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On February 28, 2025, Thailand released nine draft announcements for public consultation, proposing significant amendments to the country's cosmetic ingredient lists. The revisions include the addition of 17 prohibited ingredients and 2 restricted ingredients, modifications to 4 existing ingredient entries, and the removal of 2 permitted preservatives. These changes align Thailand’s regulations with updates to the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive adopted at past ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) meetings.
The consultation period will end on March 14, 2025, and stakeholders are encouraged to submit feedback before that. Once finalized, most amendments will take effect from the day following their publication in the Government Gazette, while a few changes will be implemented after a 180-day transition period.
Below are the details of the key proposed amendments (the text in red indicates changes to the previous lists):
1. List of Prohibited Ingredients: One Revision and 17 Additions
The draft proposes modifying the existing prohibition on Barium Salts and adding 17 new prohibited ingredients (entries 1669–1685), which have been identified as CMR (Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, or Reproductive toxic) substances.
With the exception of entries 1676–1685, which will take effect 180 days after publication, all other changes will be enforced on the day following publication in the Government Gazette.
Ref No. | Prohibited Ingredients (draft) | CAS Number | |
Before the Revision | 46 | Barium salts, except for substances specified in the Ministry of Public Health Announcement issued under Section 6(3) regarding the names, quantities, and conditions of substances that may be used as ingredients in the production of cosmetics. | 7440-39-3/ 10361-37-2/ 22561-74-6/ 12047-11-9/ |
After the Revision | 46 | Barium salts and Barium peroxide, except for 1. Barium sulfate; 2. Substances specified in the Ministry of Public Health Announcement issued under Section 6(3) regarding the names, quantities, and conditions of substances that may be used as ingredients in the production of cosmetics. | 7440-39-3/ 10361-37-2/ 22561-74-6/ 12047-11-9/ 1304-29-6 |
1669 | Nickel diarsenide [1] Nickel arsenide [2] | 12068-61-0 [1] 27016-75-7 [2] | |
1670 | Nickel(II) trifluoroacetate; [1] Nickel(II) propionate; [2] Nickel bis(benzenesulfonate); [3] Nickel(II) hydrogen citrate; [4] Citric acid, ammonium nickel salt; [5] Citric acid, nickel salt; [6] Nickel bis(2-ethylhexanoate); [7] 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, Nickel salt; [8] Dimethylhexanoic acid nickel salt; [9] Nickel(II) isooctanoate; [10] Nickel isooctanoate; [11] Nickel bis(isononanoate); [12] Nickel(II) neononanoate; [13] Nickel(II) isodecanoate; [14] Nickel(II) neodecanoate; [15] Neodecanoic acid, nickel salt; [16] Nickel(II) neoundecanoate; [17] Bis(D-gluconato-O1,O2)nickel; [18] Nickel 3,5-bis(tert-butyl)-4-hydroxybenzoate (1:2); [19] Nickel(II) palmitate; [20] (2-Ethylhexanoato-O)(Isononanoato-O)nickel; [21] (Isononanoato-O)(Isooctanoato-O)nickel; [22] (Isooctanoato-O)(neodecanoato-O)nickel; [23] 