Amended IN Assembly April 07, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 728Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Addis)February 18, 2025An act to add Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 728, as amended, Lee. Skin care product sales: age verification. Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person who is under 18 years of age to purchase etching cream or an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property. Existing law further makes it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation, except as specified, to furnish to a person who is under 18 years of age any etching cream or aerosol container of paint without first obtaining bona fide evidence of majority and identity. Existing law punishes a violation of these provisions as a misdemeanor.This bill would make it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists as an ingredient vitamin A or an alpha hydroxy acid, as specified, acid without first verifying the purchasers age and identity. The bill would define verifying age and identity to include, among other things, verbally asking the buyers age and asking for documents that are evidence of age and identity related to the age-based prohibitions for aerosol paint and etching cream.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) is added to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.
Amended IN Assembly April 07, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 728Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Addis)February 18, 2025An act to add Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 728, as amended, Lee. Skin care product sales: age verification. Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person who is under 18 years of age to purchase etching cream or an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property. Existing law further makes it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation, except as specified, to furnish to a person who is under 18 years of age any etching cream or aerosol container of paint without first obtaining bona fide evidence of majority and identity. Existing law punishes a violation of these provisions as a misdemeanor.This bill would make it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists as an ingredient vitamin A or an alpha hydroxy acid, as specified, acid without first verifying the purchasers age and identity. The bill would define verifying age and identity to include, among other things, verbally asking the buyers age and asking for documents that are evidence of age and identity related to the age-based prohibitions for aerosol paint and etching cream.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 07, 2025
Amended IN Assembly April 07, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 728
Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Addis)February 18, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Lee(Coauthor: Assembly Member Addis)
February 18, 2025
An act to add Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 728, as amended, Lee. Skin care product sales: age verification.
Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person who is under 18 years of age to purchase etching cream or an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property. Existing law further makes it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation, except as specified, to furnish to a person who is under 18 years of age any etching cream or aerosol container of paint without first obtaining bona fide evidence of majority and identity. Existing law punishes a violation of these provisions as a misdemeanor.This bill would make it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists as an ingredient vitamin A or an alpha hydroxy acid, as specified, acid without first verifying the purchasers age and identity. The bill would define verifying age and identity to include, among other things, verbally asking the buyers age and asking for documents that are evidence of age and identity related to the age-based prohibitions for aerosol paint and etching cream.
Under existing law, it is unlawful for a person who is under 18 years of age to purchase etching cream or an aerosol container of paint that is capable of defacing property. Existing law further makes it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation, except as specified, to furnish to a person who is under 18 years of age any etching cream or aerosol container of paint without first obtaining bona fide evidence of majority and identity. Existing law punishes a violation of these provisions as a misdemeanor.
This bill would make it unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists as an ingredient vitamin A or an alpha hydroxy acid, as specified, acid without first verifying the purchasers age and identity. The bill would define verifying age and identity to include, among other things, verbally asking the buyers age and asking for documents that are evidence of age and identity related to the age-based prohibitions for aerosol paint and etching cream.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) is added to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) is added to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read: CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.
SECTION 1. Chapter 14.5 (commencing with Section 108990) is added to Part 3 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.
CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.
CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification
CHAPTER 14.5. Skin Care Sales: Age Verification
108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.
108990. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California has enacted many laws that restrict the sale of certain products to minors at retail stores, including, but not limited to, medication, fireworks, lottery tickets, spray paint, alcohol, weapons, and tanning devices, thereby requiring retailers to verify the purchasers age.
(b) Based upon these examples, there exist many time-tested, longstanding, and familiar methods of restricting the sale of products at the retail points of sale and verifying the age of the purchaser.
(c) Regulatory bodies, including the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), do not require testing of cosmetic products, such as anti-aging creams, on children. Only products specifically intended for use by children, such as baby lotions, sunscreens, and medications, undergo age-appropriate testing.
(d) (1) Published reports document the skyrocketing use of anti-aging products containing retinoids and alpha hydroxy acids by children, disproportionately by young girls.
(2) Use of these products can cause skin irritation, burns, breakouts, and even long-term damage, according to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.
(3) UCLA Health reported that retinols can cause a scaly rash and make consumers more susceptible to sunburn and sun damage.
(4) As the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) reported, seven dermatologists observed that tweens and young teenagers have been showing up at their offices in droves with red, dry, bumpy and itchy rashes after using skin care products they dont need. Some dermatologists said it happens monthly or weekly; others said they see such patients multiple times per day.
(5) The growing trend of children as young as eight years of age using (retinoid) skin care products could leave them with irreversible skin problems, the British Association of Dermatologists has warned.
(6) In 2023, a NielsonIQ report found that consumers under 14 years of age drove 49 percent of drugstore skin care product sales, and that households with teens and tweens outspend the average American household on skin care.
(e) This problem is so pervasive that in 2024, Swedens pharmacy chain Apotek Hjrtat set age limits for purchasing products due to concerns of young teens consuming anti-aging personal care and beauty products designed for adults.
(f) There is no evidence to suggest an actual need for children to purchase and use anti-aging products.
(g) It is at least as important to prevent the potential of irreversible skin problems of childrens faces from products containing chemicals that are not manufactured, tested, nor intended for use by children as it is to prevent damage to property from the sale of spray paint or etching cream to children.
108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.
108991. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person, firm, or corporation to sell to another person, who is in fact under 18 years of age, an over-the-counter anti-aging skin care product or anti-aging cosmetic product that lists any of the following chemicals as an ingredient without first verifying the purchasers age and identity:
(1) Vitamin A and its derivatives, including, but not limited to, retinoids and retinol.
(2) An alpha hydroxy acid, including, but not limited to, glycolic acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), or citric acid. acid.
(b) For purposes of this section, verifying age and identity may include, but is not limited to, any of the following:
(1) The documents described in Section 594.1 of the Penal Code, relating to spray paint and etching cream evidencing the age and identity of an individual, which have been issued by a federal, state, or local governmental entity, including, but not limited to, a motor vehicle operators license, a registration certificate issued under the federal Selective Service Act, or an identification card issued to a member of the Armed Forces.
(2) An age verification system, including a date of birth entry or checkbox verifying age system.
(3) Asking the buyers age verbally.