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According to Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) [1], ASEAN's 30th ACSB meeting (short for “ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body Meeting”) was held in June 2019, during which it revised cosmetic ingredient requirements and added new standards of cosmetic prohibited/restricted ingredients and UV filters.
Based on the decisions adopted on the meeting, some revisions to the annexes of ACD have been effective upon release and the rest will be effective from 2020 or 2021. Stakeholders with any comments on the implementation date are welcome to provide feedback by August 31, 2019.
Detailed revisions to each annex are as follows:
1. Addition of a new entry in Annex II List of Substances Which Must not Form Part of the Composition of Cosmetic Products [2]
| Substances | CAS Number | Entry No. /Ref. No. |
| 2-chlorobenzene-1,4-diamine (2-Chloro-p-Phenylenediamine), its sulfate and dihydrochloride salts when used as a substance in hair dye products | 615-66-7 61702-44-1 (sulfate) 615-46-3 (dihydro chloride) | 1384 |
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2. Updates of 4 entries in Annex III List of Substances Which Cosmetic Products Must not Contain Except Subject to Restrictions and Conditions Laid Down [3]
Annex III was amended to include 3 new entries of restricted ingredients as well as the corresponding use limitations and delete the entry No. 48 of silver nitrate, which was previously allowed for coloring of eyelashes and eyebrows.
The new entry No. 324 and No. 325 shall take effect from Dec.19, 2020; the new entry No.326 and the entry No.48 shall take effect immediately.
| Ref No. ACD # (EU #) | Substance | Field of application and/or use | Maximum authorized concentration | Other limitations and requirements |
| 324 (308) | Tagetes minuta flower extract CAS No 91770‐75‐1 Tagetes minuta flower oil CAS No 91770‐75‐1/ 8016‐84‐0 | (a) Leave‐on products (b) Rinse‐off products | (a) 0.01% (b) 0.1% |
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| 325 (309) | Tagetes patula flower extract CAS No 91722‐29‐1 Tagetes patula flower oil CAS No 91722‐29‐1/ 8016‐84‐0 | (a) Leave‐on products (b) Rinse‐off products | (a) 0.01% (b) 0.1% |
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| 326 (310) | 1‐(4‐Chlorophenoxy)‐ 1‐(imidazol‐1‐yl)‐3,3‐ dimethylbutan‐2‐one Climbazole CAS No 38083‐17‐9 | Rinse-off anti‐dandruff shampoo | 2.0% |
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| 48 | Silver nitrate Silver nitrate CAS No 7761-88-8 | Solely for products intended for coloring eyelashes and eyebrows | 4% |
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3. Amendments to 2 entries in Annex VI List of Preservatives Which Cosmetic Products May Contain [4]
In the entry No.7, the salts of Biphenyl‐2‐ol (o‐phneylpehol) was deleted, the maximum authorized concentrations of Biphenyl‐2‐ol (o‐phneylpehol) for leave‐on products was reduced and the warning requirements was newly added.
In the entry No.32, the use of climbazole as a preservative was revised to limit its use to certain product types and the maximum allowable concentration was also reduced.
| Ref No. | Substance | Maximum authorized concentration | Conditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label | Implementation Date and notes |
| 7 | Biphenyl‐2‐ol o‐Phenylphenol CAS No 90‐43‐7 | Rinse‐off products: 0.2% (as phenol) Leave‐on products: 0.15% (as phenol) | Avoid contact with eyes. | 18 Dec 2020 (Its use limitation is under review by Indonesia) |
| 32 | 1‐(4‐Chlorophenoxy)‐1-(imidazol‐1‐yl)‐3,3‐ dimethylbutan‐2‐one Climbazole CAS No 38083‐17‐9 | Hair lotions: 0.2% Face creams: 0.2% Foot care products: 0.2% Rinse‐off shampoo: 0.5% |
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4. Addition of a new entry in Annex VII List of Permitted UV Filters Which Cosmetic Products May Contain [5]
| Ref No. | Substance | Maximum authorized concentration | Conditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label | Implementation date |
| 30 | 3,3’‐(1,4‐Phenylene) bis(5,6‐diphenyl‐ 1,2,4‐triazine) Phenylene Bis‐Diphenyltriazine CAS No 55514‐22‐2 | 5% | Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation. | Immediate |
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