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.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Regulation 2019/680: a new authorized UV filter

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Regulation 2019/680 of 30 April 2019, published in Official Journal of the European Union on May 2 2019, amends Annex VI (UV filters) to Cosmetics Reg...

Thursday, May 2, 2019

How to select the best technique to identify nanomaterials

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JRC scientists have developed, together with partners from the NanoDefine project, a unique categorisation scheme which matches material properties wi...

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Aromadays 2019: all you need to know about essential oils

This is the second consecutive year that Cosmed organize a congress dedicated to essential oils. For the 2019 edition, industrialists and health profe...

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Gold for Gattefossé!

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At in-cosmetics, Gattefossé presented one of its new products: Emulium® Illustro. It is a water-in-oil emulsifier particularly suitable for pigments w...

Monday, April 29, 2019

Understanding everything at CMRs

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What is a CMR? By what process is a harmonized classification of a substance achieved? What are the impacts in cosmetics? During the Regulatory Meetin...

Thursday, April 25, 2019

in-cosmetics 2019: what's new on the beauty planet?

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Every year, in-cosmetics brings together thousands of visitors curious to discover the latest innovations from ingredient suppliers. The 2019 edition ...

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

European Parliament resolution for a comprehensive framework on endocrine disruptors

The European Parliament voted in favour of this resolution on 18 April 2019 by an overwhelming majority. Considering that “there is no valid reason to...

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

One for all and all for the green!

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Can we still talk about a trend when we talk about sustainability in cosmetics? For some years now, consumers have been letting consumers know that th...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

France bans titanium dioxide in foodstuffs

In a press release dated 17 April 2019, the French Government announced the suspension of the placing on the market of foodstuffs containing titanium ...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Journey to the end of the algae!

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Algae are widespread in the food industry and are gaining more and more ground in the beauty sector. They come from all over the world and compete wit...

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Titanium dioxide: towards a ban?

Will the authorisation to use titanium dioxide (TiO2) be suspended by the French government? Following the publication of the new ANSES report, which ...

Thursday, April 11, 2019

The award-winning ingredients of in-cosmetics 2019

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On April 2, in-cosmetics Global 2019 presented its awards for the best ingredients. Each year, they identify the most innovative active and functional...