Ingredients:News

Labeling of allergens: are you ready?

This is the first step in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: from 31 July 2026, all cosmetic products newly placed on the market in the European Union must include, in the list of ingredients on the labelling, the allergens featured on the list, which contains more than 80 such substances.

The European Commission notifies an "Omnibus+" (CMRs and other ingredients)

On 8 July 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation aimed, on the one hand, at prohibiting the use in cosmetics of substances classified as CMR under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1222 (23rd ATP to the CLP Regulation), and, on the other hand, at introducing or amending restrictions applicable to several ingredients recently assessed by the SCCS.

Deltamethrin: proposal of CLH classification

On July 7, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) published Sweden’s proposal for the harmonized classification and labeling (CLH) of deltamethrin, an ingredient already suspected of acting as an endocrine disruptor.

Update to the rolling list of European REACH restrictions

On 2 July 2026, the European Commission announced a review of the “rolling list” in its REACH restrictions roadmap, first published in 2022. It provides an update on the work currently underway at the various stages of the restrictions development process.

CLH classifications: two consultations, one intention

On July 1, 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced the launch of two consultations on proposals for harmonized classification and labeling (CLH), one for Dimethyl Imidazolidinone and the other for Benzyl Benzoate. It also published a new classification intention for Butyrolactone, a fragrance ingredient.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Top five consumer trends driving the cosmetic ingredients market

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The ever-growing demand for cosmetics and personal care products also drives sales growth of ingredients used in these products. The market value for ...

Monday, March 7, 2016

Should we stop using talc?

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As innocuous as it may seem, talc often triggers controversies within the cosmetics industry, a sector used to polemical issues. And the fact that it ...

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Europe reassures about the safety of hair dyes

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They are widely used to get a new look, brighten dull hair, or hide white hair. But they are also worrying due to their allergenic or toxic potential ...

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Assessment of nano-enabled technologies in cosmetics

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As a part of the ‘Better control of nano’ initiative 2012-2015, the Danish Environmental Protection Agency published a report on nano-enabled technolo...

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Chloroacetamide: Banned in cosmetics in Europe in 2016

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The European Commission has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to amend Annexes II and V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. On the a...

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

French pressure for a ban on MIT

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Following a report by ANSES (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) on the risks associated with Methylisothiazol...

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Guaranteed free from endocrine disruptors

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It was a real challenge… and Heuliad was ready for it! It is the first cosmetics brand to dare communicate on the absence of endocrine disruptors in i...

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Trace level of 1,4-Dioxane: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the acceptable and safe trace level of 1,4-Dioxane in cosmetic products, and the conclusions of the ICCR's ...

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Cosmetic actives: 3 trends identified at Cosmetagora

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The 8th edition of the Cosmetagora formulation show was held in Paris last January 12-13, 2016. It was an opportunity for the more than 150 exhibitors...

Monday, January 25, 2016

Cetylpyridinium chloride: the SCCS revises its Opinion

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On March 25, 2015, the SCCS has adopted an Opinion on the cosmetic preservative Cetylpyridinium chloride. This Opinion has just been revised, during t...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

HC Yellow No.16, HC Red No.18: Opinions of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinions on hair dye cosmetic ingredients HC Yellow No.16 and HC Red No.18, adopted at the plenary meeting on 15 Decem...

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Methylisothiazolinone: Banned in Europe in leave-in cosmetics in the course of 2016

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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 (list of allowed p...