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, November 21, 2016

European Commission calls for data on salts of o-Phenylphenol

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On November 11th, 2016, the European Commission published a call for data on salts of o-Phenylphenol (Sodium o-phenylphenate, Potassium o-phenylphenat...

Monday, November 21, 2016

HC Orange No.6: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the new cosmetic hair dye ingredient HC Orange No. 6, adopted by written procedure on 7 November 2016 follo...

Monday, November 21, 2016

Canada bans plastic microbeads from 2018

Canada has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to ban the manufacture, import, sale or offer for sale of toiletries that contain plastic ...

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Hair dye, UV-filter: two requests for Opinion to SCCS

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Hair dye Basic Blue 99 and UV-filter Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate (S87): the safety of these two cosmetic ingredients ...

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Moringa extract, a transversal active

Leaves, fruit, seeds, bark, roots… all is good in moringa, and it is also endowed with an exotic charm! But what is more surprising is that it can be ...

Monday, October 31, 2016

CoRAP: ECHA's proposal for 2017-2019

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ECHA has just published its proposal to update the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2017-2019. The draft plan contains 117 substances propose...

Monday, October 31, 2016

Denaturing of alcohol: the new rules

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The regulation 2016/1867 of 20 October 2016, published in on 21 October, is amending the regulation 3199/93 and setting up a single common denaturing ...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Natural probiotics to be the new antibacterial ingredients?

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The recent US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision to ban certain chemical ingredients in antibacterial soaps comes after years of considerable...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Asia marching towards plastic microbeads ban in cosmetics

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Following the decisions taken by the United States, France and United Kingdom, and and more recently by Korea, Taiwan now schedules the ban of plastic...

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Four requests for Opinion to SCCS

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The preservative Polyaminopropyl biguanide (PHMB) at a maximum concentration of 0.1%, water-soluble Zinc salts used in oral products, the fragrance Ac...

Monday, October 17, 2016

Korea plans to ban microbeads

South Korea has just transmitted to WTO a draft proposition aimed to amend its Regulation on Safety Standards of Cosmetics. On the agenda: the ban of ...

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

A like… Retinol

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It is one of the most widely used anti-aging actives, and for the longest time. But if the efficacy of retinol (or vitamin A) has never been questione...