Official EU label nameGlossary entry 3237

BENZOYL PEROXIDE

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.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 9 of 13 indexed market datasets: 8 country records and 1 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

9 markets with evidence

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Resolved identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:94-36-0

EC:202-327-6

Ingredient index records:

BENZOYL PEROXIDE

Cosmetic functions: OXIDISING

Dibenzoyl peroxide

Inventory restriction note: III/94

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8 matched or reported names

BENZOYL PEROXIDEDibenzoyl peroxideBenzoyl peroxideBenzoyl peroxide (dibenzoyl peroxide)Dibenzoyl peroxide Benzoyl peroxide CAS No 94-36-0过氧苯甲酰 — Benzoyl peroxide （CAS No. 94-36-0）벤조일퍼옥사이드Benzoyl peroxide diben- zoyl peroxide (CAS No. 94-36-0)

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Market	Result	Records	Dataset	Meaning / next action
European Union EU	Restricted	1Open record 1	Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
Great Britain GB	Restricted	1Open record 1	Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
Canada CA	Restricted	1Open record 1	Complete Hotlist snapshot Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
New Zealand NZ	Restricted	1Open record 1	Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
ASEAN ASEAN	Restricted	1Open record 1	Complete regional annex dataset ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
China CN	Prohibited	1Open record 1	Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
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	Prohibited	1Open record 1	Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026	Review every linked record and exact conditions.
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	Restricted	1Open record 1	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	Restricted	1Open record 1	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

European Union

Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026

BENZOYL PEROXIDEAnnex III

Artificial nail systems

Maximum concentration: 0.7% (after mixing for use)

Great Britain

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

Benzoyl peroxideRestricted

Artificial nail systems · 0,7% (after mixing for use) · Professional use · For professional use only Avoid skin contact Read directions for use carefully

GB Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III, entry 94 · 2026-08-15

Canada

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025

Benzoyl peroxideRestricted

Permitted only in nail products for professional use · Maximum concentration: 10% · Warnings: "For professional use only" "Avoid skin contact" "Read directions carefully before using"

Hotlist restricted entry 17 · Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13

New Zealand

Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026

Benzoyl peroxide (dibenzoyl peroxide)Restricted

Product scope: Artificial nail systems · Maximum concentration: 0.7% (after mixing) · Other limitations: For professional use only · Warnings: For professional use only. Avoid skin contact. Read directions for use carefully.

Schedule 5, reference 94, source row 123 · effective-2026-01-01

ASEAN

ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026

Dibenzoyl peroxide Benzoyl peroxide CAS No 94-36-0Restricted

Artificial nail systems · 0.7 % (After mixing for use) · Professional use only · • For professional use only • Avoid skin contact • Read directions for use carefully

ASEAN Annex III, reference 94 · 2026-1

China

NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025

过氧苯甲酰 — Benzoyl peroxide （CAS No. 94-36-0）Prohibited

Prohibited in cosmetic product formulas. Verify the cited Chinese source identity and any later NMPA amendment before use.

NMPA 2021 Catalogue of Raw Materials Banned for Cosmetics, entry 1283 · NMPA Announcement No. 74 of 2021, effective 2021-05-26

South Korea

MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026

벤조일퍼옥사이드Prohibited

화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정, 별표 1, record 1-415 · 2026-19

India

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

Benzoyl peroxide diben- zoyl peroxide (CAS No. 94-36-0)Restricted

Field of application/use: Artificial nail systems 0.7 percent (after mixing | Maximum authorised concentration: for use) | Other limitations/requirements: Professional use only a)For professional use only | Label conditions/warnings: b)Avoid skin contact; and c)Read directions f…

IS 4707 (Part 2):2025 Annex B, entry 91 · IS 4707 (Part 2):2025, fifth revision

Saudi Arabia

SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026

Dibenzoyl peroxideRestricted

SFDA restricted list, page 10, row 6 · live-snapshot-2026-08-30

Exact Annex II–VI evidence

Annex IIIentry 94

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BENZOYL PEROXIDE

Product scope: Artificial nail systems

Maximum concentration: 0.7% (after mixing for use)

Restrictions: Professional use

Warnings: For professional use only Avoid skin contact Read directions for use carefully

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 94-36-0

CAS 94-36-0PubChem CID 7187

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benzoyl peroxide is a carbonyl compound. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: benzoyl benzenecarboperoxoate

Molecular formula: C14H10O4
Molecular weight: 242.23 g/mol
Exact mass: 242.05790880 Da
XLogP3: 3.5
Topological polar surface area: 52.6 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 4
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Dibenzoyl peroxideBenzoyl superoxidePeroxide, dibenzoylBenzoperoxideLucidolPanoxylAcetoxylPersadox

16 more reported names

BenoxylOxyliteDibenzoylperoxidBenzol peroxideBenzoylperoxidAsidopanMytolacBenzacEloxylResdan AkneDiphenylglyoxal peroxideEpi-ClearPersa-GelAkneroxid 5Dry and ClearDuresthin 5

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:82405
ChEMBL:CHEMBL1200370
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6024591
PubMed:28150367
PubMed:27965148
PubMed:27716910
PubMed:27416314
PubMed:26795242
PubMed:23062156
PubMed:22988649
PubMed:22920095
PubMed:22906688
PubMed:22876989
PubMed:22839750
PubMed:22838094

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

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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