Ingredients:News

Brazil updates its list of substances banned in cosmetics

On 7 January 2025, Brazil notified a draft Resolution designed to update the list of substances banned for use in personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes. A 60-day consultation was opened.

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Homosalate: new restrictions come into force

On this 1st january 2025, the new restrictions on the UV filter Homosalate set out in Regulation (EU) 2022/2195 come into force. They apply to all new products placed on the market.

United Kingdom: an omnibus regulation for 64 CMRs and Kojic Acid

On 17 December 2024, the UK published Statutory Instrument 2024 No.1334. It includes a ban on 64 CMR substances (eight of which have INCI names), and new restrictions on kojic acid.

US FDA proposes mandatory testing of talc-containing products

On 26 December 2024, the US FDA opened a consultation on a draft rule aimed at requiring talc-containing products to be tested for asbestos using standardised methods.

Thursday, July 28, 2022

Triclosan: babies contaminated through breastfeeding

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According to a study published in the Journal Nature communication, the administration of Triclosan, a preservative and antimicrobial agent, via breas...

Friday, July 22, 2022

Endocrine disruptors: 2nd OPSS call for data

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The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), which regulates cosmetic products in the UK, has launched a call for data for six ingredients with...

Monday, July 18, 2022

Sunflower oil: the DGCCRF grants temporary derogations to certain labelling obligations

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Given the supply tensions on certain raw materials used in the manufacture of cosmetic products, and in particular sunflower oil due to the war in Ukr...

Monday, July 18, 2022

IFRA consultation on the 51st amendment of its Standards

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On 30 June 2022, the International FRagrance Association (IFRA) launched a consultation on the 51st amendment to its Standards. It includes a revision...

Monday, July 11, 2022

Regulation 2022/1181: new labelling rules for products containing formaldehyde releasers

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Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 11 July, amends the preamble of Annex V (authorised pr...

Monday, July 11, 2022

Regulation 2022/1176: new restrictions for Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene

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Regulation 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 July, amends Annex VI (authorised UV filters) to Cos...

Monday, July 11, 2022

The use of hemp derivatives in cosmetics

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With the anxiety-inducing context of the pandemic and the ever-growing desire to get back to nature, we have seen an explosion in the supply of variou...

Friday, July 8, 2022

Kojic acid: the SCCS revises its final Opinion

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in the context of the safety assessment of substances with potential endocrine disr...

Monday, July 4, 2022

Cosmetic ingredients under the spotlight of the European Commission

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During the Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference, held on 15-16 June 2022, Rizos-Georgios Manikas, DG Grow’s Scientific and Policy Officer, gave an updat...

Monday, July 4, 2022

The Consortium HE calls on regulatory authorities to review their position on essential oils

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For the past 10 years, the media have widely reported on the potentially allergenic properties of essential oils (EO). While the draft revisions of th...

Monday, June 27, 2022

Request to the SCCS to re-evaluate the safety of Titanium Dioxide

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Following the EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) opinion concluding that titanium dioxide was not considered safe as a food additive, the European Com...

Monday, June 27, 2022

Silver Zinc Zeolite: request for Opinion to the SCCS

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Following the submission of a safety dossier by industry, the European Commission has now asked the SCCS to assess the safety of Silver Zinc Zeolite, ...