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ASEAN cosmetic ingredient regulations

Regional annexes require member-state effective-date and deviation checks.

Regulator
ASEAN Cosmetic Committee / national regulators
Source language
English and national languages
Coverage version
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026

What this list is

The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive is not law anywhere by itself. Each member state enacts it separately, on its own date, sometimes with its own changes — so a regional answer is a starting point, not a compliance answer.

  • 2,224 regional records: 1,728 prohibited, 249 restricted, 247 on a positive list.
  • The directive is agreed regionally and given force by each member state's own instrument.
  • Effective dates differ between member states, so the same annex can be in force in one and not another.
  • Member states may add national requirements the regional annexes do not contain.

The ASEAN Cosmetic Directive harmonises the annexes across ten member states, and it is genuinely useful for that: one set of prohibited, restricted and positive lists covering a region that would otherwise need ten separate checks. What it is not is directly binding. The directive takes effect in a member state when that state gives it effect in national law, and those instruments are made at different times.

Two consequences follow, and both bite in practice. An annex amendment agreed regionally may be in force in Singapore and not yet in Indonesia, so the same substance can have two different answers on the same day. And a member state may impose requirements of its own — notification procedures, labelling in a national language, additional restrictions — that the regional annexes say nothing about.

Treat what follows as the regional baseline. For a product going to a specific market, the national instrument and its current effective date are the answer, and this list is where to start rather than where to stop.

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Official ingredient records

2224 matching records
ProhibitedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Trixylyl phosphate

CAS 25155-23-1

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 1545 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Permitted list with conditionsBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Undec-10-enoic acid and its salts (+) Undecylenic acid (CAS No. 112-38-9) /Potassium undecylenate (CAS No. 6159-61- 47)/ Sodium undecylenate (CAS No. 3398-33- 2)/Calcium undecylenate (CAS No. 1322-14-1) / TEA- undecylenate (CAS No. 84471-25-0)/ MEA- undecylenate (CAS No. 56532-40-2)

Undec-10-enoic acid and its salts (+) Undecylenic acid (CAS No. 112-38-9) /Potassium undecylenate (CAS No. 6159-61- 47)/ Sodium undecylenate (CAS No. 3398-33- 2)/Calcium undecylenate (CAS No. 1322-14-1) / TEA- undecylenate (CAS No. 84471-25-0)/ MEA- undec

CAS 112-38-9; 3398-33-2; 1322-14-1; 84471-25-0; 56532-40-2 · EC 203-965-8

ASEAN Annex VI lists this record among preservatives allowed for cosmetic use. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: 0.2% (acid)

Source:ASEAN Annex VI, reference 18 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Urethane

CAS 51-79-6

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 671 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Valinamide

CAS 20108-78-5

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 1039 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Valnoctamide (INN)

CAS 4171-13-5

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 184 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Verbena absolute (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) Related Verbena absolutes: - Lippia citriodora absolute - Aloysia triphylla absolute - Lippia triphylla absolute - Verbena triphylla absolute - Zappania citrodora absolute

ASEAN Annex III lists this record among substances allowed only under restrictions and conditions. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: 0.2%

Source:ASEAN Annex III, reference 206 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Vinclozolin

CAS 50471-44-8

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 738 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Vinyl acetate

CAS 108-05-4 · EC 203-545-4

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 1565 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Warfarin (INN) and its salts

CAS 81-81-2

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 203 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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RestrictedBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Water-soluble zinc salts with the exception of zinc 4-hydroxy benzene sulphonate (entry 25) and zinc pyrithione (entry 101 and Annex VI, entry 8) Zinc acetate, zinc chloride, zinc gluconate, zinc glutamate(20)

ASEAN Annex III lists this record among substances allowed only under restrictions and conditions. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: 1% calculated as zinc

Source:ASEAN Annex III, reference 24 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Yohimbine and its salts

CAS 146-48-5

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 337 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Permitted list with conditionsBinding ruleOriginal is EnglishOfficial-source import checked

Zinc Oxide (nano) CAS No.1314-13-2

CAS 1314-13-2

ASEAN Annex VII lists this record among UV filters allowed for cosmetic use. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: 25% (2) · Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation. Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed: • purity ≥ 96% with wurtzite crystalline structure and physical appearance as clusters that are rod-like, star-like and/or isometric shapes, with impurities consisting only of carbon dioxide and water whilst other impurities are less than 1% in total. • Median diameter of the particle number size distribution D50 (50% of the number below this diameter) > 30 nm and D1 (1% below this size) >20nm. • Water solubility < 50 mg/l. Coating materials can be used that have been demonstrated to be safe and not to affect the nanoparticle properties related to the behaviour and/or effects

Source:ASEAN Annex VII, reference A29a · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Zinc oxide CAS No.1314-13-2

CAS 1314-13-2

ASEAN Annex VII lists this record among UV filters allowed for cosmetic use. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: 25 % (2) · Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation.

Source:ASEAN Annex VII, reference A29 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Zinc pyrithione(3) (CAS No 13463-41-7)

CAS 13463-41-7 · EC 236-671-3

ASEAN Annex VI lists this record among preservatives allowed for cosmetic use. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: Hair products; 1.0 % Other products; 0.5% · Rinse off products only. Not for use in products for oral hygiene

Source:ASEAN Annex VI, reference 8 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Zinchydroxybenzene sulphonate- 4 Zinc phenolsulfonate CAS No127-82-2

ASEAN Annex III lists this record among substances allowed only under restrictions and conditions. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions · 6% c alculated as % of anhydrous substance · Avoid contact with eyes.

