2025 Personal Fragrance Products Technical Assessment

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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.

Personal Fragrance Products Reporting Tool – Coming Soon 

  • The PFP-RT along with instructions will be available for download 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.