California Air Resources Board

CARB is conducting the 2025 Personal Fragrance Products Technical Assessment to evaluate the continued feasibility of meeting the 50% VOC standard using existing or new technologies.

All reporting for the 2025 Personal Fragrance Products Technical Assessment (2025 PFP Tech Assessment) must be submitted to CARB by March 31, 2026. For ease of reporting, an interactive Personal Fragrance Products Reporting Tool (PFP-RT) for Responsible Parties will be posted as available. CARB staff will send out the Personal Fragrance Products Reporting Tool for Formulators (PFP- RTF) to product Formulators listed in the submitted PFP-RTs. 

When reporting fragrance ingredients, please keep in mind the definition for “Fragrance” as defined in sections 94501(f) and 94508(a)(55) of the Consumer Products Regulation: “Fragrance” means a substance or complex mixture of aroma chemicals, natural essential oils, and other functional components with a combined vapor pressure not in excess of 2 mm of Hg at 20 degree C, the sole purpose of which is to impart an odor or scent, or to counteract a malodor. 

All reported data will be treated as confidential. The 2025 PFP Tech Assessment reporting tools, instructions, and a sample Table of Contents for the written report will be available soon.

PFP Special Reporting Notification Letter

• PFP Special Reporting Notification Letter

Personal Fragrance Products Reporting Tool (PFP-RT) 

• PFP-RT – Windows – Excel macro-enabled workbook v1.02

  • For use with Windows Computers 

• PFP-RT - Mac - Excel macro-enabled workbook v1.02 

  • For use with Mac Computers 

• PFP-RT CSV Headers

  • Responsible Party 

  • Product List  

  • Product Ingredients

  • Product Formulator

  • Fragrance Formulator  

  • Certification

Instructions and Appendices 

• Survey Instructions

• Appendices 

  • Appendix A: List of Survey Categories

  • Appendix B: List of NAICS Codes

Written Report 

As part of the Requirements outlined in Section 94513(i), Responsible Parties must submit a written update on research and development efforts to meet the 50 percent by weight VOC standard. To give clearer guidance and what sort of information should be included in this report, a sample Table of Contents is available to view: 

• Sample Table of Contents

Formulator Resources 

To expedite the reporting process, CARB will not require Responsible Parties to contact Formulators. Instead, CARB staff will contact Formulators on behalf of the Responsible Parties to obtain any necessary formulation data via a customized version of the reporting tool called the Personal Fragrance Products Reporting Tool for Formulators (PFP-RTF). The PFP-RTF is not available for download but will be sent to Formulators as needed. 

• Formulator Instructions - Coming Soon

Background  

In 2021, CARB amended the Consumer Products Regulation to lower the volatile organic compound (VOC) standard for non-aerosol PFPs that contain 7% or less fragrance, with an initial VOC standard of 70% instead of the previous 75%. By January 1, 2031, non-aerosol PFPs that contain 10% or less fragrance must meet a 50% VOC standard. CARB will also require aerosol PFPs made on or after January 1, 2031, to meet the 50% VOC standard. 

For more information, on the 2021 Consumer Products Amendments, please visit the Formal Rulemaking Documents page. 

The Consumer Products Regulation is available to read online.