2-Ethylhexanoato-O)(Isodecanoato-O)nickel; [24] (2-Ethylhexanoato-O)(Neodecanoato-O)nickel; [25] (Isodecanoato-O)(isooctanoato-O)nickel; [26] (Isodecanoato-O)(isononanoato-O)nickel; [27] (Isononanoato-O)(Neodecanoato-O)nickel; [28] fatty acids, C6-19-branched, nickel salts; [29] fatty acids, C8-18 and C18-unsaturated, nickel salts; [30] 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, nickel(II) salt; [31] | 16083-14-0 [1] 3349-08-4 [2] 39819-65-3 [3] 18721-51-2 [4] 18283-82-4 [5] 22605-92-1 [6] 4454-16-4 [7] 7580-31-6 [8] 93983-68-7 [9] 29317-63-3 [10] 27637-46-3 [11] 84852-37-9 [12] 93920-10-6 [13] 85508-43-6 [14] 85508-44-7 [15] 51818-56-5 [16] 93920-09-3 [17] 71957-07-8 [18] 52625-25-9 [19] 13654-40-5 [20] 85508-45-8 [21] 85508-46-9 [22] 84852-35-7 [23] 85852-39-1 [24] 85135-77-9 [25] 85166-19-4 [26] 84852-36-8 [27] 85551-28-6 [28] 91697-41-5 [29] 84776-45-4 [30] 72319-19-8 [31] | |
1671 | Nickel(II) sulfite [1] Nickel tellurium trioxide [2] Nickel tellurium tetraoxide [3] Molybdenum nickel hydroxide oxide phosphate [4] | 7757-95-1 [1] 15851-52-2 [2] 15852-21-8 [3] 68130-36-9 [4] | |
1672 | Nickel boride (NiB) [1] Dinickel boride [2] Trinickel boride [3] Nickel boride [4] Dinickel silicide [5] Nickel disilicide [6] Dinickel phosphide [7] Nickel boron phosphide [8] | 12007-00-0 [1] 12007-01-1 [2] 12007-02-2 [3] 12619-90-8 [4] 12059-14-2 [5] 12201-89-7 [6] 12035-64-2 [7] 65229-23-4 [8] | |
1673 | Dialuminium nickel tetraoxide [1] Nickel titanium trioxide [2] Nickel titanium oxide [3] Nickel divanadium hexaoxide [4] Cobalt dimolybdenum nickel octaoxide [5] Nickel zirkonium trioxide [6] Molybdenum nickel tetraoxide [7] Nickel tungsten tetraoxide [8] Olivine, nickel green [9] Lithium nickel dioxide [10] Molybdenum nickel oxide [11] | 12004-35-2 [1] 12035-39-1 [2] 12653-76-8 [3] 52502-12-2 [4] 68016-03-5 [5] 70692-93-2 [6] 14177-55-0 [7] 14177-51-6 [8] 68515-84-4 [9] 12031-65-1 [10] 12673-58-4 [11] | |
1674 | Quinoline | 91-22-5 | |
1675 | Imidazole | 288-32-4 | |
1676 | 2-Chloracetamide | 79-07-2 | |
1677 | Acetaldehyde; ethanal | 75-07-0 | |
1678 | N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 872-50-4 | |
1679 | 2-Ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexanoate | 7425-14-1 | |
1680 | 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 | 85536-20-5 [1]; 85536-19-2 [2]; 90641-12-6 [3]; 90989-38-1 [4]; 91995-20-9 [5]; 92062-36-7 [6]; 91995-61-8 [7]; 101316-63-6 [8]; 93821-38-6 [9]; 90641-02-4 [10]; 101316-62-5 [11]; 90641-03-5 [12]; 65996-79-4 [13]; 101794-90-5 [14]; 90640-87-2 [15]; 84650-03-3 [16]; 65996-82-9 [17]; 90641-01-3 [18]; 65996-87-4 [19]; 90640-99-6 [20]; 68391-11-7 [21]; 92062-33-4 [22]; 91082-52-9 [23]; 68937-63-3 [24]; 92062-28-7 [25]; 92062-27-6 [26]; 91082-53-0 [27]; 91995-31-2 [28]; 91995-35-6 [29]; 91995-66-3 [30]; 122070-79-5 [31]; 122070-80-8 [32]; 65996-78-3 [33]; 94114-52-0 [34]; 94114-53-1 [35]; 94114-54-2 [36]; 94114-56-4 [37]; 94114-57-5 [38]; 90641-11-5 [39]; 8006-61-9 [40]; 8030-30-6 [41]; 8032-32-4 [42]; 64741-41-9 [43]; 64741-42-0 [44]; 64741-46-4 [45]; 64742-89-8 [46]; 68410-05-9 [47]; 68514-15-8 [48]; 68606-11-1 [49]; 68783-12-0 [50]; 68921-08-4 [51]; 101631-20-3 [52]; 64741-64-6 [53]; 64741-65-7 [54]; 64741-66-8 [55]; 64741-70-4 [56]; 64741-84-0 [57]; 64741-92-0 [58]; 68410-71-9 [59]; 68425-35-4 [60]; 68527-27-5 [61]; 91995-53-8 [62]; 92045-49-3 [63]; 92045-55-1 [64]; 92045-58-4 [65]; 92045-64-2 [66]; 101316-67-0 [67]; 64741-54-4 [68]; 64741-55-5 [69]; 68476-46-0 [70]; 68783-09-5 [71]; 91995-50-5 [72]; 92045-50-6 [73]; 92045-59-5 [74]; 92128-94-4 [75]; 101794-97-2 [76]; 101896-28-0 [77]; 64741-63-5 [78]; 64741-68-0 [79]; 68475-79-6 [80]; 68476-47-1 [81]; 68478-15-9 [82]; 68513-03-1 [83]; 68513-63-3 [84]; 68514-79-4 [85]; 68919-37-9 [86]; 68955-35-1 [87]; 85116-58-1 [88]; 91995-18-5 [89]; 93571-75-6 [90]; 93572-29-3 [91]; 93572-35-1 [92]; 93572-36-2 [93]; 64741-74-8 [94]; 64741-83-9 [95]; 67891-79-6 [96]; 67891-80-9 [97]; 68425-29-6 [98]; 68475-70-7 [99]; 68603-00-9 [100]; 68603-01-0 [101]; 68603-03-2 [102]; 68955-29-3 [103]; 92045-65-3 [104]; 64742-48-9 [105]; 64742-49-0 [106]; 64742-73-0 [107]; 68410-96-8 [108]; 68410-97-9 [109]; 68410-98-0 [110]; 68512-78-7 [111]; 85116-60-5 [112]; 85116-61-6 [113]; 92045-51-7 [114]; 92045-52-8 [115]; 92045-57-3 [116]; 92045-61-9 [117]; 92062-15-2 [118]; 93165-55-0 [119]; 93763-33-8 [120]; 93763-34-9 [121]; 64741-47-5 [122]; 64741-48-6 [123]; 64741-69-1 [124]; 64741-78-2 [125]; 64741-87-3 [126]; 64742-15-0 [127]; 64742-22-9 [128]; 64742-23-0 [129]; 64742-66-1 [130]; 64742-83-2 [131]; 64742-95-6 [132]; 68131-49-7 [133]; 68477-34-9 [134]; 68477-50-9 [135]; 68477-53-2 [136]; 68477-55-4 [137]; 68477-61-2 [138]; 68477-89-4 [139]; 68478-12-6 [140]; 68478-16-0 [141]; 68513-02-0 [142]; 68516-20-1 [143]; 68527-21-9 [144]; 68527-22-0 [145]; 68527-23-1 [146]; 68527-26-4 [147]; 68603-08-7 [148]; 68606-10-0 [149]; 68783-66-4 [150]; 68919-39-1 [151]; 68921-09-5 [152]; 85116-59-2 [153]; 86290-81-5 [154]; 90989-42-7 [155]; 91995-38-9 [156]; 91995-41-4 [157]; 91995-68-5 [158]; 92045-53-9 [159]; 92045-60-8 [160]; 92045-62-0 [161]; 92045-63-1 [162]; 92201-97-3 [163]; 93165-19-6 [164]; 94114-03-1 [165]; 95009-23-7 [166]; 97926-43-7 [167]; 98219-46-6 [168]; 98219-47-7 [169]; 101316-56-7 [170]; 101316-66-9 [171]; 101316-76-1 [172]; 101795-01-1 [173]; 102110-14-5 [174]; 68476-50-6 [175]; 68476-55-1 [176]; 90989-39-2 [177] | |
1681 | N-Ethyl-2-pyrrolidone; 1-ethylpyrrolidin-2-one | 2687-91-4 | |
1682 | Vinyl acetate | 108-05-4 | |
1683 | Styrene | 100-42-5 | |
1684 | Tetrahydro-2-furylmethanol; tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol | 97-99-4 | |
1685 | Clorofene; chlorophene; 2-benzyl-4-chlorophenol | 120-32-1 |
2. List of Restricted Ingredients: One Revision and Two Additions
The proposed amendments include an update to the specifications of Hydrogen Peroxide and the addition of two new restricted ingredients: Silver Zinc Zeolite (entry 213) and Methyl-N-methylanthranilate (Dimethyl anthranilate, etc.) (entry 214).
Once approved, entries 213 and 214 will take effect from the day following their publication in the Government Gazette, while the revisions to Hydrogen Peroxide will be enforced 180 days after publication. Cosmetic products containing entry 214 that were notified before the final announcement takes effect must comply with the new requirements within 180 days.
