ASEAN Cosmetic Directive Annex II (prohibited substances) release updated to Version 2025-1 (dated 2 July 2025)

ASEAN Secretariat published an updated release of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) Annex II ‘List of substances which must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products’ (Version No. 2025-1, dated 2 July 2025). For cosmetics placed on ASEAN markets, Annex II updates are compliance-relevant because they inform ingredient screening, formulation decisions, supplier declarations, and downstream product notification/market access activities in ASEAN Member States that implement the ACD annexes via national rules. The research text notes that the PDF contains the prohibited substances list with example entries visible in the extracted text (e.g., aminophylline, theophylline, methylene chloride/dichloromethane, diethylene glycol with a trace-limit note, DEET), but does not provide a redline or explicit list of what changed versus the prior version.