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, December 29, 2011

SCCS : 13th Plenary meeting

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The SCCS 13th plenary meeting was held on December 13 and 14, 2011. On the agenda, opinions on allergens and nitrosamines in cosmetics; questions on H...

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Allergens in cosmetics: to an up-date of the list of 26

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The list of 26 substances that shall be listed on a label, released in 1999, is, since a long time, the subject of a great deal of criticism: often co...

Monday, December 5, 2011

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Anti-wrinkles, anti-spots, anti-acne, anti-dull complexion … Glycolic Acid comes with attractive and promising claims. It is an element found both in ...

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Endocrine disruptors: a first sum up of the current scientific knowledge

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The 9th Congrès Parfums et Cosmétiques of the Cosmetic Valley (Conferences on Perfumes and Cosmetics), held in Chartres on 23 and 24 November 2011, is...

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Palm oil: an answer from L'Occitane en Provence

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On November 22, 2011, the World Wildlife Fund has released a worrying report on the sustainable palm oil. It adds a classification of more than 130 co...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Formaldehyde, in a more severe carcinogenic category?

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Formaldehyde is used as a biocide, a preservative and a fixing agent, in many consumer goods and construction products … and also, on a small scale, i...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Palm oil: not yet sustainable enough, says WWF

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The warning comes from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, released by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Companies in Europe, Australia and Japan are buying more ce...

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Aluminum in cosmetics dangerous to health (Afssaps)

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The potential toxicity of aluminum in cosmetics has been a concern for several years. Often accused of promoting breast cancer or Alzheimer’s disease,...

Monday, October 31, 2011

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles: a danger for the brain

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Titanium Dioxide nanoparticles are used in consumer goods such as paints, self-cleaning coatings, medicines or cosmetics. They are often present in su...

Friday, October 21, 2011

Parabens: what about children under three?

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The question had been asked by Denmark, which had decided to go farther than the requirements of the European regulation and to ban, on its territory,...

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

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The motto sometimes heard is, it is better to be wary of all the ingredients listed under capital letters in the list of ingredients of our cosmetics....

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Parabens: why so much hatred?

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The 2011 Beyond Beauty Paris session, an exhibition and conferences dedicated to cosmetics, was held 12 to 14 September. Laurence Wittner, a co-founde...