UK to Revise Cosmetic Ingredient Lists: 52 Prohibited and 1 Restricted Ingredients Added

On April 10, 2024, UK notified WTO of a draft regulation, proposing amendments to the ingredient lists in UK Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation). The draft is open for comments until June 9, 2024, and expected to be adopted on June 25, 2024.¹

The proposed amendments include the addition of 52 prohibited ingredients, and 1 restricted ingredient. Notwithstanding these amendments, the draft stipulates that cosmetic products placed on the market on or before April 20, 2025, can continue to be made available on the market until August 20, 2025. The specific details of the proposed amendments are as follows: