Official EU label nameGlossary entry 20584

PETROLATUM

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 5 of 13 indexed market datasets: 32 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:8009-03-864743-01-785029-74-992045-77-797862-97-097862-98-1100684-33-1

EC:232-373-2265-206-7285-098-5295-459-9308-149-6308-150-1309-706-6

Ingredient index records:

PETROLATUM

Cosmetic functions: ANTISTATIC, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Petrolatum. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained as a semi-solid from dewaxing paraffinic residual oil. It consists predominantly of saturated crystalline and liquid hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25

Inventory restriction note: II/904 (except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen)

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23 matched or reported names

PETROLATUMpetrolatumPetrolatum (petroleum), oxidised, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), oxidised, except if the full refiningPetrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated, except if the fullPetrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, except if the full refiningPetrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated, except if the fullPetrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated, except if the fullPetrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated, except if the full refiningPetrolatum (CAS No. 8009-03-8), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), oxidised (CAS No. 64743-01-7), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated (CAS No. 85029-74-9), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated (CAS No. 92045-77-7), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated (CAS No. 97862-97-0), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated (CAS No. 97862-98-1), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated (CAS No. 100684-33-1), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenPetrolatum (petroleum), oxidized, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen

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Market	Result	Records	Dataset	Meaning / next action
European Union EU	No local match	0	Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026	No annex match only means that these five annexes did not return a match; CosIng identity data and other EU obligations still need review.
Great Britain GB	Prohibited	6Open record 1 Open record 2	Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
Canada CA	No local match	0	Complete Hotlist snapshot Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025	The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
New Zealand NZ	Prohibited	7Open record 1 Open record 2	Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
ASEAN ASEAN	Prohibited	6Open record 1 Open record 2	Complete regional annex dataset ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
China CN	No local match	0	Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025	IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately.
Japan JP	No local match	0	Complete Standards appendices dataset MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot	The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion.
South Korea KR	No local match	0	Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026	Korean source wording is canonical and other positive lists/notices may still apply to the formulation.
United States US	No local match	0	Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026	FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety.
Australia AU	No local match	0	Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026	An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.
Brazil BR	No local match	0	Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026	RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026.
India IN	Prohibited	7Open record 1 Open record 2	Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4 Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
Saudi Arabia SA	Prohibited	6Open record 1 Open record 2	Complete official list index SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.

Matching market records and conditions

Great Britain

GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026

Petrolatum (petroleum), oxidised, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 905 · 2026-08-15

Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 906 · 2026-08-15

Petrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 907 · 2026-08-15

Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 908 · 2026-08-15

Petrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 909 · 2026-08-15

Petrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II, entry 910 · 2026-08-15

New Zealand

Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026

Petrolatum (petroleum), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 904, source row 931 · effective-2026-01-01

Petrolatum (petroleum), oxidised, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 905, source row 932 · effective-2026-01-01

Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 906, source row 933 · effective-2026-01-01

Petrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 907, source row 934 · effective-2026-01-01

Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 908, source row 935 · effective-2026-01-01

Petrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 909, source row 936 · effective-2026-01-01

Petrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Schedule 4, reference 910, source row 937 · effective-2026-01-01

ASEAN

ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026

Petrolatum (petroleum), oxidised, except if the full refiningProhibited

ASEAN Annex II, reference 905 · 2026-1

Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated, except if the fullProhibited

ASEAN Annex II, reference 906 · 2026-1

Petrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, except if the full refiningProhibited

ASEAN Annex II, reference 907 · 2026-1

Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated, except if the fullProhibited

ASEAN Annex II, reference 908 · 2026-1

Petrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated, except if the fullProhibited

ASEAN Annex II, reference 909 · 2026-1

Petrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated, except if the full refiningProhibited

ASEAN Annex II, reference 910 · 2026-1

India

Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)

Petrolatum (CAS No. 8009-03-8), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 886 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Petrolatum (petroleum), oxidised (CAS No. 64743-01-7), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 887 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated (CAS No. 85029-74-9), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 888 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Petrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated (CAS No. 92045-77-7), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 889 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated (CAS No. 97862-97-0), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 890 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Petrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated (CAS No. 97862-98-1), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 891 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Petrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated (CAS No. 100684-33-1), except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

Must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products. Apply the general trace and safety notes published after Annex A.

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex A, entry 892 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Saudi Arabia

SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026

Petrolatum (petroleum), oxidized, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 91, row 3 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 91, row 4 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Petrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 91, row 5 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Petrolatum (petroleum), carbon-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 91, row 6 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Petrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 91, row 7 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Petrolatum (petroleum), clay-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogenProhibited

SFDA prohibited list, page 91, row 8 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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