COFEPRIS
ACUERDO por el que se determinan las sustancias prohibidas y restringidas en la elaboración de productos de perfumería y belleza (Secretaría de Salud, published in DOF, compiled at salud.gob.mx; implemented via COFEPRIS under NOM-259-SSA1-2022 and the Ley General de Salud)
30 compiled entries · 10 banned · 20 restricted
| Ingredient | Status | Limit | Rule | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arsenic and compounds | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance in perfumery/beauty products ("Arsénico y sus compuestos") | Source |
| cadmium and compounds | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance ("Cadmio y sus compuestos") | Source |
| chloroform | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance ("Cloroformo") | Source |
| vinyl chloride monomer | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO, item XIV — prohibited substance ("Cloruro de vinilo -monómero-") | Source |
| phenol | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance ("Fenol") | Source |
| hexachlorophene | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance ("Hexaclorofeno") | Source |
| methanol | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance ("Metanol") | Source |
| nitrosamines | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO — prohibited substance class ("Nitrosaminas") | Source |
| carbon tetrachloride | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO, item XLI — prohibited substance ("Tetracloruro de carbono") | Source |
| iodine / iodine metalloid | Banned | — | Artículo PRIMERO, item XLIII — prohibited substance ("Yodo o yodo metaloide") | Source |
| dimethyl phthalate | Restricted | ≤ 6% | Artículo SEGUNDO — permitted only in nail enamel ("Ftalato de dimetilo"), max 6.00% | Source |
| formaldehyde | Restricted | ≤ 0.2% | Artículo SEGUNDO — 0.20% as free formaldehyde when used as preservative (not permitted in aerosols or products for children); 7.00% permitted only as nail hardener | Source |
| quaternium-15 | Restricted | ≤ 0.2% | Artículo SEGUNDO — preservative, max 0.20% expressed as free formaldehyde, all product types | Source |
| dmdm hydantoin | Restricted | ≤ 0.2% | Artículo SEGUNDO — preservative in rinse-off products only, max 0.20% as free formaldehyde | Source |
| parabens (and salts/esters) | Restricted | ≤ 0.8% | Artículo SEGUNDO — preservative; 0.40% for a single ester, 0.80% for mixtures, all product types ("Parabenos, sus sales y ésteres") | Source |
| bha | Restricted | ≤ 0.15% | Artículo SEGUNDO — only as antioxidant, max 0.15% ("Butilhidroxianisol") | Source |
| bht | Restricted | ≤ 0.15% | Artículo SEGUNDO — only as antioxidant, max 0.15% ("Butilhidroxitolueno") | Source |
| triclosan | Restricted | ≤ 0.5% | Artículo SEGUNDO — preservative and deodorant ingredient, max 0.50% | Source |
| triclocarban (tcc) | Restricted | ≤ 1% | Artículo SEGUNDO — soaps/deodorants only, max 1.00% ("3,4,4′-triclorocarbanilida"); not permitted in products for infants under 3 years | Source |
| hydroquinone | Restricted | ≤ 2% | Artículo SEGUNDO — only in skin-lightening products and oxidative hair dyes, max 2.00% | Source |
| resorcinol | Restricted | ≤ 5% | Artículo SEGUNDO — only in hair dyes, max 5.00% | Source |
| phenylmercuric compounds | Restricted | ≤ 0.0003% | Artículo SEGUNDO — preservative in non-ionic bases only where other preservatives are ineffective, max 0.0003% as Hg; not permitted for children/infants ("Fenil mercurio") | Source |
| salicylic acid (and salts) | Restricted | ≤ 2% | Artículo SEGUNDO — 0.50%–2.00% depending on function (preservative, active ingredient, or dye remover) | Source |
| thioglycolic acid (and esters) | Restricted | ≤ 11% | Artículo SEGUNDO — 5.00%–11.00% in depilatories/straighteners/permanent-wave products, with pH restrictions | Source |
| octocrylene | Restricted | ≤ 10% | Artículo SEGUNDO, item LXII — only as UV filter/sunscreen, max 10.00% ("Octocrileno / 2-etilhexil-2-ciano-3,3-difenilacrilato") | Source |
| homosalate | Restricted | ≤ 10% | Artículo SEGUNDO, item LVI — only as UV filter/sunscreen, max 10.00% ("Homosalato") | Source |
| paba (and salts) | Restricted | ≤ 5% | Artículo SEGUNDO, item LXIV — only as UV filter/sunscreen, max 5.00% ("PABA y sus sales / Ácido p-aminobenzoico") | Source |
| benzophenone-1 | Restricted | ≤ 5% | Artículo SEGUNDO, item XV — only as UV filter/sunscreen, max 5.00% ("Benzofenona-1 / 2,4-dihidroxibenzofenona") | Source |
| lead acetate | Restricted | ≤ 0.6% | Artículo SEGUNDO — permitted only in progressive/gradual hair dyes for scalp hair, max 0.6% Pb by weight; not for mustache/eyebrows/eyelashes | Source |
| deet (n,n-diethyl-m-toluamide) | Restricted | ≤ 40% | Artículo QUINTO (repellents) — max 40% in insect-repellent products ("N,N-dietil-m-toluamida") | Source |
2026-07-21 · Compiled from cited primary sources. Informational only — not legal advice.
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