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Regulatory updates & deadlines

The deadlines coming up in EU cosmetic law, and the changes already built into the engine, so your next print run is prepared and your analysis always runs on the rules in force.

Upcoming deadlines

Rules already published but not yet mandatory. Your analysis flags them from now, as dated reminders, so your next print run is ready in time. The countdown updates on its own each time you open this page.

Reg. (EU) 2026/909

New hair colorants and revised ingredient limits

Triphenyl Phosphate is banned, and revised limits arrive for Citral, Benzyl Salicylate, water-soluble zinc salts, aluminium ingredients and Acetylated Vetiver Oil.

Placing on the market 1 January 2027

From this date, a product that does not comply can no longer be placed on the market.

Making available 1 July 2028

Stock already on the market has until this date to comply or sell through.

Source: EUR-Lex, Reg. (EU) 2026/909

Reg. (EU) 2024/996

Vitamin A: Retinol and its esters

New caps for Retinol, Retinyl Acetate and Retinyl Palmitate, with the mandatory "Contains Vitamin A" warning. New products have complied since 1 November 2025.

Making available 1 May 2027

Stock already on the market has until this date to comply or sell through.

Source: EUR-Lex, Reg. (EU) 2024/996

Reg. (EU) 2023/1545

Expanded fragrance-allergen labelling

The enlarged list of fragrance allergens that must now be named individually in the ingredient list.

Placing on the market 31 July 2026

From this date, a product that does not comply can no longer be placed on the market.

Making available 31 July 2028

Stock already on the market has until this date to comply or sell through.

Source: EUR-Lex, Reg. (EU) 2023/1545

Recent updates

14 July 2026 EU New ingredients

New hair colorants and other ingredient changes (Reg. (EU) 2026/909)

We have built in Regulation (EU) 2026/909. It introduces four new hair colorants (HC Blue 18, HC Yellow 16, HC Red 18 and Hydroxypropyl-p-Phenylenediamine), already usable within the stated limits, and one newly permitted preservative. It bans Triphenyl Phosphate and revises some limits for Citral, Benzyl Salicylate and the zinc and aluminium salts: for these, your analysis flags from now, as a dated reminder, what to adjust before it becomes mandatory on 1 January 2027, so you reach your next print run prepared.

Source: EUR-Lex, Reg. (EU) 2026/909

14 July 2026 EU New bans

Deeper coverage of the 2026 CMR omnibus (Reg. (EU) 2026/78)

We have deepened coverage of Regulation (EU) 2026/78, in force since 1 May 2026. It adds a group of prohibited substances and brings a few changes that matter in practice: the rules on silver change, Hexyl Salicylate joins the substances with use conditions, and Sodium o-Phenylphenate becomes a permitted preservative carrying the mandatory warning "Avoid contact with eyes". Your analysis takes all of this into account.

Source: EUR-Lex, Reg. (EU) 2026/78

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