049-7/ 254-009-1/ 284-597-5

Annex V 3

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SALICYLIC ACID, CALCIUM SALICYLATE, MAGNESIUM SALICYLATE, MEA- SALICYLATE, SODIUM SALICYLATE, POTAS…

CAS: 69-72-7[1]/ 824-35-1[2]/ 18917-89-0[3]/ 59866-70-5[4]/ 54-21-7[5]/ 578-36-9[6]/ 2174-16-5[7]

EC: 200-712-3[1]/ 212-525-4[2]/ 242-669-3[3]/ 261-963-2[4]/ 200-198-0[5]/ 209-421-6[6]/ 218-531-3[7]

Annex V 12

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4-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID / METHYLPARABEN /POTASSIUM ETHYLPARABEN /POTASSIUM PARABEN /SODIUM METHYLPARA…

CAS: 99-96-7 /99-76-3 /36457-19-9 /16782-08-4 /5026-62-0 /35285-68-8 /120-47-8 /114-63-6 /26112-0-2 /69959-44-0

EC: 202-804-9 /202-785-7 /253-048-1 /240-830-2 /225-714-1 /252-487-6 /204-399-4 /204-051-1 /247-464-2 /274-235-4

Annex V 2

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PROPIONIC ACID / AMMONIUM PROPIONATE / CALCIUM PROPIONATE / MAGNESIUM PROPIONATE / POTASSIUM PROPIO…

CAS: 79-09-4 / 17496-08-1 / 4075-81-4 / 557-27-7 / 327-62-8 / 137-40-6

EC: 201-176-3 / 241-503-7 / 223-795-8 / 209-166-0 / 206-323-5 / 205-290-4

Annex V 13

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Dehydroacetic acid / SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE

CAS: 520-45-6 / 4418-26-2 / 16807-48-0

EC: 208-293-9 / 224-580-1 / -

Annex V 1

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BENZOIC ACID; SODIUM BENZOATE

CAS: 65-85-0 / 532-32-1

EC: 200-618-2 / 208-534-8

Annex V 14

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FORMIC ACID / SODIUM FORMATE

CAS: 64-18-6 / 141-53-7

EC: 200-579-1 / 205-488-0

Annex V 1a

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AMMONIUM BENZOATE / BUTYL BENZOATE / CALCIUM BENZOATE / ETHYL BENZOATE / ISOBUTYL BENZOATE / ISOPRO…

CAS: 1863-63-4 /2090-05-3 / 582-25-2 / 553-70-8 / 4337-66-0 / 93-58-3 / 93-89-0 / 2315-68-6 / 136-60-7 / 1205-50-3 / 939-48-0 / 93-99-2

EC: 217-468-9 / 218-235-4 / 209-481-3 / 209-045-2 / 224-387-2 / 202-259-7 / 202-284-3 / 219-020-8 / 205-252-7 / 204-401-3 / 213-361-6 / 202-293-2

Annex V 15

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Dibromohexamidine isethionate

CAS: 93856-83-8

EC: 299-116-4

What Annex V means for SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE

SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE is an approved preservative listed in Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. Only substances on this positive list may be used as cosmetic preservatives in the EU.

Each preservative entry specifies maximum permitted concentrations and applicable product scope. Concentrations must not exceed the listed maximum. Some preservatives require warning statements on the product label.

This record is linked to 7 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

Use concentration must not exceed: 0.2% (as free SO2)
Verify the preservative is effective at the permitted concentration for your matrix.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE is listed in Annex V of EU Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as a permitted preservative. It may be used in cosmetics up to the maximum concentration specified above, within the permitted product scope.

CAS 7757-83-7 / 10192-30-0 / 10196-04-0 / 10117-38-1 / 7773-03-7 / 7631-90-5 / 7681-57-4 / 16731-55-8 is the unique numerical identifier assigned to SODIUM SULFITE / AMMONIUM BISULFITE / AMMONIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM SULFITE / POTASSIUM hydrogen SULFITE / SODIUM BISULFITE / SODIUM METABISULFITE / POTASSIUM METABISULFITE 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.

The maximum concentration of 0.2% (as free SO2) applies to the concentration of the substance in the ready-to-use cosmetic product. When the substance is supplied as part of a blend or mixture, the calculation must account for the contribution of all sources in the formulation. The combined concentration must not exceed the stated limit.

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