Cosmetics and personal care
Is every ingredient allowed where you sell it?
Check your product against the EU and UK cosmetics laws, Korea's and Japan's ingredient lists, FDA rules and Prop 65.
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Changes
New rules on the way for cosmetics and personal care.
13 rule changes start in the next 24 months. Here are the next 4, each linked to the law.
- Warning label for Bisphenol S (BPS) and 1 moreBisphenol S (BPS) and N-Methyl-N-FormylhydrazineProposition 65 list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity (27 CCR 27001)
- Restricts 7 substancesAcetylated Vetiveria Zizanioides Root Extract (Vetiveria zizanioides, ext., acetylated Oils, vetiver, acetylated; CAS 84082-84-8) and 6 moreRegulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, Annexes II-VI (consolidated)
- Notification required for PFASApplies when manufacturer or Importer40 CFR Part 705 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements for certain per
- Ban takes effectApplies to products sold in VermontVermont Act 131 of 2024, 9 V.S.A. ch. 63 subch. 12 (chemicals in cosmetic and menstrual products)
Laws
The laws that matter most for cosmetics and personal care.
Open one to read its rules and the sentence from the law each comes from.
- EUEuropean UnionEU Cosmetics RegulationBanned and limited ingredients, a responsible person, a safety report and the label.2,805 rules
- GBGreat Britain (England, Scotland, Wales)UK Cosmetics RegulationThe Great Britain version: ingredient bans and limits, a UK responsible person, the label.2,710 rules
- KRSouth KoreaKorea cosmetics safety standardsBanned ingredients and maximum levels for cosmetics sold in Korea.2,120 rules
- CACaliforniaProp 65A warning before sale when the product exposes buyers to a listed chemical.972 rules
- JPJapanJapan cosmetics standardsJapan's lists of banned, limited and permitted cosmetic ingredients.190 rules
- USUnited States (federal)FDA cosmetics rulesUS cosmetic labeling, prohibited ingredients and warning statements.29 rules
- MDMarylandMaryland cosmetic ingredient banBans listed ingredients in cosmetics sold in Maryland.24 rules
- VTVermontVermont cosmetics chemicals lawBans PFAS and other listed chemicals in cosmetic and menstrual products.15 rules
Not covered yet
- USFDA sunscreen drug rules
- USFDA permitted sunscreen actives (M020) and OMUFA fees
- USFDA antiperspirant drug rules (M019)
- USFDA fluoride toothpaste drug rules (M021)
- EUSPF and UVA claim testing
- GBSPF and UVA claim testing
- US-NYNew York 1,4-dioxane limit for personal care
A check for these products says Partly checked and tells you what we don't cover yet.
Markets
The markets we cover, 19 of 21 so far.
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