HR 4436
Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2025
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Bill overview
This bill, the Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2025, aims to address potential health risks associated with cosmetics, particularly for communities of color and salon workers. It mandates research on harmful chemicals in cosmetics, establishes safety standards for synthetic braids under the FDA’s jurisdiction, and supports the development of safer alternatives. The bill also creates national resource centers to educate consumers and salon workers about these risks and requires manufacturers to provide safety data sheets in multiple languages.
Key provisions
- Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct research on harmful chemicals in cosmetics marketed to and used by women and girls of color and salon workers.
- Establishes safety standards for synthetic braids and requires warning labels if standards aren’t met.
- Authorizes the FDA to award grants for developing safer cosmetic chemicals.
- Creates national resource centers to educate consumers and salon workers about harmful chemicals.
- Requires OSHA to require manufacturers to provide safety data sheets in multiple languages.
- Directs HHS to establish national resource centers for beauty justice and salon worker health and safety.
- Mandates the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to award grants to support the development of safer chemicals.
- Establishes a process for the FDA to regulate synthetic braids.
Who is affected
- Women and girls of color
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4436
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to cosmetic safety, with an emphasis on communities of color and professional salon workers, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2025
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The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
the chemicals that are linked to adverse health effects and most commonly found in cosmetics marketed to women and girls of color, including beauty, personal hygiene, and intimate care products;
the use of cosmetics containing such chemicals by women and girls of color across their lifespans;
summary findings on—
marketing strategies, product categories, and specific cosmetics containing chemicals linked to adverse health effects; and
the demographics of the populations marketed to and using these cosmetics; and
recommended public health information strategies to reduce potentially unsafe exposures from cosmetics.
An accredited institution of higher education.
A community-based organization.
A nongovernmental organization with expertise working with communities of color.
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280 et seq.), as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
the types and categories of professional salon products containing such chemicals and the availability of safer alternatives;
An accredited institution of higher education.
A community-based organization.
A nongovernmental organization with expertise working with communities of color or immigrant populations.
chemicals of concern and products and product categories containing ingredients linked to adverse health effects; and
Secretary), acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall award grants to support research focused on the design of cosmetic chemicals that have no inherent toxicity or association with adverse health effects.
replacing chemicals in professional cosmetic products used by professional nail, hair, and beauty salon workers with chemicals that are not associated with adverse health events;
replacing chemicals in cosmetic products marketed to women and girls of color, including any such beauty, personal hygiene, and intimate care products, with chemicals that are not associated with adverse health events; or
providing assistance in creating safer product formulations to minority-owned cosmetic companies that are manufacturing and marketing cosmetic products to women or girls of color or professional nail, hair, and beauty salon workers.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award a grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Resource Center on Beauty Justice for the purpose of addressing unsafe cosmetic chemical exposures experienced by—
women and girls of color;
men and boys of color;
immigrant populations;
language minorities;
the LGBTQIA community; and
has a primary focus on eliminating toxic chemical exposures linked to increasing rates of disease; and
their immigration status;
geographic location;
sexual orientation;
gender identity; or
language barriers.
conduct community outreach and organizing and develop community-based interventions that empower and equip communities of color with the information they need to select safe, non-toxic cosmetics;
develop and implement outreach, awareness, and education strategies targeted at women and girls of color, men and boys of color, immigrant populations, language minorities, and other underserved populations, to decrease unsafe cosmetic chemical exposures experienced by these populations;
create or develop collaborative partnerships to educate and train, and create best practices for, relevant stakeholders including nongovernmental organizations, health care professionals, sororities and fraternal organizations, community leaders, professional salon workers, brand owners, faith leaders, teachers, and leaders from the LGBTQIA community;
develop educational curricula and outreach strategies for middle and high schools and institutions of higher education that include linguistically, culturally, and community relevant content and suggested interventions for youth populations; or
create public education campaigns utilizing culturally and linguistically appropriate images and messaging for targeted populations including community members, youth, health care professionals, salon workers, teachers, and other thought leaders.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the recipient of the grant under subsection (a) shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Congress regarding activities carried out pursuant to the grant and an evaluation of the results of the activities.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue a standard under section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655) that requires the following:
Each manufacturer or importer selling any cosmetic for professional use shall—
obtain or develop a safety data sheet described in subsection (b) for each such cosmetic that—
the manufacturer or importer produces or imports; and
includes a hazardous chemical, or a product ingredient associated with any chemical hazard, that is classified as a health hazard in accordance with the criteria found in section 1910.1200(d) of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any successor regulations; and
make the safety data sheet available on the manufacturer or importer’s website (in addition to any other required manner of making such sheet available) to distributors and employers, including owners of hair, nail, and beauty salons or spas or other establishments that provide cosmetic services for humans, in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and upon request other languages.
Each distributor of a cosmetic for professional use shall distribute and provide safety data sheets described in subsection (b) in the same manner as a distributor of a chemical hazard is required to distribute and provide safety data sheets under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations.
Each employer, including any operator of a salon or other establishment described in paragraph (1)(B), shall—
have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each cosmetic for professional use that is used in the course of the employer’s business;
make such safety data sheet available to all employees of the employer who are exposed or use the product to the same extent and in the same manner as safety data sheets are required to be made available under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations; and
upon request, provide employees with translations of such safety data sheet in other languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and upon request other languages.
A safety data sheet for a cosmetic for professional use described in this section shall—
contain the information required in a safety data sheet under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations, for each hazardous chemical, or product ingredient associated with any chemical hazard, described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii); and
include the following statement: This safety data sheet is also available in multiple languages by contacting the manufacturer, using the contact information provided on this sheet.
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The term ingredient means an intentionally added chemical in a cosmetic that has a technical or functional effect, including—
a fragrance, flavor, preservative, or colorant (and the components thereof); and
any individual component that the Secretary deems an ingredient for purposes of this section.
The term professional has the meaning given to such term in section 609(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 364e(c)).
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall award a grant to an eligible entity to establish a National Resource Center on Salon Worker Health and Safety for the purpose of addressing unsafe cosmetic chemical exposures experienced by—
women and girls of color;
men and boys of color;
immigrant populations;
language minorities;
the LGBTQIA community; and
has a primary focus on eliminating toxic chemical exposures linked to increasing rates of disease; and
their immigration status;
geographic location;
sexual orientation;
gender identity; or
language barriers.
conduct culturally appropriate and language-specific salon worker outreach and develop and implement culturally appropriate interventions that empower and equip salon workers with the information they need to select safe, non-toxic hair, nail, and beauty salon products;
create culturally specific outreach strategies, resource materials, training curricula, and training programs to serve, and build the capacity of, community-based organizations seeking to support culturally diverse and language-diverse populations of professional salon workers; or
create or develop collaborative partnerships to create, and educate and train regarding, best practices for health care professionals, brand owners, and other relevant stakeholders to identify and treat the negative health impacts experienced by professional salon workers because of toxic cosmetic chemical exposures.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030
the appearanceand inserting
the appearance (including synthetic braids).
does not display a warning label with the following statement: This product does not meet the FDA’s standard of safety for synthetic braids.
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such warning is not displayed on the website of the manufacturer of the synthetic braids.
prohibiting the use or limiting the amount of an ingredient in a cosmetic product;
Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2025
(or continuing to implement any such requirement that is in effect as of the date of the enactment of such Act).Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall issue regulations to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). Such regulations shall establish safety standards for the use of synthetic braids.