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On Dec. 16, 2019, South Korea released an announcement amending Standards for Marking Cosmetics Usage Precautions [1]. The amended regulation will be effective on Jan. 1, 2020.
Main Amendments
1. The regulation name Standards for Marking Cosmetics Usage Precautions was changed to Standards for Marking Cosmetics Usage Precautions and Fragrance Allergens Labeling.
2. All the cosmetics shall label 25 fragrance allergens’ names on the packaging starting from Jan. 1, 2020.
The 25 Fragrance Allergens:
| No. | INCI Name | CAS No. |
| 1 | Amyl Cinnamal | 122-40-7 |
| 2 | Benzyl Alcohol | 100-51-6 |
| 3 | Cinnamyl Alcohol | 104-54-1 |
| 4 | Citral | 5392-40-5 |
| 5 | Eugenol | 97-53-0 |
| 6 | Hydroxycitronellal | 107-75-5 |
| 7 | Isoeugenol | 97-54-1 |
| 8 | Amyl Cinnamal Alcohol | 101-85-9 |
| 9 | Benzyl Salicylate | 118-58-1 |
| 10 | Cinnamal | 104-55-2 |
| 11 | Coumarin | 91-64-5 |
| 12 | Geraniol | 106-24-1 |
| 13 | Anise Alcohol | 105-13-5 |
| 14 | Benzyl Cinnamate | 103-41-3 |
| 15 | Farnesol | 4602-84-0 |
| 16 | Butylphenyl Methypropional | 80-54-6 |
| 17 | Linalool | 78-70-6 |
| 18 | Benzyl Benzoate | 120-51-4 |
| 19 | Citronellol | 106-22-9 |
| 20 | Hexyl Cinnamal | 101-86-0 |
| 21 | Limonene | 5989-27-5 |
| 22 | Methyl 2-Octynoate | 111-12-6 |
| 23 | Alpha-Isomethyl lonone | 127-51-5 |
| 24 | Evernia Prunastri (Oakmoss) Extract | 90028-68-5 |
| 25 | Evernia Furfuracea (Treemoss) Extract | 90028-67-4 |
*Only when fragrance allergens exceed 0.01% in rinse-off products or 0.001% in leave-on products, do the 25 allergens listed above need to be labeled.
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