ASEAN Updates 9 Changes to Cosmetic Ingredients in the Annexes of ACD

ASEAN adopted 9 changes to cosmetic ingredients in the Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD): · Added 4 prohibited ingredients · Amended requirements for 3 restricted ingredients · Added 1 restricted ingredient · Deleted 1 preservative

The 32^nd ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) Meeting was held in September 2020, during which it adopted 9 changes to cosmetic ingredients in the Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD).

The 9 changes relate to 4 prohibited ingredients, 4 restricted ingredients, and 1 preservative, shown in the table below:

1. Add 4 prohibited ingredients

Annex of the ACD	Ref. No.	Substance	CAS Number	Implementation Date
Annex II Part 1 List of substances which must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products	1400	Dibutyltin hydrogen borate	75113‐37‐0	8 Sep 2021
	1577	Formaldehyde	50‐00‐0	8 Mar 2022
	1578	Paraformaldehyde	30525‐89‐4
	1579	Methanediol; methylene glycol	463‐57‐0

2. Amend requirements for 3 restricted ingredients and add 1 restricted ingredient

Annex of the ACD	Ref. No.	Substance	Changes		Note	Implementation Date
			Restrictions	Other requirements
Annex III-Part 1-List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to restrictions and conditions laid down	327	Tagetes erecta flower extract 90131‐43‐4 Tagetes erecta flower oil 90131‐43‐4	Field of application and/or use: (a) Leave‐on products (b) Rinse‐off products Maximum authorized concentration: (a) 0.01% (b) 0.1%	For (a) and (b): Alpha terthienyl (terthiophen) content in the extract/oil ≤ 0.35 %. For (a): Not to be used in sunscreen products and products For (a) and (b): In case of combined use with Tagetes minuta (entry 324) or Tagetes patula (entry 325), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (d).	Add it as a restricted ingredient	8 Mar 2022
	13	Formaldehyde	2.2% calculated as Formaldehyde	Allowed only in Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam	1) The maximum concentration is changed from 5% to 2.2%. 2) The ingredient is prohibited for use in nail hardening products in other ASEAN members.
	324 (308)	Tagetes minuta flower extract Tagetes minuta flower oil	For (a) and (b): In case of combined use with Tagetes patula (entry 325) or Tagetes erecta (entry 327), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (d).		Include Tagetes erecta in the requirements
	325 (309)	Tagetes patula flower extract Tagetes patula flower oil	For (a) and (b): In case of combined use with Tagetes minuta (entry 324) or Tagetes erecta (entry 327), the total combined content of Tagetes in ready for use preparation shall not exceed the maximum concentration limits set out in column (d).

3. Delete 1 preservative

Annex of

the ACD

Ref. No.

Substance

Restrictions

Note

Implementation date

Annex VI – Part 1 – List of preservatives allowed for use in cosmetic products

Formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde (+)⁽⁷⁾

Maximum concentration:

1) 0.2% (except for products for oral hygiene)

2) 0.1% (for oral hygiene) expressed as free formaldehyde

Prohibited in aerosol dispensers (sprays)

Delete the ingredient and the corresponding

footnote, as the substances are prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II.

8 Mar 2022

The ACSB is welcoming any feedback on the implementation date from the industry by 31 Dec 2020, so the implementation date above may be subject to further changes.