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What counts as Prohibited cosmetic ingredients?
Only South Korea defines Prohibited cosmetic ingredients in its law. Read the definition below. You tell us if your product contains it; we never guess from its name.
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“식품의약품안전처장은 화장품의 제조 등에 사용할 수 없는 원료를 지정하여 고시하여야 한다.”
- Definition
- Ingredients designated by the MFDS commissioner under Cosmetics Act Art. 8(1) as unusable in cosmetics (the MFDS notice annex 1 list); membership is held in the generated list data.
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- Defined by structure; no member list
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“식품의약품안전처장은 화장품의 제조 등에 사용할 수 없는 원료를 지정하여 고시하여야 한다.”
화장품법 Article 8(1) · fetched 2026-10-09Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품법 제8조제1항(opens in a new tab)
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1 rule.
Banned
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 8 Oct 2026. National Law Information Center (law.go.kr) text; 시행일자 2026-10-08.
Every product in the category
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2026-10-08 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.
“제8조제1항 또는 제2항에 따른 화장품에 사용할 수 없는 원료를 사용하였거나 같은 조 제8항에 따른 유통화장품 안전관리 기준에 적합하지 아니한 화장품”
- BanKRProhibited cosmetic ingredients as defined in South Korea
Banned
The start date is not stated in the text (date unknown).
Official text, current to 8 Oct 2026. National Law Information Center (law.go.kr) text; 시행일자 2026-10-08.
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Every product in the category
- Effective
In force, start date unknown
In force no later than 2026-10-08 (the date of the version ClaraDB holds); earlier commencement is not stated in the published text.
- Source
“제8조제1항 또는 제2항에 따른 화장품에 사용할 수 없는 원료를 사용하였거나 같은 조 제8항에 따른 유통화장품 안전관리 기준에 적합하지 아니한 화장품”
화장품법 Article 8(1), Article 15 item 5 · fetched 2026-10-09Ministry of Food and Drug Safety / National Law Information Center (law.go.kr): 화장품법 (법률 제285353호 version in force 2026-10-08)(opens in a new tab)
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