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 recordsDistillates (petroleum), dewaxed light paraffinic, hydrotreated, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 91995-40-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 812.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 812, source row 839 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), heavy catalytic cracked
CAS 64741-61-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 929.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 929, source row 956 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), heavy hydrocracked, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64741-76-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 764.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 764, source row 791 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), heavy naphthenic
CAS 64741-53-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 971.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 971, source row 998 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), heavy paraffinic
CAS 64741-51-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 969.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 969, source row 996 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), heavy steam-cracked
CAS 101631-14-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 926.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 926, source row 953 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), heavy thermal cracked
CAS 64741-81-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 934.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 934, source row 961 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), highly refined middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 90640-93-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 882.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 882, source row 909 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrocracked solvent-refined light, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 97488-73-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 841.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 841, source row 868 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrocracked solvent-refined, dewaxed, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 91995-45-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 813.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 813, source row 840 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised full-range middle
CAS 101316-57-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 967.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 967, source row 994 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised heavy catalytic cracked
CAS 68333-28-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 942.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 942, source row 969 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised intermediate catalytic cracked
CAS 68333-27-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 941.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 941, source row 968 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised light catalytic cracked
CAS 68333-25-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 914.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 914, source row 941 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised middle coker
CAS 101316-59-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 925.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 925, source row 952 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 64742-80-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 877.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 877, source row 904 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrodesulfurised thermal cracked middle
CAS 85116-53-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 918.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 918, source row 945 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated heavy naphthenic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-52-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 776.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 776, source row 803 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated heavy paraffinic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-54-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 778.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 778, source row 805 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light naphthenic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-53-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 777.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 777, source row 804 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated light paraffinic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-55-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 779.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 779, source row 806 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 64742-46-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 875.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 875, source row 902 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate catalytic cracked
CAS 64741-60-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 912.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 912, source row 939 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate catalytic cracked, thermally degraded
CAS 92201-59-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 964.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 964, source row 991 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate paraffinic, carbon-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 100683-98-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 891.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 891, source row 918 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate paraffinic, clay-treated, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen
CAS 100683-99-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 892.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 892, source row 919 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), intermediate vacuum
CAS 70592-76-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 956.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 956, source row 983 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light catalytic cracked
CAS 64741-59-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 911.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 911, source row 938 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light catalytic cracked, thermally degraded
CAS 92201-60-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 922.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 922, source row 949 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light hydrocracked
CAS 64741-77-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1083.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1083, source row 1114 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light naphthenic
CAS 64741-52-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 970.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 970, source row 997 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light paraffinic
CAS 64741-50-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 968.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 968, source row 995 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light steam-cracked naphtha
CAS 68475-80-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 915.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 915, source row 942 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light thermal cracked
CAS 64741-82-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 913.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 913, source row 940 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), light vacuum
CAS 70592-77-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 957.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 957, source row 984 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), petroleum residues vacuum
CAS 68955-27-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 954.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 954, source row 981 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent dewaxed heavy paraffinic, clay-treated, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 90640-94-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 802.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 802, source row 829 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent dewaxed light paraffinic, clay-treated, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 90640-96-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 804.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 804, source row 831 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent dewaxed light paraffinic, hydrotreated, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 90640-97-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 805.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 805, source row 832 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed heavy naphthenic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-63-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 783.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 783, source row 810 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed heavy paraffinic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-65-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 785.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 785, source row 812 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed light naphthenic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-64-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 784.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 784, source row 811 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-dewaxed light paraffinic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-56-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 780.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 780, source row 807 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined heavy naphthenic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64741-96-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 768.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 768, source row 795 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined heavy paraffinic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64741-88-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 765.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 765, source row 792 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined hydrocracked light, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 94733-09-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 834.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 834, source row 861 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined hydrogenated heavy, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 97488-74-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 842.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 842, source row 869 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined hydrotreated heavy, hydrogenated, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 94733-08-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 833.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 833, source row 860 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined light naphthenic, hydrotreated, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 91995-54-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 814.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 814, source row 841 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Distillates (petroleum), solvent-refined light naphthenic, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64741-97-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 769.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 769, source row 796 · 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
Source and authority
Identify the official material and the regulator responsible for it: Environmental Protection Authority.
Language and scope
See whether usable English or bilingual material exists and what the mapped source actually covers. Current source language: English.
Evidence status
Browse ingredient-level records imported from official sources. Each row states whether it passed deterministic source checks or human editorial review.
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.