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A study questions the safety of "dermatological" cosmetics

A recent French study, published in the Journal Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie - FMC, scrutinised the INCI lists of cosmetics used in dermatology. The results: only 15% of them were free of ingredients of concern to the target population.

Essential oils: EDQDM publishes a revised version of its Guidance

The EDQM (European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Healthcare), a body of the Council of Europe, has just published the second version of its “Guidance on essential oils in cosmetic products”, a reference document on best practices for safety assessment.

IARC classifies Methyl eugenol in Group 2A and Isoeugenol in Group 2B

On 13 September 2024, the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) published Volume 134 of its Monographs, with the results of its evaluation of the carcinogenicity of Methyl Eugenol and Isoeugenol, two fragrance ingredients commonly used in cosmetics.

IARC classifies talc in Group 2A

On 5 July 2024, the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) released the results of its evaluation of the carcinogenicity of talc, announcing that it had been classified in Group 2A of substances “probably carcinogenic to humans”. A summary has just been published as an article in The Lancet Oncology.

A study into the occupational exposure of hairdressers to resorcinol

This will be the first epidemiological study conducted in France into the occupational exposure of hairdressers to resorcinol and the effects on the thyroid. It will be carried out by the Institut national de recherche et de sécurité (INRS) in partnership with the occupational health and prevention services (SPST), involving a total of 450 people.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

BfR alerts on the presence of the Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria in cosmetics

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On 7 September 2020, the BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) published an Opinion in which it assesses the potential health risks of co...

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The contribution of antiperspirants to excessive aluminum exposure is low, according to the BfR

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Since 2019, the BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) has been alerting about excessive exposure of the population to aluminium, which ca...

Monday, February 3, 2020

A new method for assessing the bioaccumulation of nanomaterials

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The German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt – UBA) has just published a report in which it describes a new method for assessing the bioaccumulation...

Monday, January 27, 2020

How UV filters in sunscreen products penetrate the body

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This is the second study sponsored by the US Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) on the subject. It measured the concentration in the plasma of six ...

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Aluminium: too high exposure of the population, according to BfR

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The BfR (German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) has just studied the health risks resulting from the overall exposure of consumers to aluminium...

Monday, September 9, 2019

How sunscreens release metals and inorganic nutrients into seawater

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There is no shortage of scientific studies detailing the environmental impact of sunscreen products on marine ecosystems. But the one published in Aug...

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Cosmetics send a child to the emergency room every two hours

According to a U.S. study published in the Journal Clinical Pediatrics on June 17, 2019, 64,686 children under five years of age were treated in emerg...

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

An artificial skin model for stretch marks

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Stretch marks are disfiguring skin lesions that often cause problems of self‐esteem, but little effort has been put to studying this pathology. During...

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Toxic effects of essential oils and their constituents

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Three studies, published in the July issue of the Journal Food and Chemical Toxicology, explore the toxicity of different essential oils and their con...

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

"Uncertainties" about the endocrine disrupting properties of Butylparaben (RIVM)

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On 24 May 2019, RIVM (Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) published the results of a new study on Butylparaben, focusing o...

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

DIY sunscreens: attention, danger!

Social media have changed the way people seek and share health information. Recent consumer interest in natural, organic, and ethically-made personal ...

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

When used properly, sun creams do not block the synthesis of vitamin D

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Should we choose between preventing sunburn and the development of skin cancer with sunscreen, or expose ourselves without protection to promote the s...