Korean: 페녹시이소프로판올 · CAS 770-35-4 · Functions: preservative, solvent
Restricted MFDS restricted ingredients
Conditions (official MFDS text, Korean):
* 배합한도 : ∙ 사용 후 씻어내는 제품에 1.0%
∙ 기타 제품에는 사용금지
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026
Restricted Annex III/54
Maximum: 2%
Conditions: Product type: Rinse-off products Not to be used in oral products For purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product
Source: EU CosIng — Annex III · checked Oct 17, 2026
Approved preservative Annex V/43
Maximum: 1.0%
Conditions: Product type: Only for rinse-off products
Source: EU CosIng — Annex V · checked Oct 17, 2026
No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.
How Phenoxyisopropanol is treated in 5 more markets, from the overseas cosmetic regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Always confirm with the regulator of that country before selling there.
| Market | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CN China | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): <사용제한성분> * 【제한】 적용 및 사용범위 : (a)씻어내는 제품 * 【화장품 중 최대사용농도】 배합한도 (일반) : 2% <사용제한 방부제> * 【화장품 중 최대사용농도】 배합한도 (일반) : 1% * 기타 제한조건 및 요구사항 : 씻어내는 제품에만 사용가능 |
| AS ASEAN (10 countries) | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【Restrictions】 Field of application and/or use : • Rinse-off products only • Prohibited in oral hygiene products * 제한 【사용 범위】 : • 씻어내는 제품만 • 구강 위생 제품에서는 금지 * 【Restrictions】 Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 2% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 2% *... |
| TW Taiwan | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): ※ 染髮、脫色、脫染及燙髮產品之應刊載之注意事項，應依衛生福利部公告刊載之。 ※ 染髮產品之限量標準：係指該成分依產品使用說明書混合後之最高允許使用量。 ※ 化粧品之外包裝或容器，應明顯標示本表所列成分之注意事項。因外包裝或容器表面積過小或其他特殊情形致不能標示者，應於標籤、仿單或以其他方式刊載之。 ※ 本表所稱之口腔製劑，包含非藥用牙膏、漱口水類及美白牙齒類等化粧品。 ※ 化粧品宣稱效能者，須符合化粧品標示宣傳廣告涉及虛偽誇大或醫療效能認定準則規定。... |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): <배합한도 : 1-Fenoxypropane-2-ol> * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Only rinse products. Not for use in products for oral hygiene. * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 씻어내는 제품에서만. 구강 위생 용도의 제품은 사용금지 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 2% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 :... |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): <배합한도 : 1-Fenoxypropane-2-ol> * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Only rinse products. Not for use in products for oral hygiene. * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 씻어내는 제품에서만. 구강 위생 용도의 제품은 사용금지 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 2% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 :... |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
PHENOXYISOPROPANOL 페녹시이소프로판올
Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.
In the EU's CosIng records it is listed as “Restricted” (EU CosIng — Annex III). The maximum allowed is 2%. The same records also list it as: Approved preservative. A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Restricted” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions). A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
We found no specific rule for it in the FDA's records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
The EU's CosIng inventory lists its functions as: preservative, solvent.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 페녹시이소프로판올.
CAS 770-35-4 (from official records).