ERGOCALCIFEROL
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 9914
- Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
ERGOCALCIFEROL: Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II, entry 335), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Skin conditioning: maintains the skin in good condition.
What the rules say
It is prohibited to use it in a cosmetic product sold in the European Union, whatever the dose. If it appears on the ingredient list of a recent product, this needs checking: the record may be old or wrong, or the product intended for another market.
The text of the annexes
Prohibited in cosmetics
CosIng links the name ERGOCALCIFEROL to this Annex II entry.
- Entry
- Annex II, No 335
- Substance
- Ergocalciferol (INN) and Cholecalciferol (vitamins D2 and D3)
- CAS
- 50-14-6 / 67-97-0
- EC
- 200-014-9 / 200-673-2
Dates in the act (10)
- Entry into force on 11 January 2010
- Application from 1 December 2010
It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
- Entry into force on 1 December 2010
- Condition applicable from 11 January 2012
As from 11 January 2012, by way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, notification carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation shall be considered to comply with Article 7(3) and Article 7a(4) of that Directive
- Application from 11 January 2013
July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
- Entry into force on 11 January 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall appl
- Entry into force on 11 July 2013
- Placing on the market before 11 July 2013
Article 39 Transitional provisions By way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation may be placed on the market before 11 July 2013.
- Placing on the market from 11 July 2013
As from 11 July 2013, a distributor who makes available in a Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State and translates, on his own initiative, any element of the labelling of that product in order to comply with national law, shall submit, by electronic means, the following info
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 84565
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 1406-16-2, 50-14-6
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 200-014-9, 215-797-2
- Declared functions
- Skin conditioning
- Wikidata
- Q139200
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.000.014
CosIng cites 2 CAS numbers for this name: it covers several substances.
Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)
A classification describes an intrinsic hazard, not a risk: the risk depends on the dose, the form and the exposure.
ergocalciferol (ISO); Vitamin D2
No harmonised CMR classification
- Hazard classes
- Acute Tox. 2 * Acute Tox. 3 * Acute Tox. 3 * STOT RE 1
- Hazard statements
- H330 H311 H301 H372 **
EU product alerts (Safety Gate)
1 alert on cosmetic products cite this name in their hazard description. An alert targets a specific product, not the ingredient itself; each alert states the reason (prohibited substance, limit exceeded, missing labelling, and so on).
- 14 March 2008: Complex-Cell-Serum, CoValence Inc., Germany (“Serious risk”) alert
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Prohibited in cosmetics (Annex II)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
South Korea
- Prohibited: 에르고칼시페롤 및 콜레칼시페롤(비타민D2와 D3)
별표 1 (prohibited substances), entry 586, page 31. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 화학물질명: 에르고칼시페롤(비타민D2) (CAS No. 50-14-6) | 화학물질명: 콜레칼시페롤(비타민D3) (CAS No. 67-97-0)
China
- Prohibited: 骨化醇和胆骨化醇（维生素 D2 和 D3） (Ergocalciferol （INN） and cholecalciferol （vitamins D2 and D3） （CAS No. 50-14-6 / CAS No. 67-97-0）)
表1 化妆品禁用原料目录 (prohibited substances, 2021年第74号), entry 591, page 附件2 (.doc) table row 591 ; TID reprint p.23.
Brazil
- Prohibited: Ergocalciferol* e colecalciferol (Vitaminas D2 e D3)
RDC 529/2021, Anexo (prohibited substances), entry 335, page 12. Conditions (source text, in Portuguese): N° UE: 335
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
2 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (page in French).
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.