Summary

Changes federal cosmetics law to treat many common ingredients and contaminants as making a product "adulterated," which effectively bars those products from interstate commerce. It forbids intentionally added ortho‑phthalates and formaldehyde‑releasing preservatives, lists 15 additional intentionally added substances that will render a cosmetic adulterated, and sets contaminant limits for 1,4‑dioxane, lead, and asbestos. The new rules apply to cosmetics introduced into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2027 and add several definitions to the cosmetics statute. Also preserves and clarifies state authority: States and localities may continue to set or keep stricter ingredient limits or reporting rules and may adopt prohibitions or limits on the same substances or contaminants the bill addresses.

• Treats cosmetics as "adulterated" if they intentionally contain ortho‑phthalates or formaldehyde‑releasing preservatives.
• Declares 15 named intentionally added substances (e.g., formaldehyde, mercury, triclosan, styrene, toluene) to be adulterants.
• Sets contaminant thresholds: 1,4‑dioxane ≥ 2 ppm; lead ≥ 2 ppm in color cosmetics or ≥ 5 ppm in general cosmetics; asbestos at the lowest limit of detection.
• Adds several new statutory definitions to clarify terms like "intentionally added," "contaminant," and types of cosmetics.
• Explicitly allows States and localities to keep or adopt stricter ingredient limits or reporting requirements for the listed substances.
• Applies to cosmetics introduced into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2027.
• Does not appropriate new funds or create new federal spending in the text provided.
• Will require product reformulation, testing, or removal from interstate commerce for products that exceed the listed contaminant limits or contain banned ingredients.