How do I use EC 205-137-1 for compliance screening?

Match EC 205-137-1 on your raw material safety data sheet (SDS) against EU annex entries. All entries sharing this EC number are listed on this page. For each matched entry, review the annex, concentration limits, product type conditions and warnings.

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EC 205-137-1

Q: What is EC number 205-137-1 in EU cosmetics?

EC 205-137-1 is a seven-digit identifier from European Commission chemical substance inventories (EINECS, ELINCS or NLP). It uniquely identifies the substance in EU regulatory databases. All EU annex entries listing this EC number are shown on this page.

Q: What is the difference between EINECS, ELINCS and NLP EC numbers?

EINECS covers substances on the EU market before 18 September 1981. ELINCS covers substances notified after that date. NLP (No Longer Polymers) covers substances that lost polymer status. All three use the EC number format and are referenced in EU cosmetics annex records.

Q: How do I check if my formula contains a substance with EC 205-137-1?

Use the INCI Checker on CosIng Checker to scan your ingredient list by INCI name against all EU annex records. For EC-based cross-referencing, compare EC 205-137-1 from supplier SDS documents with the entries listed on this page.

EC 205-137-1 matches 2 EU annex records across Annex II–VI of Regulation 1223/2009.

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Records for EC 205-137-1

2 total

Annex

III

Entry

OXYQUINOLINE SULFATE

bis(8-hydroxyquinolinium) sulphate

(a) Stabilizer for hydrogen peroxide in rinse-off hair products (b) Stabilizer for hydrogen peroxide in leave-on hair products

CAS

134-31-6

Max concentration

How EC 205-137-1 is used on this site

EC 205-137-1 is a European Commission substance identifier from inventories such as EINECS, ELINCS or NLP. In the current dataset, 2 annex records share this EC number, which makes the page useful for matching supplier documentation to the relevant cosmetic-law records.

Use this page when you have EC 205-137-1 from an SDS, specification sheet or internal raw-material list and need to see every linked Annex II–VI entry in one place. The records above are the fastest route to annex placement, concentration limits, warnings and product-scope conditions.

Frequently asked questions

EC 205-137-1 is a seven-digit identifier from the European Commission chemical substance inventories (EINECS, ELINCS or NLP). It uniquely identifies the substance in EU regulatory databases. The EU annex entries listing this EC number are shown above.

EINECS (EC 200-001-8 to 299-999-9 and 300-000-5 to 399-999-0 range) covers substances on the EU market before 18 September 1981. ELINCS covers substances notified after that date. NLP (No Longer Polymers) covers substances that lost polymer status. All three use the EC number format and are referenced in EU cosmetics annex records.

Match the EC number on your raw material safety data sheet (SDS) or specification sheet against EU annex entries. All entries sharing this EC number are listed above. For each matched entry, review the annex, concentration limits, product type conditions and warnings to confirm compliance with your formulation and product category.

Use the INCI Checker to scan your ingredient list by INCI name against all EU annex records. For EC-based cross-referencing, compare the EC number from supplier SDS documents with the entries listed on this page and review each entry's conditions individually.

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