USA är på väg att skärpa lagstiftningen för kosmetika genom att bland annat förbjuda ett antal ingredienser. De som är på förslag är: 
The following ingredients are deemed to be listed pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as prohibited for use:
“(i) Benzophenones (benzophenone, ben­zo­phe­none-1, benzophenone-3 aka oxybenzone).
“(ii) Octinoxate.
“(iii) Butylated Hydroxyanisole and Bu­ty­lated Hydroxyoluen.
“(iv) Coal tar dyes (P-phe­nyl­ene­di­a­mine).
“(v) Cocamide Diethanolamine.
“(vi) Dibutyalated Phthalate (Phthal­ates DBP), Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthal­ate (DEHP).
“(vii) Toluene.
“(viii) Styrene or Styrene acrylates.
“(ix) Formaldehydes (Methylene glycol/methanediol/formaldehyde) and Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives (DMDM hydantoin, diazolidinyl urea, imidazolidinyl urea, methenamine, quaternium-15, and sodium hydroxymethylglycinate).
“(x) Triclosan.
“(xi) Lead acetate or other lead compounds.
“(xii) Parabens (iso­pro­yl­paraben, iso­bu­tyl­pa­ra­ben, pheylparaben, ben­zyl­pa­ra­ben, pentylparaben, propylparaben and butylparaben).