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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.

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Aluminium: an excessive exposure via cosmetics

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Another incriminatory document against aluminium in cosmetics. After a recent report by the Norwegian Scientific Committee VKM, using them daily, espe...

Monday, April 1, 2013

Data to assess exposure to cosmetic products

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Complete information regarding the use of personal care products (PCPs) by consumers is limited, but such information is crucial for realistic consume...

Thursday, March 28, 2013

A Cosmetics Europe study on the ocular irritation prediction

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This multi-laboratory pre-validation of the SkinEthic™ reconstituted human corneal epithelium test method for the prediction of eye irritation was con...

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Occupational allergies in hairdressers and beauticians

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Hairdressing and beauty professions are risky ones, exposed to sensitizing and/or irritant ingredients used in cosmetic products: shampoos, straighte...

Friday, March 15, 2013

Two studies on nano-zinc

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One of them is to be classified in the exculpatory file, while the other will support the incriminatory documents: nano-zinc is, again, questioned. Th...

Friday, March 8, 2013

Published in Food and Chemical Toxicology, a study by American researchers provides an estimation of the safe use concentrations of Benzisothiazolinon...

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Methoxy PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer: a case of acute dermatitis

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A publication of Lille (France) dermatologists repots the case of an acute allergic contact dermatitis due to Methoxy PEG-22/Dodecyl Glycol Copolymer ...

Monday, February 25, 2013

Sunbeds drive anti-ageing cosmetics

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A survey by Cancer Research UK (British association for the fight against cancer) shows impact of sunbed use on the fight against skin ageing. Sunbed ...

Thursday, February 21, 2013

European survey on the content of lead in lip products

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Published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, this study was performed on 223 lip products representing 55 brands. Conclusions: ...

Monday, December 17, 2012

The special brain of perfumers

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Areas (those linked to olfaction) that are more developed, and which enlarge with expertise … Researchers investigated the brains of professional perf...

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Sunlight May Enhance Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles skin penetration

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The majority of scientific studies on Titanium Dioxide nanoparticles, used in cosmetic products and especially in sunscreens, conclude that they remai...

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Sunscreen's unintended consequence: skin-harming oxidants

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Chlorine in swimming pools can strip the coating off titanium dioxide nanoparticles in sunscreens that protect against UV radiation, leaving them able...