Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

CA ingredient hotlist Stale — 19d

Health Canada prohibited and restricted cosmetic ingredients hotlist.

Hard Rules

660

Ingredient-level regulatory restrictions

Linked Evidence

0

Mapped to known ingredients

Contextual Evidence

0

Not yet ingredient-mapped

Enforcement Events

0

Warnings, import alerts

Adverse Events

0

Post-market safety reports

Source Metadata

Slug

health_canada_cosmetic_hotlist

Last Successful Refresh

2026-05-26 23:56 UTC

Last Checked

2026-06-15 08:24 UTC

Declared Record Count

660

Content Hash

379cc113dcf2d9c4...

Recent Rules from This Source

restricted CA hotlist

Table 2 notes Table 2 note 1 Cells in this column are left blank when the substance does not have a known CAS. Return to table 2 note 1 referrer Table 2 note 2 Cells in this column are left blank when no synonyms or related compounds are provided for the entry. Return to table 2 note 2 referrer Table 2 note 3 Cells in this column are left blank when no condition of use is specified and the restriction applies to all cosmetic products. Return to table 2 note 3 referrer Table 2 note 4 Cells in this column are left blank when no maximum concentration is specified. Return to table 2 note 4 referrer Table 2 note 5 Cells in this column are left blank when no warning or cautionary statements are specified. Return to table 2 note 5 referrer

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

Max: 2.0%

restricted CA hotlist

Permitted as aluminum zirconium complexes and as zirconium lakes, salts and pigments of colouring agents only. See also "Aluminum zirconium complexes".

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

restricted CA hotlist

Not permitted in aerosol dispensers.

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

restricted CA hotlist

See "Peroxide and peroxide-generating compounds".

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

restricted CA hotlist

See "Peroxide and peroxide-generating compounds".

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

restricted CA hotlist

b) Other cosmetics

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

Max: 10.0%

restricted CA hotlist

a) Cosmetics intended to be diluted in bath water

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

restricted CA hotlist

c) All oral products must meet the following conditions: Manufacturers must ensure that polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) impurities must not be present in quantities that exceed: 0,1 ng/g 2,3,7,8-tetra-chlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 2,3,7,8-tetra-chlorodibenzofuran. 10 µg/g total other PCDD/PCDF impurities, with no individual impurity greater than 5 µg/g. Manufacturers must possess the following: Raw material specifications for triclosan; Identification of the method of analysis used to determine the levels of PCDDs and PCDFs in triclosan; Finished product specifications.

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

restricted CA hotlist

b) Other cosmetics

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

Max: 0.3%

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a) Mouthwashes

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist (Restricted)

Max: 0.03%

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