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The end of 2025 marks another milestone for Washington’s Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act (TFCA), which took effect Jan. 1, 2025, the state Department of Ecology says. The law restricts many toxic chemicals in cosmetic products manufactured, distributed, sold or used for service in Washington state. The law also allowed in-state businesses to use or sell cosmetics they had before the law went into effect, even if the products had restricted chemicals.
This sell-through period ends Dec. 31, 2025.
“Cosmetics that retailers and salons in Washington received in 2025 should already meet the new restrictions in the law, but older stock might not,” said Shari Franjevic, who leads implementation of the law for the department “The close of the sell-through period means fewer toxic chemicals in homes, stores and salons.”…