Ingredients:News

Phytonadione epoxide: preliminary Opinion of the SCCS

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 acid

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 Standards

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 65

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 RIVM

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.

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Up-cycling: check out my trash!

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The beauty industry is redoubling its imagination to formulate ever more responsible products. This is where the valuation of resources that are usual...

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 ...