Washington · cosmetic product
For Washington, product category is cosmetic product; effective date is 2025-01-01; restriction type is sale ban; statute / bill is RCW 70A.560.020 (WA Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, 2023 SB 5703); pfas definition is intentionally added, recorded from its source on 2026-10-06.
- State
- Washington our reading
- Product Category
- cosmetic product verified
- Effective Date
- 2025-01-01 our reading
- Restriction Type
- sale ban our reading
- Statute / Bill
- RCW 70A.560.020 (WA Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, 2023 SB 5703) our reading
- PFAS Definition
- intentionally added verified
- Exemptions
- an in-state retailer may exhaust existing stock through sales to the public until January 1, 2026 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, beginning January 1, 2025, no person may manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state any cosmetic product that contains any of the following intentionally added chemicals or chemical classes: (a) Ortho-phthalates; (b) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances;
— app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Exemptions
(3) An in-state retailer in possession of cosmetic products on the date that restrictions on the sale of the products takes effect under this section may exhaust its existing stock through sales to the public until January 1, 2026.
— all from app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved 2026-10-06
Source
- app.leg.wa.govhttps://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.560.020