Korean: 징크페놀설포네이트 · CAS 127-82-2 · Functions: antimicrobial, astringent, deodorant
Restricted MFDS restricted ingredients
Conditions (official MFDS text, Korean):
* 배합한도 : 사용 후 씻어내지 않는 제품에 2%
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026
Restricted Annex III/25
Maximum: 6% (as % of anhydrous substance)
Conditions: Product type: Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions
Required label warning: Avoid contact with eyes
Source: EU CosIng — Annex III · checked Oct 17, 2026
No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.
How Zinc Phenolsulfonate is treated in 6 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): * 【제한】 적용 및 사용범위 : 냄세제거제, 땀억제제 및 수렴수 * 【화장품 중 최대사용농도】 배합한도 (일반) : 6%(무수물로 계산) * 라벨에 반드시 표기해야하는 사용조건과 주의사항 : 눈에 접촉 금지 |
| AS ASEAN (10 countries) | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【Restrictions】 Field of application and/or use : Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 데오도런트, 지한제 및 아스트린젠트 로션 * 【Restrictions】 Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 6% calculated as % of anhydrous substance * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 :... |
| JP Japan | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【제품 타입 또는 목적 (types or intended purposes of cosmetics)】 : 石けん,シャンプー等の直ちに洗い流す化粧品以外の化粧品(비누, 화장품 등 즉시 씻어 내는 화장품 외의 화장품) * 【100g당 최대 배합량(Maximum amount of ingredient per 100 g)】 : 2.0 g(2.0 g) |
| 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。 * 단서조항 : ※ 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。 ※... |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions. * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 데오도런트, 지한제 및 아스트린젠트 로션 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 6% calculated as anhydrous substance. * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 무수물로서 계산했을때 6% * Use... |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Deodorants, antiperspirants and astringent lotions. * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 데오도런트, 지한제 및 아스트린젠트 로션 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 6% calculated as anhydrous substance. * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 무수물로서 계산했을때 6% * Use... |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
ZINC PHENOLSULFONATE 징크페놀설포네이트
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 6% (as % of anhydrous substance). 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: antimicrobial, astringent, deodorant.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 징크페놀설포네이트.
CAS 127-82-2 (from official records).