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 recordsPetroleum, 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
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 68475-57-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2008 · 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 68475-58-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2009 · 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 68475-59-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2010 · 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 68475-60-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2011 · 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 68476-26-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2012 · 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 68476-29-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2013 · 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 68476-40-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2014 · 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 68476-42-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2015 · 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 68476-49-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2016 · 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 68476-85-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2017 · 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 68476-86-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2018 · 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 68477-33-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2019 · 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 68477-35-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2020 · 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 68477-69-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2021 · 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 68477-70-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2022 · 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 68477-71-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2023 · 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 68477-72-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2024 · 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 68308-08-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1542.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1542, source row 2025 · 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 benzene
CAS 85536-20-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1734 · 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 benzene
CAS 85536-19-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1735 · 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 benzene
CAS 90641-12-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1736 · 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 benzene
CAS 90989-38-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1737 · 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 benzene
CAS 91995-20-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1738 · 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 benzene
CAS 92062-36-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1739 · 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
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.