FERULIC ACID
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 10473
- No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
FERULIC ACID: no specific rule of the EU Cosmetics Regulation names it. It is neither prohibited nor restricted there, and it is on none of its lists of colorants, preservatives or UV filters. Annexes of the Regulation consulted on 21 October 2026.
Who it concerns
What official classifications and rules say for each group. A classification describes the hazard of the pure substance, not the risk of a product that contains it, which depends on the dose and the exposure.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
No official classification covers reproduction, the unborn child's development or breastfeeding for this substance.
Babies and children
The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.
Skin, eyes and allergies
No official classification for sensitisation, irritation or eye damage, and no obligation to label it as an allergen.
Environment
No official classification as hazardous to the aquatic environment and no assessment as an endocrine disruptor for the environment.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Antimicrobial: helps control the growth of micro-organisms on the skin.
Antioxidant: inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
What the rules say
No EU rule targets this ingredient specifically. It remains subject to the general rule: every product must undergo a safety assessment before it is sold (Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009), under the manufacturer's responsibility.
The text of the annexes
No specific rule of the EU Cosmetics Regulation names this ingredient: it is on none of its lists (prohibited, restricted, colorants, preservatives, UV filters). It may be used under the responsibility of the manufacturer, who must ensure the product is safe.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 33935
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 1135-24-6
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 214-490-0
- Declared functions
- Antimicrobial, Antioxidant
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions, with no effect on sale in France. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- No specific rule in the Cosmetics Regulation
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.
Japan
- Allowed under conditions: フェルラ酸 (Ferulic acid)
Annex 4-2 (allowed UV filters), entry 26, page 12.
Conditions, source text, in Japanese
[sub-list] 2 化粧品の種類により配合の制限がある成分(注1) | 100ｇ中の最大配合量（ｇ） / 粘膜に使用されることがない化粧品のうち洗い流すもの: 10 | 100ｇ中の最大配合量（ｇ） / 粘膜に使用されることがない化粧品のうち洗い流さないもの: 10 | 100ｇ中の最大配合量（ｇ） / 粘膜に使用されることがある化粧品: | (注1) 空欄は、配合してはならないことを示し、○印は、配合の上限がないことを示す。
Recorded cosmetics that contain it
7 recorded products list it, according to Open Beauty Facts contributors. Records are dated: the formula may have changed. See the list (in French).
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.