# The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1987, Part II: Substances listed in Annex IV, Part I of the Directive as substances provisionally allowed


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Reference Number
Name of substance
Purpose of substance or type of product
Maximum concentration of substance in product
Other requirements
Required information
Permitted for use until
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Methanol
Denaturant for ethanol and isopropyl alcohol
5 per cent calculated as a percentage of ethanol and isopropyl alcohol
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1,1,1–Trichloroethane (methyl chloroform)
Aerosol spray
35 per cent
(When mixed with dichloromethane total concentration must not exceed 35 per cent)
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Do not spray on a naked flame or any incandescent material
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3,4',5–Tribromosalicylanilide (Tribromsalan)
Deodorant soaps
1 per cent
Purity of the 3,4',5– Tribromosalicylanilide: must be not less than 98.5 per cent
Other bromosalicylanilides: not to exceed 1.5 per cent
4',5–dibromosalicylanilide: not to exceed 0.1 per cent
Inorganic bromide: not to exceed 0.1 per cent expressed as NaBr
Contains tribromosalicylanilide
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2,2'–Dithiobis (pyridine 1–oxide), addition product with magnesium sulphate trihydrate
Rinsed off hair care products
1 per cent
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1–Phenoxypropan–2–ol
–Rinse-off products only
–Prohibited in oral hygiene products
2 per cent
For preservative use see Schedule 5 – Part II – No 11
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31.12.1987

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1920/schedule/2/part/II (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1987/schedule-2/part-II
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.