Malaysia Amends Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 1 New Addition and 2 Revisions

Jul 16, 2025

Hedy He

According to the Circular, the amendments are:
1) Annex II: List of Prohibited Ingredients – 1 Revised and 1 Added
2) Annex III: List of Restricted Ingredients - 1 Revised

On July 14, 2025, Malaysia National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) released Circular No. 1/2025 Information on the Updated Status of Ingredients in the Annex of the Guidelines for Control of Cosmetic Products in Malaysia. ¹ The amendments align with the amendments made to the ingredient annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) during the 41^st ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC) and the ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) meeting.

According to the Circular, the amendments are as follows. The text in red indicates changes to the previous lists.

1) Annex II: List of Prohibited Ingredients: 1 Revised and 1 Added

Please Log in or Sign up (FREE) to read the full content.

Tags : Malaysia Ingredients

We provide full-scale global cosmetic market entry services (including cosmetic registering & filing, regulatory consultation, customized training, market research, branding strategy). Please contact us to discuss how we can help you by [email protected]

Hedy He
ChemLinked Regulatory Analyst

FOLLOW

Copyright: unless otherwise stated all contents of this website are ©2026 - REACH24H Consulting Group - All Rights Reserved - For permission to use any content on this site, please contact [email protected]