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 recordsPentachloroethane
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
Perillaldehyde (p-mentha-1,8-dien-7-al)
CAS 2111-75-3 · EC 218-302-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 5, reference 169.
Conditions: Product scope: (a) Oral products (b) Other products · Maximum concentration: (b) 0.1%
Source:Schedule 5, reference 169, source row 201 · 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
Petroleum
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
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.
How New Zealand differs from other markets
Comparing this market's imported rules against every other market's for the same substance. A market with no imported rule for a substance is left out of that comparison rather than treated as permitting it.
A formula cleared elsewhere can fail here.
Permitted here under conditions and prohibited, or more tightly held, elsewhere — so a formula built for this market may not travel.
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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
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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.