UK Amends the Lists of Prohibited and Restricted Ingredients

On December 17, 2024, UK published the Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024, introducing amendments to the ingredient lists in UK Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation). The Regulation will come into force on January 31, 2025.¹

Developed from two drafts notified to the WTO in April and October 2024, the amendments include the addition of 64 prohibited ingredients and one restricted ingredient. Compared to earlier drafts, the final regulation removes one prohibited ingredient, and updates the transitional provisions for cosmetics containing newly prohibited ingredients. The specific details of the amendments are as follows: