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.

Monday, August 28, 2023

Labelling of the "new" allergens: the impact on international markets

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Labelling “new” allergens as Europe will require is one thing, but getting this new labelling accepted in every country in the world is quite another....

Monday, August 28, 2023

Consultation on a change to Bronopol's CLH classification

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On 31 July 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on a proposal from Spain to amend the harmonised classification and labe...

Monday, July 31, 2023

The European "New Allergens" Regulation has been published!

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The European Union has just published Regulation 2023/1545, which concerns the labelling of fragrance allergens on cosmetic products. It imposes compu...

Monday, July 24, 2023

Publication of the 6th European CMR Regulation

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The European Union has just published Regulation 2023/1490, the 6th annual text aiming to ban or regulate substances recently classified as CMR. It co...

Monday, July 17, 2023

Reminder: full entry into force of the new restrictions on Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene

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This 28 July 2023 marks the full application of the new restrictions laid down in Regulation 2022/1176 for two UV filters, Benzophenone-3 and Octocryl...

Monday, July 17, 2023

IFRA notifies the 51st amendment to its Standards

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The notification letter is dated 30 June 2023, and this date opens the deadline for the new provisions to come into force. A total of 59 fragrance sub...

Monday, July 17, 2023

IARC classifies Methyl Eugenol and Isoeugenol

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On 14 July 2023, the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) announced that it had completed its evaluation of the carcinogenicity of Methy...

Monday, July 17, 2023

Canada consults on changes to the regulation of 19 cosmetic ingredients

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On 13 July 2023, Health Canada opened a consultation on 19 amendments to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. On the agenda are two bans and a total of 17...

Monday, July 10, 2023

French Anses calls for a ban on Octocrylene in sunscreens

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The information was revealed by France Info on 7 July 2023. The French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Anses) ...

Monday, July 10, 2023

Water-soluble zinc salts in oral products: the preliminary Opinion of the SCCS

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Following the submission of new data by Cosmetics Europe, the European Commission has requested the SCCS to re-evaluate the safety of water-soluble zi...

Monday, July 10, 2023

CLH consultation for Thymol

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On 3 July 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on Spain’s proposal for harmonised classification and labelling of Thymol...

Monday, July 10, 2023

An intention for CLH classification of Acetophenone as Repr. 1B

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On 3 July 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published Spain’s intention to harmonise the classification and labelling (CLH) of Acetophenone, ...