In the United States, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulates cosmetic ingredients under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). The FDA bans or restricts 11 kinds of substances due to safety concerns. Follows are the ingredients that are specifically prohibit or restrict to use in cosmetics:
 Bithionol
, Chlorofluorocarbon propellants
, Chloroform
, Halogenated salicylanilides (di-, tri-, metabromsalan and tetrachlorosalicylanilide)
, Hexachlorophene
, Mercury compounds
, Methylene chloride
, Prohibited cattle materials
, Sunscreens in cosmetics
, Vinyl chloride
, Zirconium-containing complexes.

USA-Prohibited & restricted ingredients in cosmetics