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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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7 ingredients

INCI nameKorean nameRecords
Sodium Borate소듐보레이트KR LimitsEU BannedUS Limits
Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate소듐헵타데카플루오로노나노에이트KR BannedEU —US Limits
Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate소듐하이드록시메칠글리시네이트KR LimitsEU BannedUS Limits
Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate소듐노나데카플루오로데카노에이트KR BannedEU —US Limits
Sodium Perborate과붕산나트륨KR LimitsEU BannedUS Limits
Sodium Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonate소듐페닐벤지미다졸설포네이트KR —EU OKUS Limits
Styrene스타이렌KR —EU BannedUS Limits

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: 279 Google · Gemini: 1 Perplexity: 0 Meta AI: 0 Amazon: 0 Others: 99
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ChatGPT2,733
Claude279
Google · Gemini1
Perplexity0
Meta AI0
Amazon0
Others99

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 →