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U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Office of Cosmetics Fact Sheet
February 23, 1995
PROHIBITED INGREDIENTS
With the exception of color additives and a few prohibited
ingredients, a cosmetic manufacturer may use almost any raw
material as a cosmetic ingredient and market the product without an
approval from FDA. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
requires that color additives used in cosmetics must be tested for
safety and be listed by the FDA for their intended uses.
The use of the following ingredients is either restricted or
prohibited in cosmetics: bithionol, mercury compounds, vinyl
chloride, halogenated salicyanilides, zirconium complexes in
aerosol cosmetics, chloroform, methylene chloride,
chlorofluorocarbon propellants, hexachlorophene, and methyl
methacrylate monomer in cosmetic nail products.
In addition, although not required by law or regulation cosmetic
and fragrance manufacturers have voluntarily agreed to eliminate or
to limit maximum use levels of certain ingredients that have been
found to cause skin discoloration, redness and irritation, or other
allergic reactions.
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