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 benzene
CAS 64742-73-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1840 · 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 68410-96-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1841 · 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 68410-97-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1842 · 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 68410-98-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1843 · 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 68512-78-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1844 · 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 85116-60-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1845 · 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 85116-61-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1846 · 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 92045-51-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1847 · 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 92045-52-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1848 · 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 92045-57-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1849 · 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 92045-61-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1850 · 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 92062-15-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1851 · 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 93165-55-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1852 · 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 93763-33-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1853 · 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 93763-34-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1854 · 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 64741-47-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1855 · 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 64741-48-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1856 · 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 64741-69-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1857 · 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 64741-78-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1858 · 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 64741-87-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1859 · 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 64742-15-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1860 · 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 64742-22-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1861 · 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 64742-23-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1862 · 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 64742-66-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1863 · 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 64742-83-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1864 · 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 64742-95-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1865 · 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 68131-49-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1866 · 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 68477-34-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1867 · 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 68477-50-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1868 · 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 68477-53-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1869 · 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 68477-55-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1870 · 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 68477-61-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1871 · 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 68477-89-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1872 · 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 68478-12-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1873 · 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 68478-16-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1874 · 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 68513-02-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1875 · 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 68516-20-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1876 · 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 68527-21-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1877 · 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 68527-22-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1878 · 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 68527-23-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1879 · 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 68527-26-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1880 · 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 68603-08-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1881 · 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 68606-10-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1882 · 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 68783-66-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1883 · 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 68919-39-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1884 · 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 68921-09-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1885 · 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 85116-59-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1886 · 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 86290-81-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1887 · 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 90989-42-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1888 · 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 91995-38-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1889 · 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
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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.