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What California's Assembly Bill 496 means for beauty brands selling in the US

California has passed into law a bill to prohibit the manufacturing and selling of cosmetics that contain certain ingredients.

This law updates the state’s 2020 Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, which banned 24 chemicals from use in personal care products. 

Assembly Bill 496 adds 26 chemicals, not banned elsewhere in the US, to the list of prohibited ingredients, and commences 1 January 2027.