# EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulatory Status Lookup

> EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulatory Status Lookup is a paid API for AI agents from api.healthtravel-api.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-29).

Looks up a cosmetic substance's EU regulatory status across all CosIng annexes (prohibited, restricted, colorants, preservatives, UV filters) from Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://api.healthtravel-api.workers.dev/api/health/eu-cosing-cosmetics?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-29
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/eu-cosing-cosmetics-regulatory-status-lookup-5d960171
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_KpkrByYd0EBaVJuk9Eyv2

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability eu-cosing-cosmetics-regulatory-status-lookup-5d960171
```

Example prompt: Can you check the EU CosIng regulatory status for salicylic acid — I need to know which annex it falls under, any maximum concentration limits, and what warnings are required?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need authoritative EU regulatory data for a specific cosmetic ingredient, including its annex classification, concentration limits, and required warnings under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. Prefer this over general web search when you need structured, machine-readable regulatory data directly sourced from the European Commission's CosIng database with full regulatory metadata including SCCS opinions.

## Known failure modes

- Substance name not found in CosIng database — returns empty entries array with count 0
- Ambiguous name matches many entries — may return up to the specified limit without the most relevant first
- Truncated or misspelled INCI name may yield no results
- Limit parameter out of range (must be 1-25) may cause validation error
- Substance exists in CosIng but under a different INCI spelling than queried

## How this service works

EU cosmetics regulatory status for a substance name: matching Annex II (prohibited), III (restricted), IV (colorants), V (preservatives) and VI (UV filters) entries of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 from the European Commission's CosIng database, with reference number, maximum concentration, conditions and warnings, CAS/EC numbers, amending regulation and SCCS opinions.

## Output

Returns a list of matching CosIng entries including: annex classification (II=prohibited, III=restricted, IV=colorant, V=preservative, VI=UV filter), reference number, substance name, INCI names, CAS and EC numbers, regulatory status (Active/Inactive), maximum concentration, product type/body part restrictions, conditions and warnings, amending regulation citations, SCCS opinion URLs, and other restrictions. Multiple entries may be returned if the substance appears in multiple annexes.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "name"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "name": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Substance or INCI name, e.g. salicylic acid (required)"
      },
      "limit": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Entries to return, 1 to 25 (default 10)"
      }
     }
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object"
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "count": 2,
  "query": "salicylic acid",
  "total": 2,
  "source": "https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/",
  "entries": [
   {
    "ecNo": "200-712-3[1]/ 212-525-4[2]/ 242-669-3[3]/ 261-963-2[4]/ 200-198-0[5]/ 209-421-6[6]/ 218-531-3[7]",
    "annex": "V",
    "casNo": "69-72-7[1]/ 824-35-1[2]/ 18917-89-0[3]/ 59866-70-5[4]/ 54-21-7[5]/ 578-36-9[6]/ 2174-16-5[7]",
    "status": "Active",
    "meaning": "allowed preservative",
    "inciNames": "SALICYLIC ACID, CALCIUM SALICYLATE, MAGNESIUM SALICYLATE, MEA- SALICYLATE, SODIUM SALICYLATE, POTASSIUM SALICYLATE, TEA- SALICYLATE",
    "published": "2019-12-13",
    "substance": "Salicylic acid and its salts",
    "regulation": [
     "(EU) 2019/1966"
    ],
    "referenceNo": "3",
    "substanceId": "28121",
    "sccsOpinions": [
     "http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/sccp/docshtml/sccp_out59_en.htm",
     "http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/sccp/documents/out121_en.pdf"
    ],
    "otherRestrictions": [
     "as a constituent of other substances, or in mixtures, in concentrations equal to, or greater than 0.1% by weight",
     "Shall not be placed on the market, or used, as substance or in mixtures in concentrations equal to ot greater than 0.1% by weight"
    ],
    "maximumConcentration": "Salicylic acid: 0,5 % (acid)\n\nSalicylic acid salts: 0,5 % (acid)",
    "productTypeBodyParts": null,
    "conditionsAndWarnings": "Salicylic acid:\nNot to be used for children under 3 years of age**\n**Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age.\n\nSalicylic acid salts:\nNot to be used for children under 3 years of age***\n***Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age and …"
   },
   {
    "ecNo": "222-351-0 / 252-305-5",
    "annex": "II",
    "casNo": "3442-21-5 / 34977-63-4",
    "status": "Active",
    "meaning": "prohibited",
    "inciNames": null,
    "published": "2009-12-22",
    "substance": "3(or5)-[[4-[(7-amino-1-hydroxy-3-sulphonato-2-naphthyl)azo]-1-naphthyl]azo]salicylic acid and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products",
    "regulation": [
     "(EC) 2009/1223"
    ],
    "referenceNo": "1266",
    "substanceId": "31111",
    "sccsOpinions": [
     "http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/sccp/documents/out272_en.pdf",
     "http://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/sccp/documents/out267_en.pdf"
    ],
    "otherRestrictions": [
     "as a constitu
… (truncated)
```

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