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.
237 ingredients
| INCI name | Korean name | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Mabuterol | 마부테롤 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Macleaya cordata (Willd.) R. Br. | 코르다타마클레아이아 | KR —EU —US — |
| Mafenide HCL | 마페나이드에이치씨엘 | KR LimitsEU BannedUS — |
| Magnesium Ascorbylborate | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Malachite green | 말라카이트그린 | KR BannedEU —US Limits |
| Malachite Green and its salts | 말라카이트그린 및 그 염류 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Maleic Hydrazide | 말레익하이드라자이드 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Malononitrile | 말로노나이트릴 | KR BannedEU BannedUS — |
| Mancozeb | 만코젭 | KR —EU —US — |
| Mancozeb (ISO); manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (polymeric) complex with zinc salt | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Maneb | 마넵 | KR —EU —US — |
| Maneb (ISO); manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (polymeric) | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Mannomustine | 만노무스틴 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mannomustine and its salts | 만노무스틴 및 그 염류 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mannomustine (INN) and its salts | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Margosa, ext. [from the kernels of Azadirachta indica extracted with water and further processed with organic solvents] | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Marrow Extract | 골수추출물 | KR —EU BannedUS — |
| Marrow Lipids | 골수지질 | KR —EU BannedUS — |
| MEA-Borate | 엠이에이-보레이트 | KR LimitsEU BannedUS Limits |
| MEA-Iodine | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| MEA O-Phenylphenate | 엠이에이o-페닐페네이트 | KR BannedEU LimitsUS — |
| MEA-PPG-8-Steareth-7 Carboxylate | 엠이에이-피피지-8-스테아레스-7카복실레이트 | KR BannedEU LimitsUS — |
| MEA-Sulfite | 엠이에이-설파이트 | KR BannedEU LimitsUS — |
| Mecamylamine | 메카밀아민 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mecamylamine (INN) | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Meclofenoxate | 메클로페녹세이트 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Meclofenoxate Hydrochloride | 메클로페녹세이트하이드로클로라이드 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Medrogestone | 메드로게스톤 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Medroxyprogesterone | 메드록시프로게스테론 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Medrysone | 메드리손 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mefeclorazine | 메페클로라진 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mefeclorazine and its salts | 메페클로라진 및 그 염류 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mefeclorazine (INN) and its salts | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Megestrol | 메게스트롤 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Megestrol Acetate | 메게스트롤아세테이트 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Melamine | 멜라민 | KR —EU —US — |
| Melengestrol | 메렌게스트롤 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Meloe coarctatus Motsch. | 지담 | KR —EU —US — |
| Mepanipyrim | 메파니피림 | KR —EU —US — |
| Mepanipyrim; 4-methyl-N-phenyl-6-(1-propynyl)-2-pyrimidinamine | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Mephenesin | 메페네신 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mephenesin and its esters | 메페네신 및 그 에스터 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mephenesin (INN) and its esters | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Mephentermine | 메펜터민 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mephentermine Sulphate | 메펜터민설페이트 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Meprednisone | 메프레드니손 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Meprobamate | 메프로바메이트 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Meprobamate (INN) | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Mercuric Chloride | 머큐릭클로라이드 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mercuric Oxide | 머큐릭옥사이드 | KR BannedEU BannedUS — |
| Mercury | 수은 | KR BannedEU —US Limits |
| Mercury and its compounds | 수은 및 그 화합물 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mercury Dichloride | 머큐리다이클로라이드 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mercury Dichloride; Mercuric Chloride | 머큐리다이클로라이드;머큐릭클로라이드 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mesotrione | 메소트라이온 | KR —EU —US — |
| Mesotrione (ISO); 2-[4-(methylsulfonyl)- 2-nitrobenzoyl]-1,3- cyclohexanedione | KR —EU BannedUS — | |
| Mesterolone | 메스테롤론 | KR BannedEU —US — |
| Mesyloxybenzyl Isobutylbenzenesulfonamide | 메실옥시벤질아이소부틸벤젠설폰아마이드 | KR —EU BannedUS — |
| Metabromsalan | KR —EU —US Banned | |
| Metabromsalan; 3,5-Dibromosalicylanilide | 메타브롬살란; 3,5-다이브로모살리실아닐리드 | KR BannedEU —US — |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.