Source:ASEAN Annex III, reference 25 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Ziram

CAS 137-30-4

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 1016 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Zoxazolamine (INN)

CAS 61-80-3

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 24 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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[(m-Tolyloxy)methyl]oxirane

CAS 2186-25-6

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 1041 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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[(p-Tolyloxy)methyl]oxirane

CAS 2186-24-5

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 1040 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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[7-Hydroxy-8-[(2- methoxyphenyl)azo]- 2-naphthyl]trimethylammonium chloride Basic Red 76 CAS 68391-30-0

CAS 68391-30-0 · EC 269-941-4

ASEAN Annex III lists this record among substances allowed only under restrictions and conditions. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Conditions: Hair dye substance in non- oxidative hair dye products Use for dyeing eyelashes and eyebrows is not permitted. · 2.0 % · The direction for use “wear suitable gloves” must be included in label or leaflet text. · Do not use to dye eyelashes or eyebrows

Source:ASEAN Annex III, reference 291 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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bis(2-Methoxyethyl) phthalate

CAS 117-82-8

ASEAN Annex II lists this record among substances prohibited in cosmetic products. Member-state transition rules and deviations still require local verification.

Source:ASEAN Annex II, reference 678 · version 2026-1 · source checked 2026-08-30

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Market coverage contract

Complete regional annex dataset
Included scope
Annexes II, III, IV, VI and VII covering prohibited, restricted and positive-list substances.
If no match is found
Regional annex coverage does not replace member-state implementation dates, notifications or national deviations.

Complete verification checklist

  1. Search all ACD annexes by name and identifiers.
  2. Apply product type, maximum level and warning conditions.
  3. Confirm the target member state's adoption and transition date.
  4. Complete the local notification and responsible-company requirements.

How ASEAN differs from other markets

Comparing this market's imported rules against every other market's for the same substance. A market with no imported rule for a substance is left out of that comparison rather than treated as permitting it.

24 substances where ASEAN is stricter than some markets

A formula cleared elsewhere can fail here.

Diethylene GlycolPhenolCatalaseDichloromethaneDihydrocoumarinOxyquinolineThiramZirconium PowderButaneChloropheneFormaldehydeHydroquinoneIsobutaneQUATERNIUM-15Butylphenyl MethylpropionalMethylene GlycolSilver NitrateEthylhexyl Ethylhexanoate4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CamphorBenzophenoneAzelaic AcidTriclosanCI 47005Dihydroxyacetone
125 substances where ASEAN is more permissive than some markets

Permitted here under conditions and prohibited, or more tightly held, elsewhere — so a formula built for this market may not travel.

Boric AcidMethyl Alcohol1-NAPHTHOLBenzoyl PeroxideChloramine THydrogen PeroxideP-HYDROXYANISOLE1,5-NAPHTHALENEDIOL2,7-NAPHTHALENEDIOL2-AMINO-6-CHLORO-4-NITROPHENOL2-METHYLRESORCINOL3-NITRO-P-HYDROXYETHYLAMINOPHENOL4-AMINO-2-HYDROXYTOLUENE4-AMINO-3-NITROPHENOL4-AMINO-M-CRESOLButoxyethanolDichloropheneM-AMINOPHENOLNitromethaneP-PHENYLENEDIAMINEPhenyl Methyl PyrazoloneTalcTOLUENE-2,5-DIAMINEZinc Pyrithione1,3-BIS-(2,4-DIAMINOPHENOXY)PROPANE1-HYDROXYETHYL 4,5-DIAMINO Pyrazole Sulfate2,6-DIAMINOPYRIDINE2,6-DIHYDROXY-3,4-DIMETHYLPYRIDINE2,6-DIHYDROXYETHYLAMINOTOLUENE2-AMINO-3-HYDROXYPYRIDINE2-AMINO-4-HYDROXYETHYLAMINOANISOLE2-CHLORO-6-ETHYLAMINO-4-NITROPHENOL2-HYDROXYETHYL Picramic Acid2-HYDROXYETHYLAMINO-5-NITROANISOLE2-METHYL-5-HYDROXYETHYLAMINOPHENOL3-AMINO-2,4-DICHLOROPHENOL3-METHYLAMINO-4-NITROPHENOXYETHANOL4-HYDROXYPROPYLAMINO-3-NITROPHENOL4-NITRO-O-PHENYLENEDIAMINE4-NITROPHENYL Aminoethylurea

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Official sources and legal role

ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes

Banned, restricted and positive-list substances under the harmonised ASEAN framework

Legal meaning: Regional directive; member-state transitions and deviations still require local verification

Available language: English

What this market page can answer

Source and authority

Identify the official material and the regulator responsible for it: ASEAN Cosmetic Committee / national regulators.

Language and scope

See whether usable English or bilingual material exists and what the mapped source actually covers. Current source language: English and national languages.

Evidence status

Browse ingredient-level records imported from official sources. Each row states whether it passed deterministic source checks or human editorial review.

How to verify an ingredient for this market

  1. Search the ingredient by INCI name, CAS number or EC number and record the exact identity.
  2. Open each official source above and check the current version, product scope, concentration limits and required warnings.
  3. Confirm effective dates and whether an English text is official, reviewed or only contextual.
  4. Treat a missing local match as unknown, never as permission or a safety conclusion.
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