Canada cosmetic ingredient regulations
The Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist records administrative prohibitions and restrictions.
- Regulator
- Health Canada
- Source language
- English and French
- Coverage version
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
Official ingredient records
580 matching recordsPiper methysticum extract
Canada Hotlist: Piper methysticum extract
CAS 9000-38-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: kava kava
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 390 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pipradrol and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Pipradrol and its salts
CAS 467-60-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 391 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Piprocurarium salts
Canada Hotlist: Piprocurarium salts
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 392 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Placental extracts
Canada Hotlist: Placental extracts
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: See " Human origin, substances of " and/or " Bovine tissues and ingredients ".
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 68 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Poldine methyl sulfate
Canada Hotlist: Poldine methyl sulfate
CAS 545-80-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 393 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pramocaine
Canada Hotlist: Pramocaine
CAS 140-65-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 394 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Probenecid
Canada Hotlist: Probenecid
CAS 57-66-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 395 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Procainamide, its salts and derivatives
Canada Hotlist: Procainamide, its salts and derivatives
CAS 51-06-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 396 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Progestogens
Canada Hotlist: Progestogens
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 397 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Propatylnitrate
Canada Hotlist: Propatylnitrate
CAS 2921-92-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 398 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Propyphenazone
Canada Hotlist: Propyphenazone
CAS 479-92-5
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 399 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Prostaglandins, their salts and derivatives and their analogs
Canada Hotlist: Prostaglandins, their salts and derivatives and their analogs
CAS 745-65-3; 155206-00-1; 40665-92-7; 363-24-6; 35121-78-9; 40666-16-8; 130209-82-4; 59122-46-2; 209860-87-7; 157283-68-6; 81846-19-7; 120373-36-6; 130209-76-6; 1005193-64-5; 157283-66-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Alprostadil; Bimatoprost; Cloprostenol; Dinoprostone; Epoprostenol; Fluprostenol; Latanoprost; Misoprostol; Tafluprost; Travoprost; Treprostinil; Unoprostone; Dehydrolatanoprost; Ethyl Travoprostamide; Trifluoromethyl Dechloro Ethylprostenolamide; Isopropyl Phenylhydroxypentene Dihydroxycyclopentylheptenate; Isopropyl Cloprostenate
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 400 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Prunus laurocerasus L .
Canada Hotlist: Prunus laurocerasus L .
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 401 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Psilocybine
Canada Hotlist: Psilocybine
CAS 520-52-5
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 402 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pueraria mirifica
Canada Hotlist: Pueraria mirifica
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 403 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pyrethrum album L . and its galenical preparations
Canada Hotlist: Pyrethrum album L . and its galenical preparations
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 404 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pyrocatechol
Canada Hotlist: Pyrocatechol
CAS 120-80-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Catechol
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 405 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pyrogallol
Canada Hotlist: Pyrogallol
CAS 87-66-1
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 406 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Radioactive substances
Canada Hotlist: Radioactive substances
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 407 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Rauwolfia serpentina alkaloids and their salts
Canada Hotlist: Rauwolfia serpentina alkaloids and their salts
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 408 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Resorcinol
Canada Hotlist: Resorcinol
CAS 108-46-3 · EC 203-585-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Not permitted in cosmetics intended for use on the skin. Additionally see " Coal tar dye ."
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 70 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Retinal
Canada Hotlist: Retinal
CAS 116-31-4 · EC 204-135-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Retinaldehyde | a) Leave-on products intended for full body application | b) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: 0.01% | 0.05%
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 71 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Retinoic Acid and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Retinoic Acid and its salts
CAS 302-79-4; 4759-48-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Tretinoin; cis-Retinoic Acid; all-trans-retinoic acid
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 409 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Retinol and its esters
Canada Hotlist: Retinol and its esters
CAS 68-26-8; 127-47-9; 79-81-2; 631-89-0; 7069-42-3
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Vitamin A; Retinyl acetate; Retinyl palmitate; Retinyl linoleate; Retinyl propionate | a) Leave-on products intended for full body application | b) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: 0.2% total retinol equivalents | 1.0% total retinol equivalents
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 72 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Safrole, except when naturally occurring in plant extracts
Canada Hotlist: Safrole, except when naturally occurring in plant extracts
CAS 94-59-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 410 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Salicylic acid
Canada Hotlist: Salicylic acid
CAS 69-72-7 · EC 200-712-3
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Maximum concentration: 2%
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 73 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Schoenocaulon officinale Lind . seeds and galenical preparations
Canada Hotlist: Schoenocaulon officinale Lind . seeds and galenical preparations
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 411 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Selenium and its compounds
Canada Hotlist: Selenium and its compounds
CAS 7782-49-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Excluding selenium sulfide (7488-56-4)
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 412 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Silver and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Silver and its salts
CAS 7440-22-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Colloidal Silver | a) Mouthwashes | b) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: a) 0.04% · Warnings: "This product contains silver and/or silver salts." "Avoid contact with broken or abraded skin."
