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sodium borate

Prohibited in EU cosmetics

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Is sodium borate safe?

sodium borate 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.

CIR: safe as used (with qualifications)EU cosmetics: Prohibited

Sources

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

CIR conclusion from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Quick Reference Table — cir-safety.org (snapshot in data/sources/)(point-in-time snapshot; CIR's live record may have been updated since).

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

Products in our library containing sodium borate

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