Section 111792.6.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 111792.6.
in effect(a)
For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)
“Cosmetic product” means an article for retail sale or professional use intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance.
(2)
“Designated list” means any of the following, including subsequent revisions when adopted by the authoritative body:
(A)
Chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity that are
listed pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 25249.5 of Division 20)).
(B)
Chemicals classified by the European Union as carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxicants pursuant to Category 1A or 1B in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008.
(C)
Chemicals included in the European Union Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on the basis of Article 57(f) for endocrine disrupting properties.
(D)
Chemicals for which a reference dose or reference concentration has been developed based on neurotoxicity in the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System.
(E)
Chemicals that are identified as carcinogenic to humans, likely to be carcinogenic to humans, or as Group A, B1, or B2 carcinogens in the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System.
(F)
Chemicals included in the European Chemicals Agency Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern in accordance with Article 59 of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 on the basis of Article 57(d), Article 57(e), or Article 57(f) of Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 for persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic, or very persistent and very bioaccumulative, properties.
(G)
Chemicals that are identified as persistent, bioaccumulative, and inherently toxic to the environment by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act
Environmental Registry Domestic Substances List.
(H)
Chemicals classified by the European Union in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 as respiratory sensitizer category 1.
(I)
Group 1, 2A, or 2B carcinogens identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.
(J)
Neurotoxicants that are identified in the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s Toxic Substances Portal, Health Effects of Toxic Substances and Carcinogens, Nervous System.
(K)
Persistent bioaccumulative and toxic priority chemicals that are identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Minimization Program.
(L)
Reproductive or developmental toxicants identified in Monographs on the Potential Human Reproductive and Developmental Effects published by the federal National Toxicology Program, Office of Health Assessment and Translation.
(M)
Chemicals identified by the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory as Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Chemicals that are subject to reporting under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001, et seq.).
(N)
The Washington Department of Ecology’s Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic (PBT) Chemicals identified in Chapter 173-333 of Title 173 of the Washington Administrative Code.
(O)
Chemicals that are identified as known to be, or reasonably anticipated to be, human carcinogens by the 13th Report on Carcinogens prepared by the federal National Toxicology Program.
(P)
Chemicals for which notification levels, as defined in Section 116455, have been established by the State Department of Public Health or the State Water Resources Control Board.
(Q)
Chemicals for which primary maximum contaminant levels have been established and adopted under Section 64431 or 64444 of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations.
(R)
Chemicals identified as toxic air contaminants under Section 93000 or 93001 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations.
(S)
Chemicals that are identified as priority pollutants in the California water quality control plans pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 303 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1341) and in Section 131.38 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or identified as pollutants by the state or the federal Environmental Protection Agency for one or more water bodies in the state under subdivision (d) of Section 303 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1341) and Section 130.7 of Title
40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(T)
Chemicals that are identified with noncancer endpoints and listed with an inhalation or oral reference exposure level by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 44360.
(U)
Chemicals identified as priority chemicals by the California Environmental Contaminant Biomonitoring Program pursuant to Section 105449.
(V)
Chemicals that are identified on Part A of the List of Chemicals for Priority Action prepared by the Oslo and Paris Conventions for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic.
(3)
“Flavor
ingredient” means any intentionally added substance or complex mixture of aroma chemicals, flavor chemicals, natural
essential oils, and other functional ingredient or ingredients for which the purpose is to impart a flavor or taste, or to counteract a flavor or taste.
(4)
“Fragrance ingredient” means any intentionally added substance or complex mixture of aroma chemicals, natural essential oils, and other functional ingredient or ingredients for which the purpose is to impart an odor or scent, or to counteract an odor.
(5)
“Manufacturer” means any entity whose name appears on the label of a cosmetic product pursuant to the requirements of Section 701.12 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(6)
“Professional cosmetic” has the same meaning as provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 110371.
(b)
(1)
Commencing January 1, 2022, a manufacturer of a cosmetic product sold in the state shall disclose all of the following information to the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control within the State Department of Public Health:
(A)
A list of each fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient that is included on a designated list, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), and present in the cosmetic product. This section does not require a manufacturer of a cosmetic product to disclose the presence of any fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient that is not included on a designated list.
(B)
A list of each fragrance allergen included in Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation
No. 1223/2009, as required to be disclosed pursuant to the EU Detergents Regulation No. 21 648/2004, and subsequent updates to those regulations, that is present in a rinse-off cosmetic product at a concentration at or above 0.01 percent (100 parts per million) or in a leave-on cosmetic product at a concentration at or above 0.001 percent (10 parts per million). Those ingredients shall appear on the database in a unique manner that distinguishes those ingredients from other reportable ingredients and indicates that they are hazardous only to individuals who suffer from fragrance allergies.
(C)
Whether the cosmetic product is intended for professional use or retail cosmetic use.
(D)
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number for each ingredient or allergen that requires
disclosure pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B).
(E)
The corresponding Universal Product Code (UPC) for the cosmetic product described in subparagraph (A).
(2)
(A)
To protect trade secrets, this section does not require a manufacturer to disclose the weight or amount of an ingredient that requires disclosure pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) or to disclose the manner in which a cosmetic product or intentionally added fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient is formulated. A manufacturer may protect as a trade secret, and is not required to disclose, any ingredient or combination of ingredients that is not on a designated list or required to be disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1). A fragrance ingredient or flavor
ingredient that is included in a designated list, or a fragrance allergen that requires disclosure pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), does not constitute a trade secret.
(B)
Pursuant to Section 7927.705 of the Government Code, a fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient that constitutes a trade secret is not subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(3)
(A)
A manufacturer that is required to disclose a fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient pursuant to paragraph (1) due to a change in a designated list shall disclose the ingredient no later than six months after the revised list is adopted by the authoritative body, or six months after the
revised list becomes effective, whichever is later.
(B)
The State Department of Public Health shall create a voluntary electronic mailing list for the department to provide updates on the inclusion or deletion of fragrance allergens, fragrance ingredients, and flavor ingredients on the designated lists.
(c)
(1)
Commencing January 1, 2022, the Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control shall post on the database created pursuant to Section 111792, in an easily readable format, all of the following information related to a cosmetic product described in, and disclosed pursuant to, subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b):
(A)
A list of all fragrance ingredients and
flavor ingredients that are included on a designated list and all fragrance allergens required to be disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(B)
The health hazards associated with each fragrance ingredient or flavor ingredient.
(2)
The division shall identify whether an ingredient is a fragrance ingredient or a flavor ingredient.
References
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.705.
referencesCal. Government Code - GOV § 7920.000.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 25249.5.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 313.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 116455.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 64431.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 93000.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 303.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 131.38.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 130.7.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44360.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 105449.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 701.12.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 110371.
referencesCal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 111792.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026