I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4433 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ban certain 
substances in cosmetic products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2025 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. EVANS 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. 
TLAIB, and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
ban certain substances in cosmetic products, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Toxic-Free Beauty Act 
of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. BAN ON CERTAIN SUBSTANCES IN COSMETIC PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 361) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) If it contains as an ingredient, any intentionally 
added ortho-phthalate or formaldehyde-releasing preserva-
tive. 
‘‘(i) If it contains any of the following intentionally 
added ingredients: 
‘‘(1) Formaldehyde (CAS No. 50–00–0). 
‘‘(2) Methylene glycol (CAS No. 463–57–0). 
‘‘(3) Mercury and mercury compounds (CAS 
No. 7439–97–6). 
‘‘(4) Isobutylparaben (CAS No. 4247–02–3). 
‘‘(5) Isopropylparaben (CAS No. 4191–73–5). 
‘‘(6) M-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of 
such substance) (CAS No. 108–45–2). 
‘‘(7) O-Phenylenediamine (including the salts of 
such substance) (CAS No. 95–54–5). 
‘‘(8) Lilial (CAS No. 7439–97–6). 
‘‘(9) Styrene (CAS No. 100–42–5). 
‘‘(10) Toluene (CAS No. 108–88–3). 
‘‘(11) Triclosan (CAS No. 3380–34–5). 
‘‘(12) Triclocarban (CAS No. 101–20–2). 
‘‘(13) Cyclotetrasiloxane (CAS No. 556–67–2). 
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‘‘(14) Acetaldehyde (CAS No. 75–07–0). 
‘‘(15) Vinyl acetate (CAS No. 108–05–4). 
‘‘(j) If it contains any of the following contaminants: 
‘‘(1) 1,4 dioxane (CAS No. 14807–96–6) 
present at or above 2 parts per million (referred to 
in this paragraph as ‘ppm’). 
‘‘(2) Lead and lead compounds (CAS No. 
7439–92–1) present at or above 2 ppm for color cos-
metics or 5 ppm for general cosmetics. 
‘‘(3) Asbestos or asbestos containing com-
pounds, 
including 
asbestos-contaminated 
talc 
(present at the lowest possible limit of detection).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 604 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 364) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as 
paragraphs (11) and (12), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) COLOR COSMETIC.—The term ‘color cos-
metic’ means a cosmetic that either enhances or con-
ceals natural pigment of an individual’s skin by ap-
plying color, including eyeshadow, eyeliner, blush, 
lipstick, and foundation. 
‘‘(5) CONTAMINANT.—The term ‘contaminant’ 
means a chemical that was not intentionally added 
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to a cosmetic and is incidental to the manufacturing 
process and serves no intended function in the fin-
ished cosmetic. 
‘‘(6) FORMALDEHYDE-RELEASING
PRESERVA-
TIVE.—The term ‘formaldehyde-releasing preserva-
tive’ means a chemical that releases formaldehyde, 
to preserve the cosmetic. 
‘‘(7) GENERAL COSMETIC.—The term ‘general 
cosmetic’ means a cosmetic that is not primarily in-
tended to provide color, including a product that 
cleanses, protects, moisturizes, provides fragrance, 
or enhances appearance without imparting color. 
‘‘(8) 
INGREDIENT.—The 
term 
‘ingredient’ 
means any single chemical entity or mixture used as 
a component in the manufacture of a cosmetic. 
‘‘(9) INTENTIONALLY ADDED.—The term ‘in-
tentionally added’ means, with respect to a cosmetic, 
the addition of a chemical to a cosmetic that serves 
an intended function in the cosmetic. 
‘‘(10) ORTHO-PHTHALATE.—The term ‘ortho- 
phthalate’ means any member of the class of organic 
chemicals that are esters of phthalic acid containing 
two carbon chains located in the ortho position.’’. 
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(c) NON-PREEMPTION.—Section 614(b) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 364j(b)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a), nothing in this section shall be construed to pre-
vent any State (or a political subdivision thereof) 
from— 
‘‘(A) prohibiting the use or limiting the 
amount of an ingredient in a cosmetic product; 
‘‘(B) continuing to implement a require-
ment of such State (or a political subdivision 
thereof) that is in effect at the time of enact-
ment of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regu-
lation Act of 2022 for the reporting to the 
State (or a political subdivision thereof) of an 
ingredient in a cosmetic product; or 
‘‘(C) implementing a requirement of such 
State (or a political subdivision thereof) that 
prohibits or limits the use (or the amount of 
such use) of an ingredient or contaminant spec-
ified in paragraph (h), (i), or (j) of section 601 
in a cosmetic product (or continuing to imple-
ment any such requirement that is in effect as 
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