CAS 123-31-9, EC 204-617-8
Is 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception… banned where you sell?
1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III. Also listed as Hydroquinone, 히드로퀴논. 3 markets have rules for it. Selling something that contains it? Check it free, no account needed.
- Free
- No account needed
- The law behind every rule
Status
Status by market
Banned, limited, needs a warning, or no rule we know of. US states also follow federal rules, shown in their own row.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
For Cosmetics and personal care: Banned. In force, start date unknown.
Annex II row condition as written: "with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III". No registered product attribute expresses it, so the ban is shown as may apply.
From the consolidated text: 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8
Annex II entry 1339 · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)For Artificial nail systems: Label required. In force, start date unknown.
“— For professional use only — Avoid skin contact — Read directions for use carefully”
For Artificial nail systems: Limit 0.02 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.
From the consolidated text: Hydroquinone · Hydroquinone · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8 · Artificial nail systems · 0,02 % (after mixing for use)
Annex III entry 14 · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)For Cosmetics and personal care: Banned. In force, start date unknown.
Annex II row condition as written: "with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III". No registered product attribute expresses it, so the ban is shown as may apply.
From the official list: 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8
Annex II entry 1339 · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)For Artificial nail systems: Label required. In force, start date unknown.
“For professional use only Avoid skin contact Read directions for use carefully”
For Artificial nail systems: Limit 0.02 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.
From the official list: Hydroquinone · Hydroquinone · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8 · Artificial nail systems · 0,02 % (after mixing for use)
Annex III entry 14 · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 12 Jul 2024, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
For Cosmetics and personal care: Banned. In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.
From the official list: 히드로퀴논 · 123-31-9
Schedule 1 히드로퀴논 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정 별표 1, 별표 2, 제6조(opens in a new tab)- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- Not covered
- Requirement, dates and source
We hold no rules for this market.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 1 Jan 2025, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Banned
- Requirement, dates and source
For Cosmetics and personal care: Banned. In force, start date unknown.
Annex II row condition as written: "with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III". No registered product attribute expresses it, so the ban is shown as may apply.
From the consolidated text: 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8
Annex II entry 1339 · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)For Artificial nail systems: Label required. In force, start date unknown.
“— For professional use only — Avoid skin contact — Read directions for use carefully”
Annex III entry 14 (wording) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-09European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab) For Artificial nail systems: Limit 0.02 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.
From the consolidated text: Hydroquinone · Hydroquinone · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8 · Artificial nail systems · 0,02 % (after mixing for use)
Annex III entry 14 · fetched 2026-10-09
European Commission / Publications Office (CELLAR): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)
- Status
- Banned
- Requirement, dates and source
For Cosmetics and personal care: Banned. In force, start date unknown.
Annex II row condition as written: "with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III". No registered product attribute expresses it, so the ban is shown as may apply.
From the official list: 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8
Annex II entry 1339 · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)For Artificial nail systems: Label required. In force, start date unknown.
“For professional use only Avoid skin contact Read directions for use carefully”
Annex III entry 14 (wording) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-10The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab) For Artificial nail systems: Limit 0.02 % (content basis). In force, start date unknown.
From the official list: Hydroquinone · Hydroquinone · 123-31-9 · 204-617-8 · Artificial nail systems · 0,02 % (after mixing for use)
Annex III entry 14 · fetched 2026-10-10
The National Archives (legislation.gov.uk): Reg. (EC) 1223/2009 (retained) Annexes II-VI(opens in a new tab)
- Status
- No known rule
- Requirement, dates and source
We have no rule for it here. Our coverage starts 12 Jul 2024, and this doesn't mean it's allowed.
- Status
- Banned
- Requirement, dates and source
For Cosmetics and personal care: Banned. In force under the consolidated notice effective 18 Mar 2026; earlier versions are not in our data.
From the official list: 히드로퀴논 · 123-31-9
Schedule 1 히드로퀴논 · fetched 2026-10-09
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품 안전기준 등에 관한 규정 별표 1, 별표 2, 제6조(opens in a new tab)
California
Prop 65 listing
California's list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive harm.
Not on the Prop 65 list in our data
Not on California's list when we last checked it.
Groups
Group memberships
Groups that name this substance. Markets define groups like PFAS in different ways.
Not named in any group
No group we track names this substance. Groups like PFAS are defined by chemical structure and don't list members, so whether it's in one depends on your product.
Records
Recalls and alerts
Recalls, safety alerts and Prop 65 notices that name 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III, with a link to the original. A Prop 65 notice is a claim by the sender, not a ruling.
No records in our feeds
No Prop 65 notice, EU Safety Gate alert or CPSC recall has named 1,4-Dihydroxybenzene (Hydroquinone), with the exception of entry 14 in Annex III since January 2023. Other agencies may still have acted.
See also
Related
- Check a product
Tell us it's in your product and see what applies where you sell.
- European Union
When our coverage starts, the laws and the sources.
- Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales)
When our coverage starts, the laws and the sources.
- South Korea
When our coverage starts, the laws and the sources.
- Artificial nail systems
Every rule for this kind of product, in each market.
- Cosmetics and personal care
Every rule for this kind of product, in each market.
Alerts
Get an email when these rules change.
Check a product free, no account needed. Save it, and you see when a rule that affects it changes, and Team emails you the day it does.