Korean: 셀레늄설파이드 · CAS 7488-56-4 · Functions: anti-seborrheic, hair conditioning
No specific rule on file.
Restricted Annex III/49
Maximum: 1%
Conditions: Product type: Antidandruff shampoos
Required label warning: Contains selenium disulphide Avoid contact with eyes or damaged skin
Source: EU CosIng — Annex III · checked Oct 17, 2026
No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.
How Selenium Sulfide is treated in 5 more markets, from the overseas cosmetic regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Always confirm with the regulator of that country before selling there.
| Market | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CN China | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【제한】 적용 및 사용범위 : 비듬제거샴푸 * 【화장품 중 최대사용농도】 배합한도 (일반) : 1% * 라벨에 반드시 표기해야하는 사용조건과 주의사항 : 셀렌디셜파이트 함유:눈 부위나 손상된 피부에 사용금지 |
| AS ASEAN (10 countries) | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【Restrictions】 Field of application and/or use : Anti-dandruff shampoo * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 비듬방지 샴푸 * 【Restrictions】 Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 1% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 1% * Conditions of use and warning which must be printed on the labels : • Contains... |
| TW Taiwan | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): ※ 染髮、脫色、脫染及燙髮產品之應刊載之注意事項，應依衛生福利部公告刊載之。 ※ 染髮產品之限量標準：係指該成分依產品使用說明書混合後之最高允許使用量。 ※ 化粧品之外包裝或容器，應明顯標示本表所列成分之注意事項。因外包裝或容器表面積過小或其他特殊情形致不能標示者，應於標籤、仿單或以其他方式刊載之。 ※ 本表所稱之口腔製劑，包含非藥用牙膏、漱口水類及美白牙齒類等化粧品。 ※ 化粧品宣稱效能者，須符合化粧品標示宣傳廣告涉及虛偽誇大或醫療效能認定準則規定。 * 단서조항 : ※ 染髮、脫色、脫染及燙髮產品之應刊載之注意事項，應依衛生福利部公告刊載之。 ※... |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Product to combat dandruff * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 비듬 방지 제품 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 1.0% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 1.0% * Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : Contains selenium... |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Product to combat dandruff * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 비듬 방지 제품 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 1.0% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 1.0% * Use conditions and warnings that must appear on the label : Contains selenium... |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
SELENIUM SULFIDE 셀레늄설파이드
Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.
In the EU's CosIng records it is listed as “Restricted” (EU CosIng — Annex III). The maximum allowed is 1%. A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
We found no specific rule for it in Korea's MFDS records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
We found no specific rule for it in the FDA's records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
The EU's CosIng inventory lists its functions as: anti-seborrheic, hair conditioning.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 셀레늄설파이드.
CAS 7488-56-4 (from official records).