Cosmetics and personal care
PFAS rules for cosmetics and personal care, by state
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Checked today: PFAS state laws for cookware and bakeware, in 13 US states: Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington.
Checked today: California Proposition 65 consumer-product warning check for BPA, BPS, formaldehyde, styrene, antimony trioxide, vinyl acetate, lead and cadmium, in 1 US state: California.
Checked today: California Proposition 65 warning check for candles and ceramicware (lead, cadmium, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, benzene, naphthalene, carbon monoxide, benzo[a]pyrene), in 1 US state: California.
Checked today: US packaging EPR producer size thresholds (California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington) for a brand-owning manufacturer, in 6 US states: California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Washington.
Checked today: US lead in children's products and furniture (lead paint and total lead content), in 1 market: United States (federal).
Checked today: US lead in toys and child care articles (lead paint and total lead content), in 1 market: United States (federal).
Checked today: US lead in children's products (other) and bags (lead paint and total lead content), in 1 market: United States (federal).
Checked today: US phthalates in children's toys and child care articles (DEHP, DBP, BBP, DINP, DIBP, DPENP, DHEXP, DCHP), in 1 market: United States (federal).
Checked today: US children's product certificate and tracking label for children's tableware, in 1 market: United States (federal).
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State law
Colorado
Colorado HB22-1345, C.R.S. 25-15-601 et seq.
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The law says:
“ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025, A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, DISTRIBUTE FOR SALE, OR DISTRIBUTE FOR USE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS CHEMICALS:”
Exemptions in the law (2)
Cosmetic excludes prescription products
(c) "COSMETIC" DOES NOT INCLUDE A PRODUCT THAT REQUIRES A PRESCRIPTION FOR DISTRIBUTION OR DISPENSATION.
Hydrofluoroolefins used as propellants in cosmetics are not a cosmetic until repealed January 1, 2027
(d) (I) "COSMETIC" DOES NOT INCLUDE HYDROFLUOROOLEFINS USED AS PROPELLANTS IN COSMETICS.
How Colorado defines PFAS
Intentionally added PFAS chemicals means PFAS chemicals that a manufacturer has intentionally added to a product and that have a functional or technical effect on the product; it includes PFAS chemicals that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical. "PFAS chemicals" has the meaning set forth in C.R.S. 25-5-1302(7); that definition is not in the stored session laws.
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Connecticut
Connecticut Public Act 24-59 (SB 292)
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The law says:
“On and after January 1, 2028, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any of the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) Apparel; (2) turnout gear; (3) carpets or rugs; (4) cleaning products; (5) cookware; (6) cosmetic products;”
Exemptions in the law (1)
An unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS from impurities, manufacturing, storage or packaging migration is not a violation
“such unavoidable trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.”
The law says:
“(E) cosmetic product; (F) dental floss; (G) fabric treatment; (H) children's product; (I) menstruation product; (J) textile furnishing; (K) ski wax; or (L) upholstered furniture if such product contains intentionally added PFAS, unless such product is labeled in accordance with this subsection.”
The law says:
“On and after July 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any (A) apparel; (B) carpet or rug; (C) cleaning product; (D) cookware; (E) cosmetic product;”
How Connecticut defines PFAS
“PFAS means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final product or one of the product's components to perform a specific function.”
State law
Illinois
Illinois PFAS Reduction Act, Public Act 104-0231 (415 ILCS 170/45)
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The law says:
“offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this State the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS: (1) cosmetics;”
Exemptions in the law (2)
Does not apply to a product for which federal law preempts state authority over PFAS
“a product for which federal law governs the presence in the product of a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance in a manner that preempts State authority;”
Does not apply to used products offered for sale or resale
“used products offered for sale or resale;”
How Illinois defines PFAS
“PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS that are deliberately added during the manufacture of a product if the continued presence of the PFAS is desired in the final product or in one of the product's components to perform a specific function in the final product; it does not include PFAS present due to use of water containing PFAS if the manufacturer took no action that resulted in the PFAS being present in the water.”
State law
Maine
Maine 38 MRSA 1614 Products containing PFAS
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The law says:
“Except as provided pursuant to paragraph F or G, effective January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State:”
Exemptions in the law (1)
Products sold in used condition
“The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to any of the products listed in subparagraphs (1) to (9) that are sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in used condition.”
How Maine defines PFAS
“PFAS means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS added to a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance or quality or to perform a specific function, and also includes any degradation by-products of PFAS.”
