Annex
List: Animal ingredients approved for human cosmetic use
Effective 26 April 2022The ingredients listed in this table must meet all requirements listed below. Note: Documentation, attesting to the requirements listed below is not necessary when importing cosmetics. However, importers will be required to verify all claims if audited by the department. |
1. Betaine |
2. Creatine |
3. Dyes |
4. Esters |
5. Fish oil (other than fish oil derived from members of the family Salmonidae or the genus Plecoglossus) |
6. Gelatine |
7. Glucosamine, chondroitin or chitosan of aquatic animal origin (except if derived from fish of the family Salmonidae) |
8. Green lipped mussel powder from New Zealand |
9. Highly processed biochemicals derived from wool grease (including cholesterol, cholecalciferol vitamin D3, lanolin and lanolin alcohols) |
10. Homeopathic preparations |
11. Honey and bee products (e.g. bee venom, bee wax, honeycomb, propolis, royal jelly) that are pure and free from extraneous material (e.g. sticks, dead bees) before being added to the cosmetic product. |
12. Lactose |
13. Natural flavourings (manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin) |
14. Neatsfoot oil |
15. Purified amino acids (other than those derived from neural material) |
16. Purified antibiotics or antimycotics manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin |
17. Purified avermectin compounds manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin |
18. Purified corticosteroid manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin |
19. Purified hyaluronic acid manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin |
20. Purified milbemycin compounds manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin |
21. Shellac |
22. Squalene |
23. Tallow derivatives that are methyl oleate, oleic acid, glycerol or stearates, produced by hydrolysis, saponification or transesterification using high temperature (above 200°C) and pressure. |
24. Tinctures (manufactured without using materials of terrestrial animal or avian origin) |
25. Vitamins or provitamins |