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
490 matching recordsOctamylamine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Octamylamine and its salts
CAS 502-59-0
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 351 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Octodrine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Octodrine and its salts
CAS 543-82-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 352 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxanamide and its derivatives
Canada Hotlist: Oxanamide and its derivatives
CAS 126-93-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 354 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxpheneridine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Oxpheneridine and its salts
CAS 546-32-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 355 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
PABA, esters of; with a free amino group
Canada Hotlist: PABA, esters of; with a free amino group
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: 4-aminobenzoic acid
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 357 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paramethasone
Canada Hotlist: Paramethasone
CAS 53-33-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 358 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Parathion
Canada Hotlist: Parathion
CAS 56-38-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: O,O'-diethyl O-4-nitrophenyl phosphorothioate
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 359 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Parethoxycaine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Parethoxycaine and its salts
CAS 94-23-5
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 360 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pelletierine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Pelletierine and its salts
CAS 2858-66-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 361 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pemoline and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Pemoline and its salts
CAS 2152-34-3
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 362 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentachloroethane
Canada Hotlist: Pentachloroethane
CAS 76-01-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 363 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate
Canada Hotlist: Pentaerythrityl tetranitrate
CAS 78-11-5
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 364 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentamethonium salts
Canada Hotlist: Pentamethonium salts
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 365 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentyl dimethyl PABA, mixed isomers
Canada Hotlist: Pentyl dimethyl PABA, mixed isomers
CAS 14779-78-3 · EC 238-849-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Amyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 366 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrichloral
Canada Hotlist: Petrichloral
CAS 78-12-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 367 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenacemide
Canada Hotlist: Phenacemide
CAS 63-98-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 368 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenaglycodol
Canada Hotlist: Phenaglycodol
CAS 79-93-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 369 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenetamine
Canada Hotlist: Phenetamine
CAS 3590-16-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: Feclemine
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 370 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenindione
Canada Hotlist: Phenindione
CAS 83-12-5
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 371 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenmetrazine, its derivatives and salts
Canada Hotlist: Phenmetrazine, its derivatives and salts
CAS 134-49-6
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 372 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenol
Canada Hotlist: Phenol
CAS 108-95-2 · EC 203-632-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 373 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenolphthalein
Canada Hotlist: Phenolphthalein
CAS 77-09-8 · EC 201-004-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 374 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenothiazine and its compounds
Canada Hotlist: Phenothiazine and its compounds
CAS 92-84-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 375 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenprobamate
Canada Hotlist: Phenprobamate
CAS 673-31-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 376 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenprocoumon
Canada Hotlist: Phenprocoumon
CAS 435-97-2
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 377 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phenylbutazone
Canada Hotlist: Phenylbutazone
CAS 50-33-9
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 378 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pheromones
Canada Hotlist: Pheromones
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 379 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phosphorus and metal phosphides
Canada Hotlist: Phosphorus and metal phosphides
CAS 7723-14-0 · EC 231-768-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 380 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Physostigma venenosum Balf .
Canada Hotlist: Physostigma venenosum Balf .
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 381 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Phytolacca spp . and their preparations
Canada Hotlist: Phytolacca spp . and their preparations
CAS 84961-56-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 382 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Picric acid
Canada Hotlist: Picric acid
CAS 88-89-1
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 383 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Picrotoxin
Canada Hotlist: Picrotoxin
CAS 124-87-8
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 384 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pigment Orange 5 and its lakes, pigments and salts
Canada Hotlist: Pigment Orange 5 and its lakes, pigments and salts
CAS 3468-63-1 · EC 222-429-4
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 12075
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 385 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pigment Red 53
Canada Hotlist: Pigment Red 53
CAS 2092-56-0 · EC 218-248-5
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Conditions: Synonyms or related compounds: CI 15585
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 386 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pilocarpine and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Pilocarpine and its salts
CAS 92-13-7
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 387 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes and its galenical preparations
Canada Hotlist: Pilocarpus jaborandi Holmes and its galenical preparations
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 388 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pipazetate and its salts
Canada Hotlist: Pipazetate and its salts
CAS 2167-85-3
Health Canada lists this ingredient as prohibited for use in cosmetic products.
Source:Hotlist prohibited entry 389 · version Health Canada Hotlist 2025-08-13 · source checked 2026-08-30
Piper 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
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
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Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
Administrative prohibitions, restrictions, conditions and warning requirements
Legal meaning: Official Health Canada compliance indicator; not a complete safety clearance
Available language: English / French
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