# Washington · cosmetic product — US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Product Category:** cosmetic product _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective Date:** 2025-01-01 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction Type:** sale ban _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute / Bill:** RCW 70A.560.020 (WA Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act, 2023 SB 5703) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **PFAS Definition:** intentionally added _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Exemptions:** an in-state retailer may exhaust existing stock through sales to the public until January 1, 2026 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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;

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### 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.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.560.020

Last verified: 2026-10-06. Review by: 2027-01-04.
Part of [US state PFAS product restriction effective dates by category](https://referencesource.org/state-pfas-product-restrictions/).