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Functions
- Preservative
- Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
EU regulation
EU · Annex V, entry 17Phenylmercuric salts (including borate)
- Product type
- Eye products
- Maximum concentration
- 0.007% (of Hg) If mixed with other mercurial compounds authorized by this Directive, the maximum concentration of Hg remains fixed at 0.007%
- Conditions and warnings
- Contains Phenylmercuric compounds
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
EU · Annex II, entry 1396Borates, tetraborates, octaborates and boric acid salts and esters, including:
Disodium octaborate anhydrous [1]
Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate [2]
2-Aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid [3]
2-Hydroxypropyl ammonium dihydrogen orthoborate [4]
Potassium borate, boric acid potassium salt [5]
Trioctyldodecyl borate [6]
Zinc borate [7]
Sodium borate, disodium tetraborate anhydrous; boric acid, sodium salt [8]
Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate [9]
Orthoboric acid, sodium salt [10
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EU) 2019/1966