New Zealand cosmetic ingredient regulations
Official group-standard schedules cover prohibited, restricted and positive-list substances.
- Regulator
- Environmental Protection Authority
- Source language
- English
- Coverage version
- Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
What this list is
New Zealand regulates cosmetics as hazardous substances. The rules sit in a group standard issued by the Environmental Protection Authority, not in a cosmetics act, and the schedules read differently as a result.
- 2,913 New Zealand records: 2,166 prohibited, 390 restricted, 357 on a positive list.
- The instrument is the Cosmetic Products Group Standard, made under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act.
- The regulator is the Environmental Protection Authority, not a medicines or food agency.
- Schedules 4 to 8 mirror the EU annex structure closely, which makes the divergences easy to miss.
New Zealand reaches cosmetics through hazardous-substances law. The Cosmetic Products Group Standard, issued under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, sets the conditions under which cosmetic products may be imported or manufactured, and the Environmental Protection Authority administers it. There is no separate cosmetics regulator.
In substance the schedules will look familiar: schedules 4 through 8 are laid out much like the EU annexes, with prohibited substances, restricted substances and positive lists for colourants, preservatives and UV filters. That resemblance is the risk. Because the structure matches, it is easy to assume the contents do, and the group standard is amended on its own schedule by its own authority.
The 2,913 records here carry the status the group standard gives them. Where a substance appears as restricted, the limit and conditions are as written in the schedule; where a substance does not appear, no New Zealand entry was resolved for it, which is not the same as a finding that it may be used.
Checked against
Official ingredient records
2913 matching recordsDimethylhexanoic acid, nickel salt [9]
CAS 93983-68-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1460.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1460, source row 1600 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dimethylsulfamoyl-chloride
CAS 13360-57-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 752.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 752, source row 779 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dimethyltin dichloride
CAS 753-73-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1568.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1568, source row 2053 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dimevamide (INN) and its salts
CAS 60-46-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 153.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 153, source row 158 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dimoxystrobin (ISO) ((E)-2-(methoxyimino)-N-methyl-2-[alpha-(2,5-xylyloxy)-o-tolyl]acetamide)
CAS 149961-52-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1536.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1536, source row 1731 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel boride [2]
CAS 12007-01-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1462.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1462, source row 1628 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel diphosphate [4]
CAS 14448-18-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1438.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1438, source row 1556 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel hexacyanoferrate
CAS 14874-78-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1443.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1443, source row 1569 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel orthosilicate [2]
CAS 13775-54-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1442.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1442, source row 1565 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel phosphide [7]
CAS 12035-64-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1462.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1462, source row 1633 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel silicide [5]
CAS 12059-14-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1462.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1462, source row 1631 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinickel trioxide
CAS 1314-06-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 456.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 456, source row 480 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinitrophenol isomers
CAS 51-28-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 151.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 151, source row 153 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinitrophenol isomers
CAS 329-71-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 151.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 151, source row 154 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinitrophenol isomers
CAS 573-56-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 151.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 151, source row 155 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinitrophenol isomers
CAS 25550-58-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 151.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 151, source row 156 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinitrotoluene, technical grade [2]
CAS 25321-14-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 687.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 687, source row 714 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinocap (ISO)
CAS 39300-45-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1143.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1143, source row 1174 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinoseb, its salts and esters with the exception of those specified elsewhere in this list
CAS 88-85-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 684.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 684, source row 710 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dinoterb, its salts and esters
CAS 1420-07-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 696.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 696, source row 723 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dioctyltin dilaurate; [1]
CAS 3648-18-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1660.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1660, source row 2155 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dioxane
CAS 123-91-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 343.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 343, source row 355 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dioxethedrin (INN) and its salts
CAS 497-75-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 136.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 136, source row 138 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dioxybenzone (benzophenone-8)
CAS 131-53-3 · EC 205-026-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 8, reference 2.
Conditions: Maximum concentration: 3%
Source:Schedule 8, reference 2, source row 43 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenhydramine (INN) and its salts
CAS 58-73-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 339.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 339, source row 351 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide (trimethyl-benzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide)
CAS 75980-60-8 · EC 278-355-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 5, reference 311.
