Virginia bans 24 ingredients in cosmetics

Virginia bans 24 ingredients in cosmetics

Summary: Virginia has enacted the Humane and Toxin‑Free Cosmetics Act (HB 122), banning the intentional use of 24 specified chemical ingredients in cosmetics manufactured, distributed, or sold in the state, effective upon enactment in April. The law targets substances...
Virginia bans 24 ingredients in cosmetics

New York to prohibit animal-tested cosmetics

New York state has adopted a measure to restrict the manufacture, import or sale of cosmetics tested on animals. Governor Kathy Hochul signed the bill into law on 15 December, committing New York to become the tenth US state to stop companies from testing makeup,...