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, January 11, 2016

Algae to mimic the caloric restriction process: a new anti-aging cosmetics strategy

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There is a passion going on in the world of cosmetics for micro-organisms and other bacteria, both those that are found in the environment and those t...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

HEPB as a preservative: request for Opinion to SCCS

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The safety of Hydroxyethoxyphenyl Butanone, currently listed as a skin conditioning agent, will be evaluated regarding its use as a preservative by th...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Plastic microbeads banned from cosmetics in United States

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President Barack Obama signed it on December 28, 2015: the ban of plastic microbeads in cosmetic products became a law in the United States with the M...

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Coatings forTiO2 [nano], C183: two request for Opinion to SCCS

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The safety of three coatings for Titanium dioxide (nano form) and of a new hair dye will be evaluated by the SCCS. The requests from the European Comm...

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

The SCCS revises 5 Opinion and finalizes the one on MI

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On December 15, 2015, during its plenary meeting, the SCCS revised (slightly) four Opinions on the hair dye ingredients HC Yellow No. 17, HC Red No. 1...

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Titanium dioxide [nano] in Annex VI in 2016

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The European Commission transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to amend Annex VI to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. On the agenda: the entry ...

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Nanomaterials: an update on the situation in Europe and around the world

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More than two years after the Cosmetics Regulation came into force, nanomaterials are part of the cosmetics ingredients whose status, and sometimes fu...

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Preservatives: we’re in the midst of a crisis!

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We all know it, preservatives are often badly thought of, and regulatory changes are usually not favourable to them… so much that the cosmetics indust...

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Shea: a sustainable choice for cosmetics

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Sustainability is a growing concern for the cosmetics industry. Among “sustainable” ingredients, there is shea butter, which is harvested in Africa an...

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Hydroxyapatite [nano]: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS published its Opinion nano cosmetic ingredient Hydroxyapatite, adopted by written procedure on 16 October 2015. This Opinion is open for comm...

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl: a EU notification to WTO

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The European Commission has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to amend Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. On the agenda: th...

Monday, November 2, 2015

CoRAP: ECHA's proposal for 2016-2018

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ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) has just published its proposal to update the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP). The draft plan contains 138 subs...