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Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) - Final version of the opinion on Phenoxyethanol in cosmetic products

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Publisher:: European Commission, Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)
Source type:: Regulator · regulation
Last checked:: 2026-10-26
URL:: https://health.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-01/rtp_122016b.pdf

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Evidence: The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety concluded in 2016 that 2-phenoxyethanol is safe as a preservative at a maximum of 1.0%, which is the limit already set in Annex V/29 of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. It estimated a margin of safety of about 50 for children.