Takehome:
Thailand released a new list of permitted preservatives used in cosmetics on Jun.22nd 2017, the list will be effective after a 180 days grace period. Accordingly, Thailand also announced mandatory claims that must be listed on the label when products contain certain preservatives.
General structure of the list shows below:
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No. |
Name of Preservatives |
Maximum concentration allowed in finished products |
Conditions |
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INCI Name |
Chemical name/other name |
CAS Number |
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1 |
Benzoic Acid Sodium Benzoate |
Benzoic acid and its sodium salt |
65-85-0 532-32-1 |
2.5% (Calculated as acid) |
1. only used in rinse-off products; 2. prohibited in oral products |
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1.7% (Calculated as acid) |
When used in oral products |
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0.5% (Calculated as acid) |
When used in leave-on products |
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For the whole list, please visit Cosme-list, a Thai language version is provided. If you want a complete translation of this list, please contact: contact@chemlinked.com.
The claims that must be used on the label when cosmetics contain certain preservatives are compiled below:
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No. |
INCI Name |
Chemical name/Other name |
CAS Number |
Claims must be on the label |
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3 |
Salicylic Acid Calcium Salicylate Magnesium Salicylate MEA-salicylate Sodium Salicylate Potassium Salicylate TEA-salicylate |
Salicylic acid and its salts |
69-72-7 824-35-1 18917-89-0 59866-70-5 54-21-7 578-36-9 2174-16-5 |
Can't be used by children under 3 |
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5 |
Formaldehyde Paraformaldehyde |
Formaldehyde and Paraformaldehyde |
50-00-0 30525-89-4 |
Formaldehyde may cause allergic reactions |
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7 |
Zinc Pyrithione |
Pyrithione zinc |
13463-41-7 |
-when contact with eyes, rinse-off with clean water immediately, - if abnormal irritation occurred, stop using and consult with a physician or pharmacist |
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9 |
Chlorobutanol |
Chlorobutanol |
57-15-8 |
Chlorobutanol may cause allergic reaction |
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14 |
Thimerosal |
Thiomersal |
54-64-8 |
Thiomersal may cause allergic reactions |
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15 |
Phenyl Mercuric Acetate Phenyl Mercuric Benzoate |
Phenylmercuric salts (including borate) |
62-38-4 94-43-9 |
Phenylmercuric Compounds may cause allergic reactions |
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30 |
Climbazole |
1-(4-Chlorophenoxy)-1-(imidazol-1-yl)-3,3- dimethylbutan-2-one |
38083-17-9 |
-when contact with eyes, rinse-off with clean water immediately, - if abnormal irritation occurred, stop using and consult with a physician or pharmacist - can't be applied to eye area of children under 6 |
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33 |
Piroctone Olamine |
1-Hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4- trimethylpentyl) 2-pyridon and its monoethanolamine salt |
50650-76-5/ 68890-66-4 |
if abnormal irritation occurred, stop using and consult with a physician or pharmacist |
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38 |
Chloroacetamide |
2-Chloroacetamide |
79-07-2 |
Chloroacetamide may cause allergic reaction |
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45 |
Glutaral |
Glutaraldehyde (Pentane-1,5-dial) |
111-30-8 |
Glutaraldehyde may cause allergic reactions |
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51 |
Benzalkonium Chloride Benzalkonium Bromide Benzalkonium Saccharinate |
Benzalkonium chloride, bromide and saccharinate |
8001-54-5/ 63449-41-2/ 68424-85-1/ 68391-01-5/ 85409-22-9/ 61789-71-7/ 91080-29-4 68989-01-5 |
Avoid contacting with eye area |
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53 |
Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate |
3-Iodo-2-propynylbutylcarbamate |
55406-53-6 |
Can't be used by children under 3 |
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