Connecticut has 1 cosmetics ingredient law we track, naming 0 substances plus 1 class rule.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-903c(d) (notice § 22a-903c(b), labeling § 22a-903c(c)) · first date: July 1, 2026
“(6) cosmetic products;”Source: cga.ct.gov
“(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2026, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any (A) apparel; (B) carpet or rug; (C) cleaning product; (D) cookware; (E) cosmetic product;”Source: cga.ct.gov
“if such product contains intentionally added PFAS, unless such product is labeled in accordance with this subsection.”Source: cga.ct.gov
“(d) On and after January 1, 2028, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any of the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS:”Source: cga.ct.gov
Cosmetic products: articles (other than soap) rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance, and their components. Excludes prescription products and hydrofluorocarbon/hydrofluoroolefin propellants. No leave-on/rinse-off distinction. Leave-on and rinse-off products.
Soap: Soap excluded. Definition of 'cosmetic product' expressly excludes soap; soap is not defined.
“(11) "Cosmetic product" means articles, excluding soap, that are intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body”Source: cga.ct.gov
Sell-through: The section does not apply to any product manufactured before the relevant prohibition took effect (a manufacture-date carve-out with no end date), nor to used products.
“(6) any product manufactured prior to any prohibition imposed by the provisions of this section;”Source: cga.ct.gov
Codified text from the Connecticut General Statutes 2026 Supplement (covers the 2025 sessions). 2025 amendments (P.A. 25-152, 25-168) did not change cosmetics dates. Trace-impurity carve-out for cosmetics in subsection (e). Products made with at least 85% recycled content are also exempt. Enforced by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Whether the 2026 session changed this section was not verified from a primary source.
“(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, if a cosmetic product made through manufacturing processes intended to comply with this section contains an unavoidable trace quantity of PFAS that is attributable to impurities of natural or synthetic ingredients, the manufacturing process, storage or migration from packaging, such unavoidable trace quantity shall not cause the cosmetic product to be in violation of this section.”Source: cga.ct.gov
“(3) the sale or resale of a used product;”Source: cga.ct.gov
“P.A. 25-168 amended Subsec. (a)(7) to change the defined term from "children's product" to "juvenile product"”Source: cga.ct.gov
“(14) "Intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS deliberately added”Source: cga.ct.gov
Intentionally added PFAS (all PFAS) in cosmetic products · from January 1, 2028 · Conn. Gen. Stat. § 22a-903c(d) (notice § 22a-903c(b), labeling § 22a-903c(c))
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“(d) On and after January 1, 2028, no person shall manufacture, sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this state any of the following products if the product contains intentionally added PFAS:”Source: cga.ct.gov
Definition:
“(20) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means all members of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals”Source: cga.ct.gov