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Informational Sheets

The California Safe Cosmetics Program (CSCP) developed the following three information sheets with input from the CSCP Stakeholder Planning Committee and approval by CDPH’s Office of Legal Services. The information contained in these documents was taken from the law that created the California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 and the federal rules referenced in the Act.

Chemical List

The California Safe Cosmetics Act of 2005 requires cosmetics companies to report products that contain chemicals known or suspected to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. This information will be reported to the California Department of Public Health. To assist companies with reporting, the California Safe Cosmetics Program has compiled a list of these chemicals using reports and lists from authoritative bodies.

View Chemical List (PDF) Opens in a new browser window (29 pages) … Spanish … Vietnamese

Related Occupational Health Branch Publications

Artificial Fingernail Products (PDF): A Guide to Chemical Exposure in the Nail Salon
If I’m Pregnant, Can the Chemicals I Work With Harm My Baby? (PDF, 1.1MB)
Workplace Chemical Hazards to Reproductive Health (PDF): A Resource for Worker Health and Safety Training and Patient Education
Understanding Toxic Substances (PDF, 1.3MB)
Fact sheets on some chemicals that may be found in cosmetics:

California Safe Cosmetics Program main page

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