Caredermis

nicotine and its salts

Prohibited in EU cosmetics

cosmetic ingredient

Is nicotine and its salts safe?

nicotine and its salts is prohibited in cosmetic products in the EU (CosIng Annex II).

Official regulatory status

Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.

EU cosmetics: Prohibited

Sources

Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists nicotine and its salts — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.

See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.

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