Climbazole
Addendum to the 2009 Opinion

Warning: Opinion updated on June 18, 2013
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Background
Climbazole is currently regulated in the Cosmetics Directive as a preservative in Annex VI, entry 32, with a maximum authorized concentration of 0.5%.

In 2009 a scientific Opinion on Climbazole was adopted with the following conclusion:
• The Committee is of the opinion that the use of Climbazole as a preservative at a maximum concentration of 0.5% in all cosmetic products cannot be considered safe. However, when used as a preservative in hair cosmetics and face cosmetics at 0.5%, Climbazole does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer.
• The Committee is of the opinion that the use of Climbazole in rinse-off hair cosmetics up to a maximum concentration of 2.0% does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer.
• The Committee is of the opinion that the non-preservative use of Climbazole in hair cosmetics and face cosmetics at 0.5% does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer. The use of Climbazole at 0.5% in leave-on products other than those mentioned above, however, is not considered …