Ref No. | Substances | Field of Application and/or Use | Maximum Authorized Concentration | Conditions | ||
Chemical Name | Name of Common Ingredients Glossary | CAS No. | ||||
Hydrogen peroxide, and other compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, with the exception of: 1) Sodium perborate; Sodium peroxometaborate; sodium peroxoborate
2) Perboric acid (H3BO2(O2)), monosodium salt trihydrate; Perboric acid, sodium salt, tetrahydrate; Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, tetrahydrate sodium peroxoborate hexahydrate
3) Perboric acid, sodium salt; Perboric acid, sodium salt, monohydrate; Perboric acid (HBO(O2)), sodium salt, monohydrate | Hydrogen peroxide | Products for hair, eyebrows, mustache, and beard (except eyelashes) | 12% calculated as H2O2 present or released | - | ||
Skin products | 4% calculated as H2O2 present or released | - | ||||
Nail hardening products | 2% calculated as H2O2 present or released | -- | ||||
Oral products | 0.1 % calculated as H2O2 present or released | - | ||||
Dental bleaching products intended for dentists to be provided to consumers for self-use at home | 6% calculated as H2O2 present or released | 1. Manufacturers, contract manufacturers, importers, and sellers are only allowed to sell these products to dentists. They are prohibited from selling them directly to consumers for self-use at home. 2. The concentration of hydrogen peroxide shall be specified on the label. | ||||
213 | Ammonium silver zinc aluminum silicate | Silver zinc zeolite | Foundation products (powder form) | 1% | - | |
Deodorant products | 1% | - | ||||
214 | Methyl-N-methylanthranilate Dimethyl anthranilate 2-Methylamino methyl benzoate Anthranilic acid, N-methyl-, methyl ester Benzoic acid, 2- (methylamino)-, methyl ester | - | 85-91-6 | Leave-on products | 0.1% | 1. Do not use in products that may be exposed to natural or artificial UV light, such as sunscreen products and tanning products. 2. Do not use with nitrosating agents. 3. The total nitrosamine contamination must not exceed 50 µg/kg. 4. The container must be free from nitrite. |
Rinse-off products | 0.2% | 1. Do not use with nitrosating agents. 2. The total nitrosamine contamination must not exceed 50 µg/kg. 3. The container must be free from nitrite. | ||||
Additionally, the List of Warnings on Labels for Cosmetics Containing Restricted Ingredients will be updated to include entry 214, but no specific labeling requirements will be imposed.
Special Provisions for Dental Bleaching Products Containing Hydrogen Peroxide
A separate announcement introduces additional requirements for professional-use dental bleaching products containing Hydrogen Peroxide. According to the draft, "dental bleaching products for dentists containing Hydrogen Peroxide" refers to products dispensed to consumers for home use by dental professionals.
Once the regulation takes effect 180 days after publication, notifiers of such products must indicate the concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide on the product label.
3. List of Permitted Preservatives: Two Deletions and One Revision
The draft proposes removing two existing preservatives (entries 37 and 38) and modifying the usage conditions for Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate (entry 48).
These changes will take effect from the day following their publication in the Government Gazette. To facilitate a smooth transition, a 180-day grace period will be granted to cosmetic businesses that have already received notification receipts for products containing the affected preservatives before the regulation takes effect.
Ref No. | Substances / CAS No. | Maximum Authorized Concentration | Conditions | |
Deletion | 37 | 2-Benzyl-4-chlorophenol (Chlorophene) 120-32-1 | 0.2% | - |
38 | 2-Chloroacetamide (Chloroacetamide) 79-07-2 | 0.3% | - | |
Revision | 48 | Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate 70161-44-3 | 0.5% | Not to be used unless the total released formaldehyde content is less than 0.1% w/w. |
In accordance with the updated permitted preservative list, the removal of entries 37 and 38 will also be reflected in the List of Warnings on Labels of Cosmetics Containing Permitted Preservatives.
4. List of Permitted Sunscreens: One Revision
The draft proposes modifying the use limits and usage conditions of the existing sunscreen agent Octocrylene.
Once enacted, these changes will be effective from the day following their publication in the Government Gazette. However, cosmetic businesses whose products containing Octocrylene that were notified before the finalized regulation takes effect will have a 180-day transition period to allow for compliance adjustments.
Ref No. | Substances / CAS No. | Maximum Authorized Concentration | Conditions | |
Before the Revision | 8 | Octocrylene 6197-30-4 | 10% calculated in acid form | - |
After the Revision | 8 | Octocrylene 6197-30-4 | 9% | Sunscreen products in the form of compressed sprays |
10% | Other forms of sunscreen products |
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