# Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites (12)

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_source_ref_substance_id_29471
Categories: beauty
Identifier: annex_ref:III:99

> Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites (12). Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? High concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is restricted in EU cosmetics.
- Rationale: Inorganic sulfites and bisulfites (12) is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Cosmetics Regulation annex III / ref 99.
- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) Oxidative hair dye products (b) Hair straightening products (c) Self-tanning products for the face (d) Other self-tanning products Maximum concentration: (a) 0.67% (as free SO2) (b) 6.7% (as free SO2) (c) 0.45% (as free SO2) (d) 0.40% (as free SO2) Other conditions: 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

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/29471
- EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes (updated 2010-10-17): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/reference/annexes/list/III

_Assessed by Greenveil._