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Salon poster: latest rule changes

Print this on one A4 sheet and pin it up in reception, so clients can see what's changing.

Tip: choose A4, portrait, and turn on "background graphics" for the colours.

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Beauty rules: what's changing

Updated 1 November 2026

  1. Ban scheduledScotland

    Plastic wet wipes: ban starts in Scotland

    Selling wet wipes containing plastic to the public ends in Scotland.

  2. Ban scheduledEngland

    Plastic wet wipes: ban starts in England

    Selling wet wipes containing plastic to the public ends in England.

  3. Ban scheduledNI

    Plastic wet wipes: ban starts in Northern Ireland

    Selling wet wipes containing plastic to the public ends in Northern Ireland.

  4. RestrictedNI

    Retinol: over-limit stock off sale in NI

    In Northern Ireland, products over the vitamin A limits can no longer be sold at all.

  5. Ban scheduledGB

    Two forms of silver: GB ban starts

    Nano silver and 'massive' silver are added to the GB banned list. Products placed on the market before 23 March 2027 can still be sold until the end of 22 September 2027.

  6. Ban scheduledWales

    Plastic wet wipes: ban starts in Wales

    Selling wet wipes containing plastic to the public ends in Wales.

  7. BannedGB

    TPO in gel nails: banned in GB

    TPO, used to set some gel nail products, is added to the list of substances GB cosmetics must not contain. Products placed on the market before 15 August 2026 can still be sold until the end of 14 February 2027.

  8. RestrictedGB

    Hexyl salicylate: restricted in GB

    Hexyl salicylate, a fragrance ingredient, is limited to set strengths in Great Britain.

GB and Northern Ireland can be different. Northern Ireland follows EU cosmetics rules, so some answers differ.