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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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340 ingredients

INCI nameKorean nameRecords
Metformin and its salts메트포민 및 그 염류KR BannedEU —US —
Metformin (INN) and its saltsKR —EU BannedUS —
Methacrylamide메타크릴아마이드KR BannedEU —US —
Methacrylic Acid메타크릴릭애씨드KR —EU —US —
Methadone and Methadone intermediate; 3-Heptanone, 6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-메타돈 및 메타돈인터미디에이트;3-헵타논,6-(다이메틸아미노)-4,4-다이페닐-KR BannedEU —US —
Methadone Hydrochloride메타돈하이드로클로라이드KR BannedEU —US —
Methamidophos메타아미도포스KR BannedEU —US —
Methamidophos and a mixture of if they contain > 1 % Methamidophos메타아미도포스[Methamidophos; 10265-92-6] 및 이를 1%이상 함유한 혼합물KR BannedEU —US —
Methanol(with exception of those substances If they contain ≤5% as a denaturant of ethanol or isopropyl alcohol)메탄올(에탄올 및 아이소프로필알콜의 변성제로서만 알콜 중 5%까지 사용)KR BannedEU —US —
Methapyrilene메타피릴렌KR BannedEU —US —
Methapyrilene (INN) and its salts메타피릴렌 및 그 염류KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Methenamine메텐아민KR LimitsEU OKUS Limits
Metheptazine메트헵타진KR BannedEU —US —
Metheptazine and its salts메트헵타진 및 그 염류KR BannedEU —US —
Metheptazine (INN) and its saltsKR —EU BannedUS —
Methionyl Rh-Polypeptide-125KR —EU BannedUS —
Methionyl Rh-Polypeptide-83KR —EU BannedUS —
Methocarbamol메토카바몰KR BannedEU —US —
Methocarbamol (INN)KR —EU BannedUS —
Methotrexate메토트렉세이트KR BannedEU —US —
Methotrexate (INN)KR —EU BannedUS —
Methoxamine메톡사민KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxamine Hydrochloride메톡사민하이드로클로라이드KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxsalen; 9-Methoxyfuro[3,2-g]chromen-7-one; 8-MOP메톡살렌;9-메톡시푸로[3,2-g]크로멘-7-온;8-엠오피KR LimitsEU —US —
Methoxyacetic acid메톡시아세틱애씨드KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Methoxyacetylfentanyl메톡시아세틸펜타닐KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxy dicyclopentadiene carboxaldehyde메톡시디시클로펜타디엔카르복스알데하이드KR LimitsEU —US —
Methoxydiglycol메톡시다이글라이콜KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxyethanol메톡시에탄올KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxyethanol Acetate메톡시에탄올아세테이트KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Methoxyethyl Acrylate메톡시에틸아크릴레이트KR —EU BannedUS —
Methoxyisopropanol메톡시아이소프로판올KR —EU —US —
Methoxyisopropyl Acetate메톡시아이소프로필아세테이트KR —EU —US —
Methoxy PEG-100/Polyepsilon Caprolactone메톡시피이지-100/폴리엡실론카프로락톤KR —EU LimitsUS —
Methoxy PEG-114/Polyepsilon Caprolactone메톡시피이지-114/폴리엡실론카프로락톤KR —EU LimitsUS —
Methoxy PEG-23 Methacrylate/Glyceryl Diisostearate Methacrylate Copolymer메톡시피이지-23메타크릴레이트/글리세릴다이아이소스테아레이트메타크릴레이트코폴리머KR —EU —US —
Methoxyphenamine메톡시페나민KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxyphenamine Hydrochloride메톡시페나민하이드로클로라이드KR BannedEU —US —
Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate메톡시프로필아미노사이클로헥세닐리덴에톡시에틸사이아노아세테이트KR OKEU OKUS Limits
Methyl 2-Octynoate메틸2-옥티노에이트KR LimitsEU LimitsUS —
Methyl Acetamide메틸아세타마이드KR BannedEU BannedUS —
Methyl acrylamidoglycolate, if the content of acrylamide >= 0.1%메틸아크릴아마이도글라이콜레이트(아크릴아마이드가 0.1% 이상인 경우에 한함)KR LimitsEU —US —
Methyl acrylamidomethoxyacetate, if the content of acrylamide >= 0.1%메틸아크릴아마이도메톡시아세테이트(아크릴아마이드가 0.1% 이상인 경우에 한함)KR LimitsEU —US —
Methylal메틸알KR —EU —US Limits
Methyl Alcohol메틸알코올KR LimitsEU LimitsUS —
Methyl Benzoate메틸벤조에이트KR LimitsEU OKUS —
Methyl Butyl Ketone메틸부틸케톤KR BannedEU —US —
Methyl Chloride메틸클로라이드KR BannedEU —US —
Methylchloroisothiazolinone메칠클로로이소치아졸리논KR LimitsEU OKUS —
Methylchloro isothiazolinone and methyl isothiazolinone solution메칠클로로이소치아졸리논과 메칠이소치아졸리논 용액KR —EU —US —
methyl cyanoacrylate메틸시아노아크릴레이트KR —EU —US —
Methyldesorphine메틸데소르핀KR BannedEU —US —
Methyldibromo Glutaronitrile메틸다이브로모글루타로나이트릴KR BannedEU —US —
Methyl Dicocamine메틸다이코카민KR LimitsEU LimitsUS —
Methyl Diethanolamine메틸다이에탄올아민KR —EU BannedUS —
Methyldihydromorphine메틸다이하이드로모르핀KR BannedEU —US —
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Tinosorb M (bisoctrizole))메칠렌비스-벤조트리아졸릴테트라메칠부틸페놀KR OKEU OKUS Limits
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (Nano)KR —EU OKUS Limits
Methylene ChlorideKR —EU —US Banned
Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate메틸렌다이페닐다이아이소시아네이트KR —EU BannedUS —

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™
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ChatGPT2,733
Claude229
Google · Gemini1
Perplexity0
Meta AI0
Amazon0
Others98

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 →