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Phytonadione epoxide: preliminary Opinion of the SCCSSubscribers only

In June 2026, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) accepted the European Commission’s mandate to assess the safety of phytonadione epoxide. The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety has just published its preliminary opinion.

CLH classifications: Intention for Terpineol, proposal for Capric acidSubscribers only

On November 4, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced that terpineol was the subject of a harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) intention and that capric acid was the subject of a classification proposal.

Reminder - IFRA 52: entry into force of the Specification and Restriction StandardsSubscribers only

On 12 December 2025, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) published the 52nd amendment to its Standards. Eleven months later, on 12 November 2026, the new Standards on specifications and restrictions came into force for new creations.

California targets three new PFAS under Proposition 65Subscribers only

On 30 October 2026, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) published three notices of intent to list certain chemicals – PFAS – under Proposition 65. The consultation period is open until 30 November.

Alternatives to microbeads: an analysis by the RIVMSubscribers only

They have been banned since 2023. But in products where they were useful, they had to be replaced with something else. Are the alternatives to plastic microbeads safe for human health and the environment? That is the question the RIVM sought to answer in this analysis.
Monday, January 23, 2017
Thermal waters in France (1/2)Subscribers only
The notion of thermal baths and thermal water-based treatments is very old: it dates back to Ancient Greece. As a guarantee of skin beauty, thermal wa...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The use of Zinc oxide to be limited in 2017 in EuropeSubscribers only
The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the use of Zinc oxide as a colorant in uncoated non-nano form i...
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Cosmétagora 2017 best formulas (1/3)Subscribers only
Just like every year, the Cosmétagora show organized by the SFC (French Society of Cosmetology) on January 10-11 celebrated cosmetic formula innovatio...
Monday, January 16, 2017
Preservatives PHMB and HEPB: two Opinions of the SCCSSubscribers only
The SCCS has just published its Opinions on the safety of two cosmetic preservatives, the Polyaminopropyl biguanide (PHMB) and the Ethylzingerone - Hy...
Friday, January 13, 2017
Phenoxyethanol, EcoG+, Vitamin A: Final Opinions of the SCCSSubscribers only
On 6 October 2016, during its plenary meeting, the SCCS adopted the final versions of its Opinions on two preservatives – Phenoxyethanol and EcoG+ – a...
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Functional ingredients as SPF boostersSubscribers only
The performance of a sunscreen product and the level of its SPF do not only depend on the mixture of UV-filters in the formula. That is what Laurent B...
Monday, January 9, 2017
Ban of three fragrance allergens in… 4 years!
The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation to ban the use of three fragrance allergens in cosmetic products. The text should en...
Monday, January 2, 2017
Heavy metals: from omnipresence to measurementSubscribers only
In the field of cosmetics, heavy metals are unfailingly associated with the notion of technically inevitable traces… although they are to be reduced t...
Friday, December 16, 2016
Tagetes: Consultation by the European CommissionSubscribers only
On 14 December 2016, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to make regulations evolve as regard the cosmetic ingr...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Denmark calls the European Commission to maintain the automatic ban on CMRs in cosmetics
Since 2010 there has been an automatic ban on CMR substances in cosmetics throughout the European Union. According to the Danish Minister for Environm...
Monday, December 12, 2016
Preservatives: the cosmetics industry’s defence strategySubscribers only
For the second year in a row, Sylvie Cupferman, Member of Cosmetics Europe's Expert Team Product Preservation and Microbiology International Director ...
Monday, December 12, 2016
Ban on microbeads in France: decree sent to the WTO
France has just sent the WTO a draft decree defining the conditions for the application of the provisions to ban rinsed-off cosmetic products containi...
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