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 recordsPetroleum
CAS 8002-05-9 · EC 232-298-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 763.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 763, source row 790 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum gases, liquefied, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68476-85-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 491.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 491, source row 515 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum gases, liquefied, sweetened, C4 fraction, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-80-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 609.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 609, source row 633 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum gases, liquefied, sweetened, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68476-86-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 492.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 492, source row 516 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum products, refinery gases, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68607-11-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 565.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 565, source row 589 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-85-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1911 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 92061-93-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1912 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-84-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1913 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 61789-28-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1914 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 70321-79-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1915 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 122384-77-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1916 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 70321-80-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1540.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1540, source row 1917 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68607-11-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1970 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68814-67-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1971 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68814-90-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1972 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68911-58-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1973 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68911-59-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1974 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-01-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1975 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-02-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1976 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-03-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1977 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-04-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1978 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-07-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1979 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-08-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1980 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-11-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1981 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68919-12-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1982 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68952-79-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1983 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68952-80-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1984 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68955-33-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1985 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68989-88-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1986 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 92045-15-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1987 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 92045-16-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1988 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 92045-17-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1989 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 92045-18-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1990 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 92045-19-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1991 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 92045-20-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1992 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68131-75-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1993 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68307-98-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1994 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68307-99-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1995 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-00-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1996 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-01-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1997 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-10-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1998 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-03-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 1999 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-04-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2000 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-05-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2001 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-06-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2002 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-07-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2003 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-09-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2004 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-11-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2005 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68308-12-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2006 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Petroleum, coal, tar and natural gas and their derivatives generated using distillation and/or other processing methods if they contain ≥ 0.1% w/w 1,3-butadiene
CAS 68409-99-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2007 · 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.