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PETROLEUM DISTILLATES

Petroleum. A complex combination of hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. This category en…

PETROLEUM DISTILLATES is linked to 1 EU annex record on this page.

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INCI name

PETROLEUM DISTILLATES

Description

Petroleum. A complex combination of hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. This category encompasses light, medium, and heavy petroleums, as well as the oils extracted from tar sands. Hydrocarbonaceous materials requiring major chemical changes for their recovery or conversion to petroleum refinery feedstocks such as crude shale oils, upgraded shale oils and liquid coal fuels are not included in this definition / Petroleum gases, liquefied. A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C3 through C7 and boiling in the range of approximately -40[0]C to 80[0]C (-40[0]F to 176[0]F)

Annex II Shared CAS number
Entry 763

Petroleum

CAS: 8002-05-9
EC: 232-298-5

Key data

Restriction

How PETROLEUM DISTILLATES appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists PETROLEUM DISTILLATES as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 1 annex record. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex record shows where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.

PETROLEUM DISTILLATES is also tagged with 2 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.

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PETROLEUM DISTILLATES appears in the EU CosIng inventory and has linked annex records. Check the annex records above for applicable restrictions, concentration limits and conditions of use. Annex II listing means prohibited; Annex III means restricted; Annexes IV, V and VI mean permitted under specified conditions.

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This page combines the CosIng inventory entry for PETROLEUM DISTILLATES with 1 linked Annex II–VI record from the local dataset built from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials.

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