LIPPIA CITRIODORA ABSOLUTE
Official label name (INCIInternational name of cosmetic ingredients: the one printed on the pack. name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 15459
- Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient (Annex II)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
LIPPIA CITRIODORA ABSOLUTE: Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient (Annex II, entry 450); allowed with restrictions, maximum 0.2% in the ready-for-use preparation (Annex III, entry 196), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Good to know: allergen to name on the label above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product. Annexes of the Regulation consulted on 23 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.
Prohibition or serious classificationThe text prohibits the substance for this use, or ranks it among the most serious hazards (known or presumed carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic, identified endocrine disruptor).Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.For informationOfficial information with no condition on a finished product: warning to read, irritation of the pure substance.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
No classification harmonised by the European Union covers reproduction, the unborn child or breastfeeding for this substance. This does not mean it has been judged to have no effect during pregnancy.
Babies and children
The Cosmetics Regulation sets no age-related condition for this ingredient.
Skin, eyes and allergies
Worth watchingThe text sets a condition or flags a hazard worth knowing: allergen, suspected effect, condition for children, hazard to the aquatic environment.
Worth watching Allergen to declare: Annex III, entry 196, requires it to be named in the ingredient list above 0.001% in a leave-on product and 0.01% in a rinse-off product, so that allergic people can avoid it.
Environment
No harmonised classification as hazardous to the aquatic environment, and it is not on ECHAEuropean Chemicals Agency.'s Candidate List as an endocrine disruptor for the environment.
Read on the label
The Cosmetics Regulation requires no warning to be printed for this ingredient.
CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Fragrance.
Perfuming.
Functions declared in the CosIngThe European Commission's database of cosmetic ingredients. inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Definitions of functions (decision repealed on 8 May 2020, cited for information). Decision 2006/257/EC, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (definitions of functions), retrieved 22 October 2026.
What the rules say
Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient. This entry does not cover other uses.
Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets a maximum concentration. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label.
CosIng, Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (prohibited substances), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Origin and odour
Plant-derived material (Lippia citriodora).
Basis: INCI name of a plant or plant part.
CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Present in 0.0% of recorded cosmetics (0 out of 20 218).
Open Beauty Facts, export of cosmetic products, retrieved 23 October 2026.
Data “Open Beauty Facts and its contributors”, licensed under ODbL 1.0 (opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0); derived table distributed under the same licence.
The text of the annexes
Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient
CosIng links the name LIPPIA CITRIODORA ABSOLUTE to this entry. The cases of prohibition are explained above, in “In plain words”; the official title is given below.
- Entry
- Annex II, No 450
- Substance
- Verbena essential oils (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) and derivatives other than absolute when used as a fragrance ingredient
- CAS
- 8024-12-2
- EC
- 285-515-0
Dates in the act (2)
- Entry into force on 15 May 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013.
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex II, entry 450. CosIng, Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (prohibited substances), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Entry from Regulation (EU) n° 344/2013, adopted on 4 April 2013.
SCCSEU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety: it assesses cosmetic ingredients. opinions cited: An Initial List of Perfumery Materials which must not form part of Fragrance Compounds used in Cosmetic Products; An Initial List of Perfumery Materials which must not form part of Cosmetic products except subject to the restrictions and conditions laid down; Clarification to opinions SCCNFP/0392/00 and SCCNFP/0320/00 concerning the Conditions of Use of Fragrance Ingredients obtained from Verbena (Lippia citiodrora Kunth) in Cosmetic Products.
Allowed with restrictions
- Maximum concentration
- 0.2%
- Other conditions
- The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products. (For use as Verbena essential oils (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) and derivatives, see Annex II, No 450)
- Entry
- Annex III, No 196
- Substance
- Verbena absolute
- Glossary names
- Lippia citriodora absolute
- CAS
- 8024-12-2/ 85116-63-8
- EC
- -/ 285-515-0
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 16 August 2023
- Placing on the market until 31 July 2026
Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restrictions may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
- Making available until 31 July 2028
Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restrictions may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III, entry 196. CosIng, Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (restricted substances), retrieved 23 October 2026, source updated 13 October 2026.
Entry from Regulation (EU) 2023/1545, adopted on 26 July 2023.
What has changed, and what will change
Dates of the texts that cover this ingredient. A text date may cover several substances: the details of each entry are below.
