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Ingredients with at least one official rule in Korea, the EU or the U.S. Search by INCI name, Korean name, trade name or CAS number.

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17 ingredients

INCI nameKorean nameRecords
U-47700유-47700KR BannedEU —US —
Ultramarines울트라마린KR LimitsEU OKUS —
Undecylenamide DEA운데실렌아마이드디이에이KR LimitsEU LimitsUS —
Undecylenic Acid운데실레닉애씨드KR LimitsEU OKUS —
Undecylenic acid, its salts and monoethanolamide운데실레닉애씨드 및 그 염류 및 모노에탄올아마이드KR LimitsEU —US —
Urea우레아KR LimitsEU —US —
Urea Peroxide우레아퍼옥사이드KR LimitsEU LimitsUS —
Urethane우레탄KR BannedEU —US —
Urethane (Ethyl carbamate)우레탄(에틸카바메이트)KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Urginea Maritima Tuber Extract해총줄기추출물KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Urginea Scilla해총KR BannedEU —US —
Urginea scilla Steinh. and its galenical preparations해총 Urginea scilla Steinh. 및 그 생약제제KR BannedEU —US —
Urocanic Acid우로카닉애씨드KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Urocanic Acid and its ethyl ester우로카닉애씨드, 우로카닉애씨드에틸KR BannedEU —US —
Usnic Acid우스닉애씨드KR BannedEU —US —
Usnic Acid and its salts(including copper salts)우스닉애씨드 및 그 염류(구리염 포함)KR BannedEU —US —
UVCB condensation product of: tetrakis-hydroxymethylphosphonium chloride, urea and distilled hydrogenated C16-18 tallow alkylamine테트라키스-하이드록시메틸포스포늄 클로라이드, 우레아 및 증류된 수소화 C16-18 탈로우 알킬아민의 반응생성물 (UVCB 축합물)KR BannedEU BannedUS —

Frequently asked questions

What is on this list?

Cosmetic ingredients that have at least one official rule in Korea, the EU or the U.S. — prohibitions, restrictions, approved UV filters, preservatives and colorants — plus rules from several other markets compiled by Korea's MFDS.

What is the difference between prohibited and restricted?

Prohibited means the ingredient may not be used in cosmetics under that jurisdiction's rules. Restricted means it is allowed only within a maximum amount, in certain product types, or with label warnings.

Why does the same ingredient have different rules in different countries?

Each regulator reviews ingredients on its own schedule and evidence, so limits and lists differ. That is why we show the three jurisdictions side by side with their sources.

What are INCI names?

The International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients — the standard names used on ingredient labels in Korea, the EU and the U.S. We also match common label names and Korean names to the INCI name.

Does “no specific rule” mean an ingredient is approved?

No. It means we found no specific prohibition or restriction for it in that jurisdiction's records. It is not an approval or a safety statement.

Ask KBeauty Verified™
KBeauty Verified™ — K-beauty checked against official records from Korea, the EU and the U.S.
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ChatGPT: 2,733 Claude: 1,024 Google · Gemini: 3 Perplexity: 0 Meta AI: 0 Amazon: 0 Others: 111
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ChatGPT2,733
Claude1,024
Google · Gemini3
Perplexity0
Meta AI0
Amazon0
Others111

Named by what the crawler says it is; look-alikes we detect are counted under Others. Google · Gemini includes Googlebot, Google’s search crawler, whose index Google also uses for its AI features; other search engines and bots are in Others. AI visibility →