Prohibited, Restricted Ingredients

Prohibited, Restricted, and more…

FDA legally prohibited the following ingredients in cosmetic products.

Prohibited

• bithionol

• chlorofluorocarbon propellants

• chloroform

• halogenated salicylanilides, di-, tri-, metabromsalan and tetrachlorosalicylanilide

• methylene chloride

• vinyl chloride

• zirconium-containing complexes

• prohibited cattle materials

and more….

• benzalkonium chloride

• BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole)

• coal tar hair dyes and other coal tar ingredients, such as aminophenol, diaminobenzene, and phenylenediamine

• DMDM hydantoin and bronopol

• formaldehyde

• ingredients listed as “fragrance”

• hydroquinone

• methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone

• oxybenzone

• parabens, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, and isobutylparabens

• PEG/ceteareth/polyethylene compounds

• petroleum distillates

• phthalates

• resorcinol

• retinyl palmitate and retinol (vitamin A)

• toluene

• triclosan and triclocarban

FDA legally restrict but can use the following ingredients

Restricted

• hexachlorophene

• mercury compounds

• sunscreens used in cosmetics