California Air Resources Board

Consumer Products Regulations

• All Five Articles of the Regulations in One File

• Cover Page and Table of Contents

• Article 1:  Regulation for Reducing VOC Emissions from Antiperspirants and Deodorants

  • Article 1 covers only the antiperspirants and deodorants categories.

• Article 2:  Regulation for Reducing Emissions from Consumer Products 

  • Article 2 covers numerous consumer products categories.
    • Article 2 is referred to as the General Consumer Products Regulation

• Article 3:  Regulation for Reducing the Ozone Formed from Aerosol Coating Product Emissions

  • Article 3 covers categories of aerosol coatings.

    • Tables of Maximum Incremental Reactivity Values

• Article 4:  Alternative Control Plan Regulation for Consumer Products and Aerosol Coating Products

  • Article 4 is a voluntary emissions averaging program for consumer products, called the Alternative Control Plan (ACP) regulation.

• Article 5:  Hairspray Credit Program Regulation

  • Article 5 is a voluntary program that provides an incentive for early or over compliance, called the Hairspray Credit Program.
    • Article 5 was Repealed January 1, 2015.

Consumer Products Test Method

• Consumer Product Test Method 310

  • Includes the actual test method plus the available Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).