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.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Three Lipoid Kosmetik actives certified "microbiome-friendly"

More and more cosmetic products and ingredients claim to respect or rebalance the microbiome. Claims that are not always easy to prove… Lipoid Kosmeti...

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Seppic sets up in North America

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Seppic, an Air Liquide Healthcare company, which develops, produces and distributes a wide range of specialty ingredients for health and beauty, annou...

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

MBBT: an exceptional, but contradictory UV-filter

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MBBT, referred to in ingredient lists by its INCI name Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, is a very special UV protection agent. It ...

Monday, March 15, 2021

Corrigendum to the SCCS's Scientific Advice on the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics

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On 8 March 2021, the SCCS published a corrigendum to its Scientific Advice on the safety of nanomaterials in cosmetics, the final version of which was...

Monday, March 15, 2021

Endocrine disruptors: 5 new requests for SCCS Opinions

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Following the publication of a list of 14 substances suspected of acting as endocrine disruptors to be assessed on a priority basis, and the subsequen...

Monday, March 15, 2021

SCCS: Request for a revision of the Opinion on Vitamin A

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In 2016, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) published its final Opinion on the safety of vitamin A compounds used in cosmetic products...

Monday, March 15, 2021

Omegablue®: Givaudan's new upcycled active ingredient

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Givaudan, supplier of cosmetic ingredients, has just launched the latest addition to its portfolio: Omegablue®. Made from bilberry oil and intended fo...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

FEBEA reasserts that sunscreens are safe

Following the study carried out by the CNRS and Sorbonne University, published on Monday 8 March in the American medical journal Chemical Research in ...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Accumulation of Benzophenone by degradation of Octocrylene in cosmetic products

According to a scientific study published on 7 March 2021 in the Journal “Chemical Research in Toxicology”, Octocrylene contained in cosmetic products...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Copper (nano) and Colloidal Copper (nano) : Final Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its final Opinion on the safety of two cosmetic ingredients in the form of nanomaterials: Copper and Colloidal copper. It ...

Monday, March 8, 2021

Nano-TiO2: French ANSES recommends occupational exposure limit values

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With 17,000 tonnes produced or imported each year in France, titanium dioxide in nanoparticulate form (TiO2-NP) is one of the nanomaterials most used ...

Monday, March 8, 2021

Ectoin® natural by bitop: at the heart of current trends

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The demand for 100% natural, highly effective, safe and multi-functional active ingredients is growing rapidly. But there are only a very limited numb...