Future changes (2023+):
- Upcoming bans (specifics not known yet):
| Ingredient | Deadline for placing on the market | Deadline for making available on the market |
| kojic acid
| expected 2022-23 | expected 2022-23 |
| nano copper, nano platinum, nano gold
| expected 2022-23 | expected 2022-23 |
| nano hydroxyapatite | expected 2022-23 | expected 2022-23 |
| prostaglandins | expected 2022-23 | expected 2022-23 |
| 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4MBC) | expected 2023-24 | expected 2023-24 |
| D5, D6 in leave-on cosmetics | expected 2027 | expected 2027 |
| D6 in wash-off cosmetics | expected 2024 | expected 2024 |
| Microplastics in wash-off cosmetics | expected Q1 2027 | expected Q1 2027 |
| Microplastics in leave-on cosmetics | expected Q1 2029 | expected Q1 2029 |
- Upcoming restrictions (specifics not known yet):
| Ingredient | Restrictions | Deadline for placing on the market | Deadline for making available on the market |
| Homosalate (UV filter) | SCCS concluded that the ingredient is safe at a concentration of 0.5%
| Expected 2023-24 | Expected 2023-24 |
| Formaldehyde releasing preservatives | “All finished products containing substances in Annex V and which release formaldehyde must be labelled with the warning ‘contains formaldehyde’ where the concentration of formaldehyde in the finished product exceeds 0.001%”.
| Expected 2024 | Expected 2026 |
| Extra fragrance allergens | o Labelling of approx. 60 new allergens o A Working Document and draft Annex III entry to the EU Cosmetics Regulation have been drafted by the Commission. The intention is to require the on-pack labelling of the additional fragrance allergens if they exceed the relevant thresholds. o The last draft proposed transition periods of three years for placing on the market and five years for withdrawing non-compliant products from the market.
| Expected 2025 | Expected 2027 |
