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
2166 matching recordsN,N-Dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 99-98-9 · EC 202-807-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1312.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1312, source row 1372 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N,N-Dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 6219-73-4 · EC 228-292-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1312.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1312, source row 1373 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N,N-Dimethylacetamide
CAS 127-19-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 747.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 747, source row 774 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N,N-Dimethylaniline
CAS 121-69-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1007.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1007, source row 1034 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N,N-Dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate
CAS 118612-00-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1184.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1184, source row 1220 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(2-Methoxyethyl)-p-phenylenediamine and its HCl salt, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 72584-59-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1226.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1226, source row 1267 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(2-Methoxyethyl)-p-phenylenediamine and its HCl salt, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 66566-48-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1226.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1226, source row 1268 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(2-Nitro-4-aminophenyl)-allylamine (HC Red No. 16) and its salts
CAS 160219-76-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1373.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1373, source row 1455 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(3-Carbamoyl-3,3-diphenylpropyl)-N,N-diisopropylmethyl-ammonium salts, e.g. isopropamide iodide (INN)
CAS 71-81-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 156.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 156, source row 161 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(5-Chloro-2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-4-[[5-[(diethylamino)sulfonyl]-2-methoxyphenyl]azo]-3-hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxamide (Pigment Red 5; CI 12490) and its salts when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 6410-41-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1347.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1347, source row 1426 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(5-Chlorobenzoxazol-2-yl)acetamide
CAS 35783-57-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1, source row 2 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(Hydroxymethyl)acrylamide (methylolacrylamide; NMA)
CAS 924-42-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1673.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1673, source row 2171 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-(Trichloromethylthio)-4-cyclohexene-1,2-dicarboximide (captan - ISO)
CAS 133-06-2 · EC 205-087-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 370.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 370, source row 386 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-2-Naphthylaniline
CAS 135-88-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1015.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1015, source row 1044 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Cyclohexyl-N-methoxy-2,5-dimethyl-3-furamide (furmecyclox - ISO)
CAS 60568-05-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1077.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1077, source row 1108 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Cyclopentyl-m-aminophenol, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 104903-49-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1225.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1225, source row 1266 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidone (1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one)
CAS 2687-91-4 · EC 220-250-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1562.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1562, source row 2047 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Methoxy-N-[1-methyl-2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)-ethyl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide (pydiflumetofen)
CAS 1228284-64-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1687.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1687, source row 2185 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Methyl-1,4-diaminoanthraquinone reaction products with epichlorohydrin and monoethanolamine (HC Blue No. 4) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 158571-57-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1256.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1256, source row 1302 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
CAS 872-50-4 · EC 212-828-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1393.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1393, source row 1480 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Methyl-3-nitro-p-phenylenediamine and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 2973-21-9 · EC 221-014-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1284.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1284, source row 1339 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Methylacetamide
CAS 79-16-3 · EC 201-182-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 745.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 745, source row 772 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Methylformamide
CAS 123-39-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 746.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 746, source row 773 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-Pentyl-isopentylphthalate [2]
CAS 776297-69-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1151.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1151, source row 1183 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-[2-(3-Acetyl-5-nitrothiophen-2-ylazo)-5-diethylaminophenyl]acetamide
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1201.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1201, source row 1239 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-[6,9-Dihydro-9-[[2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethoxy]methyl]-6-oxo-1H-purin-2-yl]acetamide
CAS 84245-12-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1535.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1535, source row 1730 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-[6-[(2-Chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)imino]-4-methoxy-3-oxo-1,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl]acetamide (HC Yellow No. 8) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 66612-11-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1304.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1304, source row 1360 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N-{2-[[1,1'-bi(cyclopropyl)]-2-yl]phenyl}-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (sedaxane)
CAS 874967-67-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1688.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1688, source row 2186 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine (HC Yellow No 5) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 56932-44-6 · EC 260-450-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1285.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1285, source row 1340 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
N1-(Tris(hydroxymethyl))methyl-4-nitro-1,2-phenylenediamine (HC Yellow No. 3) and its salts, when used as a substance in hair dye products
CAS 56932-45-7 · EC 260-451-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1286.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1286, source row 1341 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nalorphine (INN), its salts and ethers
CAS 62-67-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 20.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 20, source row 21 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphazoline (INN) and its salts
CAS 835-31-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 244.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 244, source row 253 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphtha (petroleum), solvent-refined hydrodesulfurised heavy, 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 97488-96-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 885.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 885, source row 912 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphthalene
CAS 91-20-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1167.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1167, source row 1202 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphthenic oils (petroleum), catalytic dewaxed heavy, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-68-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 787.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 787, source row 814 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphthenic oils (petroleum), catalytic dewaxed light, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-69-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 788.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 788, source row 815 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphthenic oils (petroleum), complex dewaxed heavy, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-75-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 791.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 791, source row 818 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Naphthenic oils (petroleum), complex dewaxed light, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-76-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 792.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 792, source row 819 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Narcotics, natural and synthetic
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 306.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 306, source row 317 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Neodecanoic acid, nickel salt [16]
CAS 51818-56-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1460.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1460, source row 1607 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Neodymium and its salts
CAS 7440-00-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 309.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 309, source row 320 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Neostigmine and its salts e.g. neostigmine bromide (INN)
CAS 114-80-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 245.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 245, source row 254 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel
CAS 7440-02-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1093.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1093, source row 1124 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel 3,5-bis(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxybenzoate (1:2) [19]
CAS 52625-25-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1460.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1460, source row 1610 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel acetate [2]
CAS 14998-37-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1429.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1429, source row 1541 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel arsenide [2]
CAS 27016-75-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1457.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1457, source row 1587 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel barium titanium primrose priderite (CI Pigment Yellow 157; CI 77900)
CAS 68610-24-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1458.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1458, source row 1588 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel bis(2-ethylhexanoate) [7]
CAS 4454-16-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1460.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1460, source row 1598 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel bis(4-cyclohexylbutyrate)
CAS 3906-55-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1431.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1431, source row 1543 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Nickel bis(benzenesulfonate) [3]
CAS 39819-65-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1460.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1460, source row 1594 · 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
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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.