State law
Minnesota
Minnesota Amara's Law, Minn. Stat. 116.943
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The law says:
“Beginning January 1, 2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in this state the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS:”
Exemptions in the law (2)
Products that are medical devices or drugs regulated by FDA or used in medical applications are outside subdivisions 4 and 5
“Subdivisions 4 and 5 do not apply to a prosthetic or orthotic device or to any product that is a medical device or drug”
Sale or resale of a used product
“the sale or resale of a used product.”
The law says:
“A manufacturer must notify persons who sell or offer for sale a product prohibited under subdivision 2 or 5”
The law says:
“On or before January 1, 2026, a manufacturer of a product manufactured after July 1, 2023; sold, offered for sale, or distributed in the state; and that contains intentionally added PFAS must submit to the commissioner information that includes:”
Exemptions in the law (1)
Does not apply where federal law governs PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority
“a product for which federal law governs the presence of PFAS in the product in a manner that preempts state authority;”
How Minnesota defines PFAS
“PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added means PFAS deliberately added during the manufacture of a product where the continued presence of PFAS is desired in the final product or one of the product's components to perform a specific function.”
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New Jersey
New Jersey Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act, P.L. 2025, c. 202 (C.56:3-56)
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The law says:
“Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, no person shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the State any cosmetic product that contains intentionally added PFAS.”
Exemptions in the law (2)
A technically unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS is not a violation
“that trace quantity shall not cause the product to be in violation of this section.”
Does not apply where PFAS is only in electronic components or internal components
“The provisions of this section shall not apply to a product that contains intentionally added PFAS only in electronic components or internal components of the product.”
How New Jersey defines PFAS
“PFAS means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS added to a product or intentionally used during the development of a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function; it includes degradation byproducts of PFAS and excludes a technically unavoidable trace quantity that stems from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients or the manufacturing process, storage, or migration from packaging.”
State law
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, R.I. Gen. Laws 23-18.18
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The law says:
“on and after January 1, 2027, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or distribute for sale in the state any covered product that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS.”
Exemptions in the law (2)
An unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS in a cosmetic product is not a violation
“such unavoidable trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.”
Does not apply to the sale or resale of used products
“This section shall not apply to the sale or resale of used products.”
How Rhode Island defines PFAS
“PFAS means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added PFAS means PFAS added to a covered product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance, or quality or to perform a specific function; it includes degradation byproducts of PFAS and PFAS that are intentional breakdown products of an added chemical, and PFAS used as a processing agent, mold release agent or intermediate where PFAS is detected in the final covered product.”
State law
Vermont
Vermont Act 54 of 2025 (H.238): phaseout of consumer products containing added PFAS; Vermont Act 131 of 2024, 9 V.S.A. 2494a-2494c
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The law says:
“or distribute for use in this State any cosmetic or menstrual product to which the following chemicals or chemical classes have been intentionally added in any amount:”
Exemptions in the law (1)
A technically unavoidable trace quantity from impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage or migration from packaging is not a violation (made through manufacturing processes intended to comply)
“containing a technically unavoidable trace quantity of a chemical or chemical class listed in subsection (a) of this section shall not be in violation of this subchapter”
The law says:
“Beginning on January 1, 2032, a manufacturer shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in the State a fluorine treated container or any consumer product in a fluorine treated container.”
Exemptions in the law (1)
The 2494g(a) prohibition does not apply to a product previously used by a consumer for its intended purpose.
“The prohibition under subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the sale, offer for sale, distribution for sale, or distribution for use of a product that has been previously used by a consumer for the intended purpose of the product.”
How Vermont defines PFAS
“PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added means the addition of a chemical in a product that serves an intended function in the product component.”
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Washington
Washington Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, RCW 70A.560
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The law says:
“(b) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances;”
Exemptions in the law (2)
In-state retailer may sell existing stock until January 1, 2026
“An in-state retailer in possession of cosmetic products on the date that restrictions on the sale of the products takes effect under this section may exhaust its existing stock through sales to the public until January 1, 2026.”
Prescription drugs approved by FDA are not cosmetic products; ingredients regulated as drugs are outside the restrictions
“(7)(a) For the purposes of this section, cosmetic products do not include prescription drugs approved by the United States food and drug administration.”
How Washington defines PFAS
“PFAS means a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. Intentionally added priority chemical or intentionally added means a chemical that serves an intended function in the final product or in the manufacturing of the product or part of the product; chemicals present from recycled materials are not intentionally added. Ecology presumes detection of total fluorine indicates intentional addition of PFAS (above 50 ppm for the later-dated products); a manufacturer may rebut.”
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