Conditions: Product scope: Artificial nail systems · Maximum concentration: 5% · Other limitations: For professional use only · Warnings: For professional use only. Avoid skin contact. Read directions for use carefully.
Source:Schedule 5, reference 311, source row 390 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenylamine, when used as a fragrance ingredient
CAS 122-39-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 434.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 434, source row 458 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenylether; octabromo derivative
CAS 32536-52-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1146.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1146, source row 1177 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphenylpyraline (INN) and its salts
CAS 147-20-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 154.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 154, source row 159 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Diphosphoric acid, nickel(II) salt [8]
CAS 19372-20-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1438.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1438, source row 1560 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Dipotassium 3,6-dichloro-2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate (Acid Red 98)
CAS 6441-77-6 · EC 229-225-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 78.
Conditions: Colour index: 45405 · CAS: 6441-77-6 · Colour: Red · Product scope: Not to be used in eye products · Other limitations: Not more than 1% 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid and 2% 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid
Source:Schedule 6, reference 78, source row 80 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2,2'-(9,10-dioxoanthracene-1,4-diyldiimino)bis(5-methylsulfonate) (Acid Green 25)
CAS 4403-90-1 · EC 224-546-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 92.
Conditions: Colour index: 61570 · CAS: 4403-90-1 · Colour: Green
Source:Schedule 6, reference 92, source row 94 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2,2′-(9,10-dioxoanthracene-1,4-diyldiimino)bis(5-methylsulfonate) (Acid Green 25)
CAS 4403-90-1 · EC 224-546-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 5, reference 290.
Conditions: Product scope: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products · Maximum concentration: 0.3%
Source:Schedule 5, reference 290, source row 351 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2,5-dichloro-4-(5-hydroxy-3-methyl-4-((sulfophenyl)azo)pyrazol-1-yl)benzenesulfonate (Acid Yellow 17)
CAS 6359-98-4 · EC 228-819-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 43.
Conditions: Colour index: 18965 · CAS: 6359-98-4 · Colour: Yellow
Source:Schedule 6, reference 43, source row 45 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2-(2,4,5,7-tetrabromo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments (Acid Red 87)
CAS 17372-87-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 76.
Conditions: Colour index: 45380 · CAS: 17372-87-1 · Colour: Red · Other limitations: Not more than 1% 2-(6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid and 2% 2-(bromo-6-hydroxy-3-oxo-3H-xanthen-9-yl) benzoic acid
Source:Schedule 6, reference 76, source row 78 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2-(2,4,5,7-tetraiodo-6-oxido-3-oxoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments (erythrosine B)
CAS 16423-68-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 80.
Conditions: Colour index: 45430 · CAS: 16423-68-0 · Colour: Red · Other limitations: E 127
Source:Schedule 6, reference 80, source row 82 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2-(3-oxo-6-oxidoxanthen-9-yl)benzoate (Acid Yellow 73, fluorescein)
CAS 518-47-8 · EC 208-253-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 74.
Conditions: Colour index: 45350 · CAS: 518-47-8 · Colour: Yellow · Maximum concentration: 6%
Source:Schedule 6, reference 74, source row 76 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 2-amino-5-[(4-sulfonatophenyl)azo]benzenesulfonate (Acid Yellow 9)
CAS 2706-28-7 · EC 220-293-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 16.
Conditions: Colour index: 13015 · CAS: 2706-28-7 · Colour: Yellow
Source:Schedule 6, reference 16, source row 17 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3,3'-[[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diylbis(azo)]bis(4-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonate)
CAS 573-58-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 986.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 986, source row 1013 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-[(2,4-dimethyl-5-sulfonatophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulfonate (Pigment Red 7)
CAS 4548-53-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 18.
Conditions: Colour index: 14700 · CAS: 4548-53-2 · Colour: Red
Source:Schedule 6, reference 18, source row 19 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-[(2,4-dimethyl-5-sulfonatophenyl)azo]-4-hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulfonate (Ponceau SX; CI 14700) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 4548-53-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1341.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1341, source row 1420 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 57:1) and its calcium salt (Pigment Red 57) and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments
CAS 5281-04-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 27.
