Cosmetic Safety for Communities of Color and Professional Salon Workers Act of 2025
Jul 16, 2025
Introduced: Jul 16, 2025
Jul 16, 2025
Introduced: Jul 16, 2025
Summary
Funds research on harmful chemicals in cosmetics used by people of color and salon workers and creates new safety rules to protect them from health risks.
What problem does this solve?
Cosmetics marketed to people of color and used by salon workers often contain harmful chemicals linked to serious health issues, with little information available to them. This bill funds research into these dangers, supports creating safer products, and requires clear safety information to protect these groups.
What does this bill do?
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Research on health disparities impacting communities of color
Funds research on cosmetics for communities of color
Provides $7.5 million for research into harmful chemicals found in cosmetics marketed to women and girls of color and the health problems they cause.
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Research on health concerns impacting professional nail, hair, and beauty salon workers
Funds research on salon worker health
Provides $7.5 million for research into harmful chemicals in products used by professional nail, hair, and beauty salon workers.
Supports creation of safer cosmetic products
Authorizes $10 million in grants to help create safer cosmetic chemicals, with a focus on products for women of color, salon workers, and minority-owned businesses.
Requires multilingual safety information for professional products
Requires makers of professional cosmetics to provide safety data sheets in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and other languages upon request.
Regulates synthetic braids as cosmetics
Changes federal law to classify synthetic braids as a cosmetic, allowing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to set safety standards for them.
Establishes a National Resource Center on Beauty Justice
Creates a center to educate communities of color and other underserved groups about the risks of unsafe chemicals in cosmetics, funded at $2 million per year.
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National Resource Center on Salon Worker Health and Safety
Establishes a National Resource Center for salon worker safety
Creates a center to provide training and safety information to salon workers about chemical exposures, funded at $2 million per year.
Requires warning labels for unsafe synthetic braids
Mandates that synthetic braids not meeting new FDA safety standards must display a warning label on the package and the manufacturer's website.
Who does this affect?
- Communities of color
- Professional salon workers
- Cosmetic manufacturers
What is the real world impact?
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Promotes health equity for vulnerable groups
Aims to reduce health problems in communities of color and among salon workers, who are often exposed to more harmful chemicals in beauty products than the general population.
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Increases costs for cosmetic companies
Requires manufacturers to research safer chemicals and provide safety information in multiple languages, which could raise product prices for consumers and create challenges for small businesses.
When does this start?
The bill sets several different deadlines for new rules and reports after it becomes law.
Synthetic braid regulations
The FDA must create safety rules for synthetic braids within one year of the bill becoming law.
Safety data sheet standards
The Secretary of Labor must issue a new standard for safety data sheets for professional cosmetics within 18 months of the bill becoming law.
Research reports
A report on the results of the funded research must be made public within five years of the first grant being awarded.
Resource center funding
The National Resource Centers for Beauty Justice and Salon Worker Safety will receive $2 million each year from 2026 through 2030.