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What counts as Banned cosmetic ingredients from 2025?
Only California (US state) defines Banned cosmetic ingredients from 2025 in its law. Read the definition below. You tell us if your product contains it; we never guess from its name.
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The 12 numbered ingredient groups of Health and Safety Code 108980(a) (phthalates DBP and DEHP, formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, methylene glycol, quaternium-15, mercury, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, m- and o-phenylenediamine and their salts, and 13 listed PFAS and their salts) when intentionally added to a cosmetic product. The statute prints CAS 355-76-2 for nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (HSC 108980(a)(12)(H)); that number fails the CAS check digit, so the registry number 335-76-2 is listed as well (deliberate addition).
Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Formaldehyde, Paraformaldehyde, Methanediol; methylene glycol, Cis-1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC), Mercury, Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isobutylparaben), Isopropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isopropylparaben) Sodium salt or Salts of Isopropylparaben, m-Phenylenediamine and its salts, o-Phenylenediamine and its salts, Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), Potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate; potassium heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonate, Diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate, Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate, Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate, Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctanoic acid, ammonium salt, Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid, Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate, Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate, Perfluorononan-1-oic acid, Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate, Ammonium perfluorononanoate
“a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients:”
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- The 12 numbered ingredient groups of Health and Safety Code 108980(a) (phthalates DBP and DEHP, formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, methylene glycol, quaternium-15, mercury, isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, m- and o-phenylenediamine and their salts, and 13 listed PFAS and their salts) when intentionally added to a cosmetic product. The statute prints CAS 355-76-2 for nonadecafluorodecanoic acid (HSC 108980(a)(12)(H)); that number fails the CAS check digit, so the registry number 335-76-2 is listed as well (deliberate addition).
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- Di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP), Formaldehyde, Paraformaldehyde, Methanediol; methylene glycol, Cis-1-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7- triaza-1-azoniaadamantane chloride (cis-CTAC), Mercury, Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isobutylparaben), Isopropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isopropylparaben) Sodium salt or Salts of Isopropylparaben, m-Phenylenediamine and its salts, o-Phenylenediamine and its salts, Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), Potassium perfluorooctanesulfonate; potassium heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonate, Diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate, Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate, Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate, Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctanoic acid, ammonium salt, Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid, Ammonium nonadecafluorodecanoate, Sodium nonadecafluorodecanoate, Perfluorononan-1-oic acid, Sodium heptadecafluorononanoate, Ammonium perfluorononanoate
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“a person or entity shall not manufacture, sell, deliver, hold, or offer for sale in commerce any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added ingredients:”
HSC 108980(a) (excerpt) · fetched 2026-10-08California Legislature: HSC 108980(a)(opens in a new tab)
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