Иллинойс запретит продажу косметики с формальдегидом и ртутью с 2028 года

New Illinois law removes certain chemicals from makeup and personal products Illinois adds rules on cosmetic ingredients beyond federal standards CARBONDALE, Ill. (Heartland News) - Illinois is adding regulations on certain ingredients in cosmetic products under the Chemicals in Cosmetic Products Act, going beyond federal requirements. The law, signed by Governor JB Pritzker, applies to makeup, hair, nail and tanning products, soaps and lotions, as well as perfumes and colognes. The regulated ingredients include chemicals such as formaldehyde and mercury. Elizabeth Strusz, founder of E² Salon in Carbondale, said the salon has always had high expectations for the products and ingredients they use. “When I sit down and interview people to bring those lines in, I’m asking them, ‘What have you removed in the last five years? Where has your education come from?’ Because I want to know that whatever I’m offering, the people that come in my company is of the highest grade,” she said. Strusz said there have been pushes within the beauty industry to move toward cleaner products, and she sees the new rules as catching up with that shift. “I think in some ways there has been a lot of calls in the beauty industry to further us to be able to explore cleaner ingredients and be able to have more understanding, both as a cosmetologist, like as in my profession, but also as consumers,” she said. Strusz said social media, including TikTok, has made people more aware of products and what they put on their skin. “I have had text messages even in the last two weeks, ‘Hey, do your lipsticks have this ingredient?’” she said. The new law brings Illinois in line with regulations in the European Union. Strusz said cosmetologists are taught in school that the skin is important. “I think people are getting more aware and they want to choose what they put on themselves and I think this allows us more of that,” she said. Under the new law, businesses cannot knowingly make, sell, deliver, hold or offer for sale cosmetic products containing the banned ingredients. The law takes effect July 1, 2028. Copyright 2026 Heartland News. All rights reserved.