Conditions: Colour index: 15850 · CAS: 5281-04-9 · Colour: Red · Other limitations: E 180
Source:Schedule 6, reference 27, source row 28 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(4-methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)azo]-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 57:1) and its calcium salt (Pigment Red 57) and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments
CAS 5858-81-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 27.
Conditions: Colour index: 15850 · CAS: 5858-81-1 (Ca) · Colour: Red · Other limitations: E 180
Source:Schedule 6, reference 27, source row 29 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 3-hydroxy-4-[(E)-(4-methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)diazenyl]-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 57)
CAS 5858-81-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 5, reference 296.
Conditions: Product scope: Hair dye substance in non-oxidative hair dye products · Maximum concentration: 0.4%
Source:Schedule 5, reference 296, source row 358 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4,6-dihydroxy-3-[[4-[1-[4-[[1-hydroxy-7-[(phenylsulfonyl)oxy]-3-sulfonato-2-naphthyl]azo]phenyl]cyclohexyl]phenyl]azo]naphthalene-2-sulfonate (Acid Red 163)
CAS 13421-53-9 · EC 236-531-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 50.
Conditions: Colour index: 24790 · CAS: 13421-53-9 · Colour: Red · Product scope: Rinse-off products
Source:Schedule 6, reference 50, source row 52 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4-[(5-chloro-4-methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate (Pigment Red 48; CI 15865) when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 3564-21-4 · EC 222-642-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1348.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1348, source row 1427 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4-[(5-chloro-4-methyl-2-sulfonatophenyl)azo]-3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate and its insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments (Pigment Red 48)
CAS 3564-21-4 · EC 222-642-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 28.
Conditions: Colour index: 15865 · CAS: 3564-21-4 · Colour: Red
Source:Schedule 6, reference 28, source row 30 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4-amino-3-[[4'-[(2,4-diaminophenyl)azo][1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]azo]-5-hydroxy-6-(phenylazo)naphthalene-2,7-disulfonate
CAS 1937-37-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 987.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 987, source row 1014 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 4-hydroxy-3-[(4-sulfonatonaphthyl)azo]naphthalenesulfonate (Acid Red 14)
CAS 3567-69-9 · EC 222-657-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 19.
Conditions: Colour index: 14720 · CAS: 3567-69-9 · Colour: Red · Other limitations: E 122
Source:Schedule 6, reference 19, source row 20 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Disodium 5,5'-(2-(1,3-dihydro-3-oxo-2H-indazol-2-ylidene)-1,2-dihydro-3H-indol-3-one)disulfonate (Acid Blue 74, indigo carmine)
CAS 860-22-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 6, reference 99.
Conditions: Colour index: 73015 · CAS: 860-22-0 · Colour: Blue · Other limitations: E 132
Source:Schedule 6, reference 99, source row 101 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Market coverage contract
Complete schedules dataset- Included scope
- Schedules 4–8: prohibited, restricted, colourant, preservative and UV-filter entries.
- If no match is found
- The searchable spreadsheet is an aid; the legal Group Standard and incorporated notices remain authoritative.
Complete verification checklist
- Search exact identity across Schedules 4–8.
- Apply use, concentration and warning conditions.
- Check hazardous-substance classification and Group Standard scope.
- Confirm the latest legal instrument, not only the spreadsheet.
Official sources and legal role
New Zealand cosmetic product schedules 4–8
Prohibited and restricted substances, permitted colorants, preservatives and UV filters
Legal meaning: Official EPA group standard schedules; current market-specific rule source
Available language: English
What this market page can answer
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Evidence status
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How to verify an ingredient for this market
- Search the ingredient by INCI name, CAS number or EC number and record the exact identity.
- Open each official source above and check the current version, product scope, concentration limits and required warnings.
- Confirm effective dates and whether an English text is official, reviewed or only contextual.
- Treat a missing local match as unknown, never as permission or a safety conclusion.