Maine has 1 cosmetics ingredient law we track, naming 0 substances plus 1 class rule.
38 M.R.S. § 1614(5)(B-1)(3) · first date: January 1, 2026
“A cosmetic product containing intentionally added PFAS;”Source: legislature.maine.gov
“Except as provided pursuant to paragraph F or G, effective January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for sale or distribute for sale in this State:”Source: legislature.maine.gov
Cosmetic products: products rubbed, poured, sprinkled or sprayed on, introduced into or otherwise applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance, including components; excludes soap and prescription products. Also bans PFAS-free cosmetics sold in a fluorinated container or a container with intentionally added PFAS. No leave-on/rinse-off distinction. Leave-on and rinse-off products.
Soap: Soap excluded. Definition of 'cosmetic product' says it does not include soap.
“"Cosmetic product" includes any product intended for use as a component of another cosmetic product, but does not include soap or a product that requires a prescription for distribution or dispensing.”Source: legislature.maine.gov
Sell-through: None in the text.
Statute page text extracted 10/20/2025 (through PL 2025, c. 67, which changed vehicle exemptions, not cosmetics). The Department of Environmental Protection may exempt a product category by rule as a 'currently unavoidable use' (5+ year exemption, with notification duties); no such determination for cosmetics was found. No trace/impurity carve-out in the text. No sell-through; used-condition sales are exempt. No 2026-session amendment affecting cosmetics was found, but this was not confirmed from an official 2026 session-law list.
“The prohibition under this paragraph applies to any of the products listed in subparagraphs (1) to (9) that do not contain intentionally added PFAS but that are sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in a fluorinated container or in a container that otherwise contains intentionally added PFAS.”Source: legislature.maine.gov
“The prohibition under this paragraph does not apply to any of the products listed in subparagraphs (1) to (9) that are sold, offered for sale or distributed for sale in used condition.”Source: legislature.maine.gov
“"Intentionally added PFAS" means PFAS added to a product or one of its product components to provide a specific characteristic, appearance or quality or to perform a specific function. "Intentionally added PFAS" also includes any degradation by-products of PFAS.”Source: legislature.maine.gov
“The department may by rule identify specific products or product categories containing intentionally added PFAS for which it has determined the use of PFAS in the product is a currently unavoidable use.”Source: legislature.maine.gov
Intentionally added PFAS (all PFAS) in cosmetic products, and cosmetics in fluorinated or PFAS-containing containers · from January 1, 2026 · 38 M.R.S. § 1614(5)(B-1)(3)
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“A cosmetic product containing intentionally added PFAS;”Source: legislature.maine.gov
Definition:
“"Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means substances that include any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.”Source: legislature.maine.gov