What changes
To keep total vitamin A intake (food plus cosmetics) within safe levels, Regulation 2024/996 limits retinol and its esters to 0.05% retinol equivalent (RE) in body lotions and 0.3% RE in other leave-on and rinse-off products. Every product containing them must state: “Contains Vitamin A. Consider your daily intake before use.” Since 1 November 2025 only compliant products may be placed on the market; older stock (for example face serums above 0.3%) may be sold until 30 April 2027. Retinal (retinaldehyde) and other retinoid derivatives are not covered by this entry.
Key dates
| Published | 4 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Entry into force | 24 April 2024 |
| Cannot be placed on the market from | 1 November 2025 |
| Cannot be made available (sold) from | 1 May 2027 |
Verified against the Official Journal (OJ L, 2024/996, 4.4.2024). Dates are the days from which the bans apply, as written in the act: from 1 November 2025 non-compliant products may not be placed on the market, and from 1 May 2027 they may not be made available. The sell-off period is currently running.
Affected ingredients
Products in our database containing these ingredients
388 products in INCIMondo contain at least one of these ingredients.
Revolution Pro Miracle Night Cream
Witaminowe mezo-serum
Sérum Nuit Rénovateur au Rétinol
Multi Vitamin
Renewal Cream
Renewal Ampoule Serum Concentrate
Renewal Eye Zone Patch
Emulsyjne serum z 0,3% czystego retinolu, 3% witaminą C i koenzymem Q10 Odnowa i Stymulacja
Intensywnie redukujące przebarwienia, zwężające pory serum z kompleksem niacynamid + stabilna witamina C FOCUS PIGMENTATION ESSENCE
multiVIT care Olejek witaminowy Skin Booster 30 ml
multiVIT care Odżywczy krem witaminowy 50 ml
Zestaw betaCAROTENE pro age Olejek + Krem przeciwzmarszczkowy
This is a consumer-oriented summary, not legal advice. Only the text published in the Official Journal of the EU is legally binding.