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The bill reduces consumer exposure to toxic ingredients and improves labeling protections while imposing compliance costs and potential short‑term product shortages or price increases, especially affecting small manufacturers and lower‑income consumers.
Consumers — especially users of color cosmetics, women, and low-income individuals — will face lower exposure to lead, asbestos, 1,4‑dioxane, and other toxic ingredients because the bill explicitly bans or limits those substances.
All cosmetics purchasers will receive clearer ingredient definitions and broader labeling coverage because the bill defines color/general cosmetics, clarifies 'intentionally added', and names specific banned chemicals.
State governments retain authority to restrict ingredients, allowing states to maintain or adopt stronger consumer protections beyond the federal standard.
Cosmetic manufacturers and sellers — particularly small businesses — will face compliance costs to reformulate products and update labels to meet new bans and limits ahead of the 2027 deadline.
Women and low‑income consumers may see reduced product choice or higher prices if popular items are removed or reformulated, at least during transition periods.
Small manufacturers and importers may face enforcement actions or supply‑chain disruptions if imports or ingredients (e.g., talc contaminated with asbestos) violate the new prohibitions, which could limit availability of some cosmetics.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits certain intentionally added hazardous ingredients and sets contaminant limits in cosmetics sold in interstate commerce, adds definitions, and preserves state authority; effective Jan 1, 2027.
Introduced July 16, 2025 by Janice D. Schakowsky · Last progress July 16, 2025
Bans a set of specified hazardous ingredients and sets contaminant limits for cosmetics sold in interstate commerce, and adds new legal definitions to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to support those bans. It preserves state authority to impose their own restrictions and clarifies that the new prohibitions apply to products introduced into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2027. The measure requires manufacturers, importers, and retailers to ensure cosmetics do not intentionally contain listed chemicals (including certain phthalates, formaldehyde-releasing preservatives, mercury compounds, specific parabens, and others) and that contaminants like 1,4-dioxane, lead, and asbestos remain below specified thresholds or detection limits. It also updates statutory definitions for terms such as "color cosmetic," "general cosmetic," "contaminant," and "intentionally added."