4.2 L’OREAL additional requirements regarding material compliance
L’OREAL has special requirements for its articles regarding some substances which present a risk for the consumer or the environment. As a consequence, L’OREAL requires his supplier to respect the limit values of concentration of each substance listed below in the articles they deliver for
L’OREAL:
Restricted substances
| Substances
| Principal applications
| L’OREAL’s limit
|
Chlorinated compounds | PVC, PVDC
| Thermoplastic polymer | Non detectable2
|
Phthalates
| All additives of the phthalates family | Plasticizer | < 10 ppm in each article
|
Glycol ethers
| EGME, EGMEA, EGEE, EGEEA, TEGDME, EGDME, 1PG2ME, 1PG2MEA, DEGME, DEGDME | Solvent: Glues, coatings, inks | Non detectable2 |
Formaldehyde
| Formaldehyde
| POM3 articles | Total content <10 ppm
|
Textile
| Total content < 75 ppm
|
MDF
| Carb-P2
|
Particule board
| Carb-P2
|
Melamine Board
| ½ E1 class
|