TRICLOSAN

Preservative allowed under conditions

Entry

Annex V, No 25

Substance

5-Chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol

Glossary names

Triclosan

CAS

3380-34-5

EC

222-182-2

Product type

Toothpastes; Hand soaps; Body soaps/Shower gels; Deodorants (non-spray); Face powders and blemish concealers; Nail products for cleaning the fingernails and toenails before the application of artificial nail systems;

Maximum concentration

0.3%

Other conditions

Not to be used in toothpaste intended for children under 3 years of age. Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the conditions may, provided that they comply with the conditions applicable on 23 April 2024, be placed on the Union market until 31 December 2024 and, if they have already been placed on the market before that date, continue to be made available on the Union market until 31 October 2025.

Warnings

For toothpaste containing Triclosan the following labelling is obligatory: ‘Not to be used for children under 3 years of age’.

Identity

CosIng identifier

38663

CAS (according to CosIng)

3380-34-5

EC (according to CosIng)

222-182-2

Declared functions

Antimicrobial, Deodorant, Preservative

Wikidata

Q408646

PubChem

5564

ECHA InfoCard

100.020.167

InChIKey

XEFQLINVKFYRCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

triclosan;2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy-diphenyl-ether; 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol

No harmonised CMR classification

Hazard classes

Eye Irrit. 2
Skin Irrit. 2
Aquatic Acute 1
Aquatic Chronic 1

Hazard statements

H319 H315 H400 H410

• 17 July 2020: Hair growth serum, 4 MEGA, INOVEL, France (“Serious risk”) alert
• 20 January 2017: Hair conditioner, Sulfur 8, France (“Serious risk”) alert
• 26 August 2016: Skin cream and tonic, Derma Innovo, Germany (“Serious risk”) alert
• 15 July 2011: Deodorants "Anhidrol", IOOX - HYGIENE., Portugal (“Serious risk”) alert

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

• Preservative allowed under conditions (Annex V)

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.

Washington State (United States)

• Prohibited: Triclosan (CAS 3380-34-5)

  RCW 70A.560.020 (1)(f), from 1 January 2025. Prohibited when intentionally added to a cosmetic product.

South Korea

• Restricted: 트리클로산 (TRICLOSAN)

  별표 2, 보존제 성분 (preservatives), entry 48, page 11. Limit: 사용 후 씻어내는 인체세정용 제품류,데오도런트(스프 레이 제품 제외),페이스파우더,피부결점을 감추기 위해 국소적으로 사용하는 파운데이션(예 : 블레미쉬컨실러)에 0.3%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: 기타 제품에는 사용금지

• Restricted: 트리클로산 (TRICLOSAN)

  별표 2, 기타 (other substances with limits), entry 72, page 42. Limit: 사용 후 씻어내는 제품류에 0.3%. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: 기능성화장품의 유효성분으로 사용하는 경우에 한하며 기타 제품에는 사용금지

Australia

• Subject to conditions (threshold, labelling or packaging): TRICLOSAN

  Poisons Standard, Schedule 6 (cosmetic entries), page 285. Thresholds cited: more than 0.3%. Conditions (source text): in cosmetic preparations for human use containing more than 0.3% of triclosan.

Brazil

• Allowed under conditions: Tricloro-2,4,4’ hidroxi-2’ difenileter (TRICLOSAN)

  RDC 528/2021, Anexo (allowed preservatives), entry 46, page 4. Limit: a) 0,3% em dentifrícios, sabonetes para as mãos, sabonetes para o corpo/géis corporais para banho, desodorantes para axilas e pés, pós e corretivos faciais e produtos para higiene das unhas antes da aplicação de unhas artificiais. b) 0,2% em enxaguatórios bucais.. Conditions (source text, in Portuguese): LIMITAÇÕES: -Proibido em sistemas pulverizáveis (como aerossóis e sprays). -Proibido o uso em outros produtos que não foram detalhados nos itens a) e b).