Annex II, entry 450: introduced or replaced by Regulation (EU) n° 344/2013
Annex II, entry 450: applies from this date
Annex III, entry 196: introduced or replaced by Regulation (EU) 2023/1545
Annex III, entry 196: a new product that does not comply can no longer be placed on the market
- upcoming
Annex III, entry 196: a product that does not comply can no longer be sold, even from stock
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 105176
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 8024-12-2
- Declared functions
- Fragrance, Perfuming
The CAS number cited by CosIng also covers 7 other INCI names: it designates a family of substances, not this ingredient alone.
CosIng inventory. CosIng, inventory of cosmetic ingredients (INCI names, CAS, EC, functions), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions, with no effect on sale in France. What is covered, and what is not yet.
Comparison between countries
Most restrictive status in each country, and the maximum concentration cited. The details and the source of each rule follow.
| Country | Rule | Maximum concentration cited |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient | 0.2% |
| United Kingdom | Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient | 0.2% |
| Switzerland | EU Regulation applies | 0.2% |
| United States (federal) | No federal rule recorded | not cited |
| Canada | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| Japan | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| South Korea | Prohibited differs from the EU | not cited |
| China | Prohibited differs from the EU | not cited |
| Australia | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| ASEAN | No entry in the lists recorded | not cited |
| Taiwan | Prohibited differs from the EU | 0.2% |
| Brazil | Prohibited differs from the EU | not cited |
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Prohibited as a fragrance ingredient (Annex II)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Their maximum concentrations are compared in the “Comparison between countries” table; other conditions (product types, warnings) may differ.
Annexes II to VI in force. United Kingdom, Annexes II to VI of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as retained and amended, retrieved 21 October 2026.
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Northern Ireland applies EU law.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
Switzerland, FDHA Ordinance on Cosmetic Products (OCos, SR 817.023.31), consolidated version, retrieved 22 October 2026.
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.
United States, 21 CFR part 700 and section 250.250 (FDA rules on cosmetic ingredients), eCFR, retrieved 21 October 2026.
The eCFR is not an official legal edition of the Code of Federal Regulations.
South Korea
- Prohibited: 베르베나오일(Lippia citriodora Kunth.)
별표 1 (prohibited substances), entry 335, page 18.
South Korea, MFDS Regulation on Safety Standards for Cosmetics, Notification 2026-19, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: 식품의약품안전처 (MFDS), 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정, via law.go.kr; table formatted by the publisher of this site.
China
- Prohibited: 马鞭草油及其衍生物，用作香料香精成分时，净油除外 (Verbena essential oils （Lippia citriodora Kunth.） and derivatives other than absolute when used as a fragrance ingredient （CAS No. 8024-12-2）)
表2 化妆品禁用植（动）物原料目录 (prohibited plants and animals, 2021年第74号), entry 91, page p.51 (TID reprint of 附件3).
China, NMPA catalogues of prohibited cosmetic ingredients (2021 No. 74, revised up to 2026), retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: 国家药品监督管理局 (NMPA); plant catalogue as reprinted by the Trade and Industry Department of Hong Kong; table formatted by the publisher of this site.
Taiwan
- Prohibited: Verbena essential oils (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) (馬鞭草油)
化粧品禁止使用成分表 (prohibited substances).
Conditions, source text, in Chinese
備註：Verbena absolute (Lippia citriodora Kunth.)除外。
- Restricted (conditions or maximum concentration): Verbena absolute (Lippia citriodora Kunth.) (-)
化粧品成分使用限制表 (restricted substances). Limit: 0.2%.
Taiwan, TFDA cosmetic ingredient tables (prohibited, restricted, preservatives, UV filters, colorants), open data, retrieved 24 October 2026.
Source: Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), open datasets on data.gov.tw (Open Government Data License, version 1.0); table formatted by the publisher of this site.
Brazil
- Prohibited: Óleo essencial de verbena (Lippia citriodora Kunth) e produtos derivados com exceção do absoluto, quando usado como ingrediente de fragrância.
RDC 529/2021, Anexo (prohibited substances), entry 450, page 17.
Conditions, source text, in Portuguese
N° UE: 450
Brazil, ANVISA resolutions RDC 529/2021, 528/2021, 600/2022 and 628/2022, retrieved 22 October 2026.
Source: ANVISA. Text of the adopted draft resolutions, as the Official Journal could not be accessed; the 2021 lists of prohibited substances and preservatives were compared with the copy of the published text distributed by the State of Paraná, the 2022 lists of UV filters and colorants were not.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 23 October 2026.