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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Chlorphenesin in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Chlorphenesin is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the product from spoiling. The EU lists it as an allowed preservative, with a maximum amount. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 346 products, most often body care.

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What does Chlorphenesin do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Chlorphenesin keeps the product from spoiling and slows the growth of microbes on the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: preservative and antimicrobial.

preservativeantimicrobial

What other names and numbers does Chlorphenesin have?

CAS number
104-29-0
EC number
203-192-6
CosIng reference
32667

Is Chlorphenesin restricted in the EU?

It is allowed, on a list with limits. The EU lists it as an allowed preservative, with a maximum amount (Annex V of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 50).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Which products contain Chlorphenesin?

Open Beauty Facts finds Chlorphenesin in the ingredient lists of 346 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, sunscreen and face care.

  • Body care18
  • Sunscreen15
  • Face care14

Products with it, by country of sale: France 103 · United States 74 · Australia 27 · Spain 19.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Chlorphenesin turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsPreservatives

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)

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