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 74 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Sodium borate
Canada Hotlist: Sodium borate
CAS 1303-96-4 · EC 215-540-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Borax; Sodium tetraborate | See " Boric acid and its salts ".
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 75 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Sodium hexacyclonate
Canada Hotlist: Sodium hexacyclonate
CAS 7009-49-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 413 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Sodium perborate
Canada Hotlist: Sodium perborate
CAS 7632-04-4 · EC 239-172-9 / 231-556-4 / 234-390-0
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: See " Peroxide and peroxide-generating compounds " for oral products. See " Boric acid and its salts " for other cosmetics.
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 76 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Sodium picramate
Canada Hotlist: Sodium picramate
CAS 831-52-7 · EC 212-603-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Maximum concentration: 0.1%
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 77 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Sodium pyrithione
Canada Hotlist: Sodium pyrithione
CAS 3811-73-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 414 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Solanum nigrum L . and its galenical preparations
Canada Hotlist: Solanum nigrum L . and its galenical preparations
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 415 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Solvent Blue 35
Canada Hotlist: Solvent Blue 35
CAS 17354-14-2 · EC 241-379-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 61554
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 416 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Solvent Red 23
Canada Hotlist: Solvent Red 23
CAS 85-86-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 26100; Red No. 225; Tetrazobenzene-beta-Naphthol; Sudan Red BK; 2-Naphthalenol, 1-[[4-(Phenylazo)Phenyl]Azo]-; D&C Red no. 17; Red 17; Toney Red; Sudan III | a) Not permitted in cosmetics intended to be used on or around mucosal membranes such as eyes, mouth or nose. Additionally see " Coal tar dye ". | b) Hair dye product | c) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: b) "Do not use to dye eyelashes or eyebrows." "Do not use in or around the area of the eye, mouth or nose." | c) "Do not use in or around the area of the eye, mouth or nose."
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 78 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Solvent Red 24
Canada Hotlist: Solvent Red 24
CAS 85-83-6 · EC 201-635-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 26105
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 417 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Solvent Red 49:1
Canada Hotlist: Solvent Red 49:1
CAS 6373-07-5 · EC 228-908-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 45170:1; Rhodamine B-Stearate
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 418 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Solvent Violet 13
Canada Hotlist: Solvent Violet 13
CAS 81-48-1
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 60725; Violet 2 | a) Nail products | b) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: 0.3%
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 79 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Sparteine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Sparteine and its salts
CAS 90-39-1
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 419 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Spironolactone
Canada Hotlist: Spironolactone
CAS 52-01-7 · EC 200-133-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 420 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Steroids
Canada Hotlist: Steroids
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 421 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strontium and its salts, other than nitrite
Canada Hotlist: Strontium and its salts, other than nitrite
CAS 7440-24-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as restricted; the listed conditions and warnings apply.
Conditions: a) Not permitted in aerosol products. | b) Depilatory products | c) Other cosmetics · Maximum concentration: b) 3.5% strontium | c) 6.6% in salt, or 2.1% elemental strontium, whichever represents the smallest amount of strontium (depending on the salt).
Source:Hotlist restricted entry 80 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strontium nitrite
Canada Hotlist: Strontium nitrite
CAS 13470-06-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 422 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strontium polycarboxylate
Canada Hotlist: Strontium polycarboxylate
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 423 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strophantines, their aglucones and derivatives
Canada Hotlist: Strophantines, their aglucones and derivatives
CAS 11005-63-3
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 424 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strophantus spp . and their galenical preparations
Canada Hotlist: Strophantus spp . and their galenical preparations
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 425 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strychnine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Strychnine and its salts
CAS 57-24-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 426 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Strychnos spp . and their galenical preparations
Canada Hotlist: Strychnos spp . and their galenical preparations
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 427 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
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Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
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