New Zealand cosmetic ingredient regulations
Official group-standard schedules cover prohibited, restricted and positive-list substances.
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2166 matching recordsAmmonium pentadecafluorooctanoate
CAS 3825-26-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1560.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1560, source row 2045 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate (ammonium heptadecafluorooctanesulfonate) [4]
CAS 29081-56-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1493.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1493, source row 1678 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate, mixed isomers (padimate A (INN))
CAS 14779-78-3 · EC 238-849-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 381.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 381, source row 400 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Amyl nitrites
CAS 110-46-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 247.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 247, source row 256 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anamirta cocculus L. (fruit)
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 106.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 106, source row 107 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Androsta-1,4,9(11)-triene-3,17-dione
CAS 15375-21-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1483.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1483, source row 1665 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aniline, its salts and its halogenated and sulfonated derivatives
CAS 62-53-3 · EC 200-539-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 22.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 22, source row 23 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anthracene oil
CAS 120-12-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 38.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 38, source row 39 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anthraquinone
CAS 84-65-1 · EC 201-549-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1603.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1603, source row 2088 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Anti-androgens of steroidal structure
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 390.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 390, source row 408 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Antibiotics
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 39.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 39, source row 40 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Antimony and its compounds
CAS 7440-36-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 40.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 40, source row 41 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Apocynum cannabinum L. and its preparations
CAS 84603-51-0 · EC 283-253-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 41.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 41, source row 42 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Apomorphine ((R) 5,6,6a,7-tetrahydro-6-methyl-4H-dibenzo [de,g]quinoline-10,11-diol) and its salts
CAS 58-00-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 42.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 42, source row 43 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Arecoline
CAS 63-75-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 238.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 238, source row 246 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aristolochic acid and its salts; Aristolochia spp. and their preparations
CAS 475-80-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 365.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 365, source row 379 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aristolochic acid and its salts; Aristolochia spp. and their preparations
CAS 313-67-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 365.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 365, source row 380 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aristolochic acid and its salts; Aristolochia spp. and their preparations
CAS 15918-62-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 365.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 365, source row 381 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aromatic hydrocarbons, C20-28, polycyclic, mixed coal-tar pitch‑polyethylene polypropylene pyrolysis-derived, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-74-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 633.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 633, source row 657 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aromatic hydrocarbons, C20-28, polycyclic, mixed coal-tar pitch‑polyethylene pyrolysis-derived, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-75-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 634.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 634, source row 658 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aromatic hydrocarbons, C20-28, polycyclic, mixed coal-tar pitch‑polystyrene pyrolysis-derived, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-76-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 635.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 635, source row 659 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Arsenic and its compounds
CAS 7440-38-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 43.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 43, source row 44 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Asbestos
CAS 12001-28-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 762.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 762, source row 789 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Atropa belladonna L. and its preparations
CAS 8007-93-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 44.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 44, source row 45 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Atropine, its salts and derivatives
CAS 51-55-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 45.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 45, source row 46 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Avermectin B1a [2]
CAS 65195-55-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1548.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1548, source row 2033 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Azacyclonol (INN) and its salts
CAS 115-46-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 286.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 286, source row 297 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Azafenidin
CAS 68049-83-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1157.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1157, source row 1191 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Azamethiphos (ISO) (S-[(6-chloro-2-oxooxazolo[4,5-b]pyridin-3(2H)-yl)methyl]O,O-dimethyl thiophosphate)
CAS 35575-96-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1685.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1685, source row 2183 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Aziridine
CAS 151-56-4 · EC 205-793-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 733.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 733, source row 760 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Azobenzene
CAS 103-33-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 727.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 727, source row 754 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Barbiturates
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 220.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 220, source row 228 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Barium salts, with the exception of barium sulfide under the conditions laid down in Schedule 5 (entry 23); and barium sulfate, lakes, salts and pigments prepared from colouring agents when listed in Schedule 6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 46.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 46, source row 47 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Bemegride (INN) and its salts
CAS 64-65-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 183.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 183, source row 190 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benactyzine (INN)
CAS 302-40-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 157.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 157, source row 162 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Bendroflumethiazide (INN) and its derivatives
CAS 73-48-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 53.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 53, source row 54 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benfuracarb (ISO) (ethyl N-[2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethylbenzofuran-7-yloxycarbonyl(methyl)aminothio]-N-isopropyl-beta-alaninate)
CAS 82560-54-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1404.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1404, source row 1511 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benomyl
CAS 17804-35-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1035.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1035, source row 1066 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benz[a]anthracene
CAS 56-55-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 638.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 638, source row 662 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benz[e]acephenanthrylene
CAS 205-99-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 641.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 641, source row 665 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzatropine (INN) and its salts
CAS 86-13-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 158.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 158, source row 163 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzazepines and benzodiazepines
CAS 12794-10-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 49.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 49, source row 50 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzenaminium, 3-[[4-[[diamino(phenylazo)phenyl]azo]-1-naphthalenyl]azo]-N,N,N-trimethyl and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 83803-98-9 · EC 280-919-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1298.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1298, source row 1353 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzenaminium, 3-[[4-[[diamino(phenylazo)phenyl]azo]-2-methylphenyl]azo]-N,N,N-trimethyl and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 83803-99-0 · EC 280-920-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1297.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1297, source row 1352 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzene
CAS 71-43-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 47.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 47, source row 48 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzenemethanaminium, N-ethyl-N-(4-((4-(ethyl((3-sulfophenyl)methyl)amino)phenyl)(4-hydroxy-2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-3-sulfo-, hydroxide, inner salt, disodium salt (Fast Green FCF; CI 42053) when used as a substance in hair dye products
Benzenemethanaminium, N-ethyl-N-(4-((4-(ethyl((3-sulfophenyl)methyl)amino)phenyl)(4-hydroxy-2-sulfophenyl)methylene)-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)-3-sulfo-, hydroxide, inner salt, disodium salt (Fast Green FCF; CI 42053) when used as a substance in hair dy
CAS 2353-45-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1357.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1357, source row 1436 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzenesulfonic acid, 5-[(2,4-dinitrophenyl)amino]-2-(phenylamino)- and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 6373-74-6 · EC 228-921-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1280.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1280, source row 1333 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzenesulfonic acid, 5-[(2,4-dinitrophenyl)amino]-2-(phenylamino)- and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 15347-52-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1280.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1280, source row 1334 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzidine
CAS 92-87-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 26.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 26, source row 27 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Benzidine acetate
CAS 36341-27-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 717.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 717, source row 744 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
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Complete schedules dataset- Included scope
- Schedules 4–8: prohibited, restricted, colourant, preservative and UV-filter entries.
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New Zealand cosmetic product schedules 4–8
Prohibited and restricted substances, permitted colorants, preservatives and UV filters
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