EU to Ban the Use of 5 Batches of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics

The EU released a Draft Commission Regulation to include 5 batches of nanomaterials into the prohibited ingredients list of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. The final date for comments about this draft is April 12, 2022.

On February 11, 2022, the EU updated a new draft of Commission Regulation to enforce the prohibition on nanomaterials in cosmetic products. The new draft proposed to include 5 batches of nanomaterials into the prohibited ingredients list of the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, and is open for comments until April 12, 2022. ¹ The 5 batches of nanomaterials are:

No.	Chemical Name/INN	CAS Number	EC Number
1	Styrene/Acrylates copolymer (nano) Sodium Styrene/Acrylates copolymer (nano)	9010-92-8	927-710-1
2	Copper (nano), Colloidal Copper (nano)	7440-50-8	231-159-6
3	Hydroxyapatite (nano)	1306-06-5 / 12167-74-7	215-145-7 / 235-330-6
4	Gold (nano), Colloidal Gold (nano) ^[1] Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid (nano) ^[2] Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold (nano) ^[3]	7440-57-5 ^[1] 1360157-34-1 ^[2] - ^[3]	231-165-9 ^[1] - ^[2] - ^[3]
5	Platinum (nano), Colloidal Platinum (nano) ^[1] Acetyl tetrapeptide-17 Colloidal Platinum (nano) ^[2]	7440-06-4 ^[1] - ^[2]	231-116-1 ^[1] - ^[2]

Reason for Amendment

Nanomaterial has been an important focus of attention in EU legislation. According to the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, a high level of protection of human health shall be ensured for products containing nanomaterials. If the European Commission has concerns regarding the safety of a nanomaterial, the Commission shall request the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) to give its opinion on the safety of it.

The SCCS has performed safety assessments on the above-mentioned nanomaterials, and concluded that there is a basis of concern that they can pose a health risk to the consumers. As a response to SCCS’s opinion, the new draft is therefore released to amend the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 accordingly.

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