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Indonesia Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 104 Ingredients Added, 7 Ingredients Revised and 1 Ingredient Deleted

Oct 11, 2025
Hedy He
The main amendments include:
1) Appendix I: List of Restricted Ingredients –  4 Revised and 2 Added
2) Appendix II: List of Permitted Colorants – 1 Revised
3) Appendix III: List of Permitted Preservatives – 1 Deleted
4) Appendix IV: List of Permitted Sunscreens – 2 Revised and 2 Added
5) Appendix V List of Prohibited Ingredients: 100 Added

Background: Current Ingredient Use Requirements

Cosmetic ingredients in Indonesia shall comply with Technical Requirements for Cosmetic Ingredients and its appendices:

  • Appendix I: restricted ingredients

  • Appendix II: permitted colorants with limitations and conditions of use (excluding hair dyes only for dyeing hair)

  • Appendix III: permitted preservatives with limitations and conditions of use

  • Appendix IV: permitted sunscreens with limitations and conditions of use

  • Appendix V: prohibited ingredients


Notes:

  • Other cosmetic ingredients not listed in Appendix I can be used as long as it meets the safety, efficacy, and quality requirements. Relevant scientific or empirical evidence shall be provided and included in the Product Information File (PIF);

  • When Indonesian natural ingredients not listed in Appendix II, III, and IV are used as colorants, preservatives, or sunscreens in cosmetics produced in Indonesia, relevant scientific or empirical evidence shall be provided and included in PIF.

On March 1, 2024, Indonesia proposed draft amendments to the Technical Requirements for Cosmetic Ingredients. The finalized version was released and took effect on October 3, 2025. 1 It is important to note that cosmetic notification holders who obtained notification numbers before October 3, 2025, must ensure full compliance with the new requirements by October 3, 2026.

The key amendments are summarized below. Amended requirements are highlighted in red, while deleted requirements are marked with a strikethrough.

1. Appendix I List of Restricted Ingredients: 4 Revised and 2 Added

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