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, December 3, 2019

Which restrictions to expect for microplastics?

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Very wide definition, very broad scope, very short transition periods… The proposal to restrict microplastics, published by ECHA in January 2019, coul...

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Chartres Congress: the FEBEA Q&A - Ingredients Part

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As every year, at the end of the Cosmetic Valley Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress held in Chartres on November 6 and 7, 2019, the entire FEBEA team a...

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Proposal for CMR2 classification for neem seed extracts

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On 25 November 2019, ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) opened a public consultation on the German proposal for a harmonised classification of some marg...

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

EPS Seapur: Codif's new anti-blemish active ingredient

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The onset of acne lesions does not only affect adolescents. One-third of women aged 25 to 40 report suffering from it. To overcome this problem, Codif...

Monday, November 25, 2019

Nanos (Gold, Platinum): Requests for Opinions to SCCS

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Following the mandatory notifications of the ingredients in the form of nanomaterials under the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, the European Commissio...

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

IFRA: while waiting for the 49th amendment

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It is highly anticipated, and in many ways sometimes feared, because it can involve changes in fragrance formulations and certificates. The 49th amend...

Monday, November 18, 2019

Nanomaterials: Version 2 of the catalogue

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Version 1, published in June 2017, clearly stated that “there may be some uncertainties regarding the status as nanomaterials of some notified substan...

Monday, November 18, 2019

Cosmetic allergens: the European Commission has launched the public consultation

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It was announced, it has just been opened on November 12, 2019. Since the Opinion of the SCCS (Scientific Committee for Consumer Safety) in 2012, whic...

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Report of the Advisory Group to Recommend Priorities for the IARC Monographs during 2020–2024

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IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) has just released the Report of its Advisory Group to Recommend Priorities for the IARC Monographs ...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Dihydroxyacetone for hair colouring: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has published its Opinion on the safety of Dihydroxyacetone as hair colouring ingredient. This Opinion has been adopted during the plenary me...

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Hydroxypropyl p-Phenylenediamine (A165), Methylimidazoliumpropyl p-phenylenediamine HCl (A166): Final Opinions of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its final Opinions on the safety of hair dye ingredients, Hydroxypropyl p-phenylenediamine and its dihydrochloride salt (A...

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

HEPB: a new preservative is added in Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation

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Regulation 2019/1858 of 6 November 2019, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 7 November 2019, amends Annex V (Preservatives) of...