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‘From Brussels To Sacramento’: EU-Inspired Cosmetic Ingredient Bills Moving Through US States

 
• By Lauren Nardella

From PFAS to key preservatives, cosmetic ingredients are in state lawmakers’ crosshairs around the US, and not just substances prohibited in the European Union. Industry insiders discussed the situation at the Independent Beauty Association’s Cosmetic Technical/Regulatory Forum last month.

The cosmetics industry is facing unprecedented levels of US state-level legislation to restrict the ingredients they can use in products.

California continues to lead, while other states including Washington, New York, Vermont, Oregon, Illinois

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