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 recordsOxadiargyl (ISO)
CAS 39807-15-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1199.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1199, source row 1237 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxalic acid, nickel salt [2]
CAS 20543-06-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1445.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1445, source row 1572 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxanamide (INN) and its derivatives
CAS 126-93-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 165.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 165, source row 171 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxiranemethanol, 4-methylbenzene-sulfonate, (S)-
CAS 70987-78-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1150.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1150, source row 1181 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxpheneridine (INN) and its salts
CAS 546-32-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 172.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 172, source row 178 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Oxybis[chloromethane], bis(chloromethyl) ether
CAS 542-88-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 667.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 667, source row 693 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
PEG-3,2',2'-di-p-phenylenediamine
CAS 144644-13-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1234.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1234, source row 1276 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) that meet the following definition: • any substance that contains at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3-) or methylene (-CF2-) carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I attached to it). A substance that only contains the following structural elements is excluded from the definition: • CF3-X or X-CF2-X', • where X = -OR or -NRR' and X' = methyl (-CH3), methylene (-CH2-), an aromatic group, a carbonyl group (-C(O)-), -OR'', -SR'' or NR''R'''; and • where R/R'/R''/R''' is a hydrogen (-H), methyl (-CH3), methylene (-CH2-), an aromatic group, or a carbonyl group (-C(O)-).
PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) that meet the following definition: • any substance that contains at least one fully fluorinated methyl (CF3-) or methylene (-CF2-) carbon atom (without any H/Cl/Br/I attached to it). A substance that o
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 2.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 2, source row 2194 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paclobutrazol (ISO) ((2RS,3RS)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pentan-3-ol)
CAS 76738-62-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1664.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1664, source row 2162 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin oils (petroleum), catalytic dewaxed heavy, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-70-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 789.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 789, source row 816 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin oils (petroleum), catalytic dewaxed light, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 64742-71-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 790.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 790, source row 817 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin oils (petroleum), solvent-refined dewaxed heavy, if they contain > 3% w/w DMSO extract
CAS 92129-09-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 824.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 824, source row 851 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp tar, clay-treated, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 97926-77-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 630.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 630, source row 654 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp tar, silicic acid-treated, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 97926-78-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 631.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 631, source row 655 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp. tar, carbon-treated, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 97926-76-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 629.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 629, source row 653 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp. tar, hydrotreated, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 92045-72-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 623.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 623, source row 647 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraffin waxes (coal), brown-coal high-temp. tar, if they contain > 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 92045-71-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 622.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 622, source row 646 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paraformaldehyde
CAS 30525-89-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1578.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1578, source row 2063 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Paramethasone (INN)
CAS 53-33-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 186.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 186, source row 193 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Parethoxycaine (INN) and its salts
CAS 94-23-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 179.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 179, source row 186 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pelletierine and its salts
CAS 2858-66-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 263.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 263, source row 273 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pelletierine and its salts
CAS 4396-01-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 263.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 263, source row 274 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pemoline (INN) and its salts
CAS 2152-34-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 212.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 212, source row 220 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Penconazole (ISO) (1-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pentyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole)
CAS 66246-88-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1573.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1573, source row 2058 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Penflufen (ISO) (5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyl-N-[2-(4-methylpentan-2-yl)phenyl]-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide; 2'-[(RS)-1,3-dimethylbutyl]-5-fluoro-1,3-dimethylpyrazole-4-carboxanilide)
CAS 494793-67-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1674.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1674, source row 2172 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentachloroethane
CAS 76-01-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 264.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 264, source row 275 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentachlorophenol and its alkali salts
CAS 87-86-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1012.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1012, source row 1039 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentachlorophenol and its alkali salts
CAS 131-52-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1012.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1012, source row 1040 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentachlorophenol and its alkali salts
CAS 7778-73-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1012.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1012, source row 1041 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentaerithrityl tetranitrate (INN)
CAS 78-11-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 265.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 265, source row 276 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Pentyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: pentylparaben)
CAS 6521-29-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1378.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1378, source row 1461 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate [1]
CAS 13517-20-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1398.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1398, source row 1501 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, monohydrate [3]
CAS 10332-33-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1399.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1399, source row 1506 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, tetrahydrate sodium peroxoborate hexahydrate [3]
CAS 10486-00-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1398.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1398, source row 1503 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perboric acid, sodium salt [1]
CAS 11138-47-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1399.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1399, source row 1504 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perboric acid, sodium salt, monohydrate [2]
CAS 12040-72-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1399.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1399, source row 1505 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate [2]
CAS 37244-98-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1398.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1398, source row 1502 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perfluorononan-1-oic acid [1]
CAS 375-95-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1636.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1636, source row 2127 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perfluorononan-1-oic acid and ammonium [3] salts
CAS 4149-60-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1636.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1636, source row 2129 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perfluorononan-1-oic acid and its sodium [2]
CAS 21049-39-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1636.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1636, source row 2128 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (heptadecafluorooctane-1-sulfonic acid) [1]
CAS 1763-23-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1493.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1493, source row 1675 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Perfluorooctanoic acid
CAS 335-67-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1561.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1561, source row 2046 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrichloral (INN)
CAS 78-12-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 266.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 266, source row 277 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), alumina-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 85029-74-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 906.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 906, source row 933 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), 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 97862-97-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 908.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 908, source row 935 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), 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 100684-33-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 910.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 910, source row 937 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), 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 8009-03-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 904.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 904, source row 931 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), hydrotreated, 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 92045-77-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 907.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 907, source row 934 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), oxidised, 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 64743-01-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 905.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 905, source row 932 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petrolatum (petroleum), silicic acid-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 97862-98-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 909.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 909, source row 936 · 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.