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 91995-41-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1890 · 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 91995-68-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1891 · 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 92045-53-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1892 · 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 92045-60-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1893 · 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 92045-62-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1894 · 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 92045-63-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1895 · 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 92201-97-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1896 · 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 93165-19-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1897 · 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 94114-03-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1898 · 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 95009-23-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1899 · 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 97926-43-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1900 · 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 98219-46-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1901 · 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 98219-47-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1902 · 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 101316-56-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1903 · 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 101316-66-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1904 · 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 101316-76-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1905 · 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 101795-01-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1906 · 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 102110-14-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1907 · 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 68476-50-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1908 · 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 68476-55-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1909 · 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 90989-39-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1539.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1539, source row 1910 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 85029-51-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1918 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 84650-04-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1919 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 84989-09-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1920 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 91995-49-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1921 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 121620-47-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1922 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 121620-48-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1923 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-90-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1924 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90641-04-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1925 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101896-27-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1926 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101794-91-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1927 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 91995-48-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1928 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90641-05-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1929 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 84989-12-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1930 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 121620-46-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1931 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-81-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1932 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-82-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1933 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 92061-92-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1934 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 91995-15-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1935 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 91995-16-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1936 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 91995-17-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1937 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101316-87-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1938 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 122384-78-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1939 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 84988-93-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1940 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-88-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1941 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 65996-83-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1942 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90640-89-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1943 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 90641-06-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1944 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 65996-85-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1945 · 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 or if they contain ≥ 0.005% w/w benzo[a]pyrene
CAS 101316-86-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1541.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1541, source row 1946 · 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
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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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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.