Cosmetic INCI and Annex II/III Screen

Name: Cosmetic INCI and Annex II/III Screen
Author: fmcg.network Core Team

Find the banned or restricted ingredient while the formulation can still be changed, not during the safety assessment.

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Which market this reads

What this check reads: European Union. No other market is covered.

Reads Annex II and Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. No US, UK or other national cosmetic ingredient list is read, so an ingredient that is unmatched here has been checked against the EU annexes only.

What it does

Screens cosmetic ingredients against EU Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 Annex II (prohibited) and Annex III (restricted) entries.

Ask it like this

you
Screen this face serum against the cosmetics annexes: aqua, glycerin, salicylic acid, hydroquinone, benzophenone-3.

You never name it yourself. Your assistant picks the right tool: cosmetic_inci_check__screen_cosmetic_ingredients

What you give it

What to give	Kind of value	Needed?	Notes
ingredients	string[]	yes	INCI names or CAS numbers, min 1 item
product_type	'leave_on' \| 'rinse_off'	optional	sets which concentration limits apply

What you get back

What comes back	Kind of value	Notes
matches	array	annex + restriction_type + conditions
regulation_reference	string	entry number, per match
disclaimer	string	never asserts a product is safe
review_required	boolean	true below threshold

Sources

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex II, III, IV and VI
European Commission CosIng database

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How uncertainty is handled

This check reports a confidence score with every answer. Below 80 out of 100 nothing is guessed: the uncertain items go to a review queue and the answer comes back marked "needs review".

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