pH adjusters
20 ingredients, 2,135 products
Official definition
Official definition unavailable in the sources read; no definition has been reconstructed.
In plain words
20 ingredients in the database declare the function “pH adjusters” in CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients.. These are EU glossary names; an ingredient can declare several roles.
2,135 products in the database list at least one of these ingredients, each counted once. This count does not establish the role or effectiveness of the finished product.
Ingredients subject to a prohibition or conditions of use under the Cosmetics Regulation: 4. A declared role is not an authorisation: check the conditions for the ingredient and its intended use.
Ingredients declaring this function
Most frequent in the products of the database first.
| Ingredient | Regulatory status |
|---|---|
| BENZOIC ACID | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 1: products: a) Rinse-off products, except oral care products b) Oral care products c) Leave-on products; maximum concentration: a) 2.5% (acid) b) 1.7% (acid) c) 0.5% (acid) |
| SODIUM ANISATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| FORMIC ACID | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 14: maximum concentration: 0.5% (as acid) |
| AMINO METHYLISOBUTANOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| PROPIONIC ACID | Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V) Annex V, entry 2: maximum concentration: 2% (acid) |
| 3-AMINO-2-BUTANOL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| BETULA PENDULA WOOD EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| COCOS NUCIFERA FLOWER NECTAR EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| GERANIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| KUNZEA ERICOIDES BRANCH/LEAF OIL | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| KUNZEA ERICOIDES BRANCH/LEAF WATER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/LAMINARIA JAPONICA/MOLASSES FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA STEM/MOLASSES FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| LACTOBACILLUS/PYRUS COMMUNIS FRUIT/MOLASSES FERMENT FILTRATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| NICKEL CHLORIDE | Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II) |
| ROSA DAMASCENA PETAL/MOLASSES VINEGAR | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SODIUM CALCIUM ZINC PHOSPHATE | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS/NONFAT DRY MILK FERMENT EXTRACT | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| SULFONATED STYRENE/DVB CROSSPOLYMER | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
| TRIFLUOROACETIC ACID | No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation |
Ingredients subject to rules
- BENZOIC ACID : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Annex V, entry 1: products: a) Rinse-off products, except oral care products b) Oral care products c) Leave-on products; maximum concentration: a) 2.5% (acid) b) 1.7% (acid) c) 0.5% (acid) - FORMIC ACID : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Annex V, entry 14: maximum concentration: 0.5% (as acid) - PROPIONIC ACID : Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)
Annex V, entry 2: maximum concentration: 2% (acid) - NICKEL CHLORIDE : Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)