Ingredients:News

p-Cymene, Burgeonal group, Silver Nitrate...: the Opinion of the GB HSE

On 2 April 2026, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive), the agency responsible for the CLP Regulation in Great Britain, published its Opinions on the harmonised classification and labelling of several cosmetic ingredients in the GB MCL (Mandatory Classification and Labelling), the equivalent of Annex VI of the European CLP Regulation. Many are in line with the corresponding opinions of ECHA’s RAC, but not all…

Allergens: Canada updates the Cosmetic Notification Form

As announced, Health Canada has just updated its Cosmetics Notification Form to reflect its new “flexible approach” regarding the disclosure of the concentration information of certain fragrance allergens.

CLH classifications: Intention for Climbazole, proposal for Benzylhemiformal

On 1 April 2026, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced that two preservatives used in cosmetics were the subject of an intention for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) (for Climbazole) and a classification proposal (for Benzylhemiformal).

IARC classifies Butyraldehyde in Group 2B

On March 27, 2026, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced the publication in The Lancet Oncology of the results of its assessment of the carcinogenicity of Butyraldehyde, a fragrance ingredient.

Restrictions on PFAS in Europe: moving towards a ban with no exemptions for cosmetics

The lengthy process of restricting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Europe is entering its final stages. The opinion of the RAC (Risk Assessment Committee) and the draft opinion of the SEAC (Socio-Economic Analysis Committee) of ECHA have now been published, and the public consultation on the latter is open until 25 May 2026.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Three o-Phenylphenol salts soon to be banned

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The European Union had transmitted to WTO a draft Regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in leave-o...

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The European Commission has published the criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in plant protection products

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Following the text adopted as part of the regulation on biocides, Regulation 2018/605 of 19 April 2018, published in the Official Journal of the Europ...

Monday, April 23, 2018

In-cosmetics Awards 2018: the winners

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As every year, this year in-cosmetics global show held on April 17-19 in Amsterdam rewarded the best cosmetic ingredients launched over the past six m...

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Waste or co-products? A new solution for cosmetic ingredient sourcing

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What used to be called waste has become co-products: raw materials whose treatment and use are increasingly trendy. At the 2018 U’Cosmetics conference...

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Nano characterization: the right techniques, the right approach

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To know whether you should notify and label a nano ingredient, you should actually know if it is a nano – and be able to test it so that it can be cha...

Monday, April 16, 2018

ANSES launches a database of more than 500 toxicity reference values

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Anses just launched a database it has developed that contains around 500 TRVs (toxicity reference values), some of them being used in cosmetics, aimed...

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Nano labelling in cosmetics: as from 50% or 10%?

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As from what threshold of nanoparticles is a material considered a nano? At two recent events, Cosmed’s 2018 Rencontres Réglementaires (a congress ded...

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Hormone-disrupting effect of parabens still unclear, says RIVM

RIVM has just published the results of its recent study on parabens. The Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has cond...

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

CoRAP 2018-2020: 108 substances to be evaluated

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ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2018-2020 with 108 substances to be evaluated, some of which are used in cosmet...

Monday, March 26, 2018

Colloidal Silver [nano]: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of the cosmetic ingredient Colloidal silver in nano form. The European Commission requested this...

Monday, March 26, 2018

Solubility of SAS, TiO2 coatings: 2 requests for Opinion to SCCS

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The solubility of Synthetic amorphous silica (SAS) and two new coatings for Titanium dioxide (nano) will be assessed by the SCCS. The requests from th...

Monday, March 12, 2018

Styrene/Acrylates copolymer [nano]: Opinion of the SCCS

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The SCCS has just published its Opinion on the safety of two cosmetic ingredients in nano form: the Styrene/Acrylates copolymer [nano] and the Sodium ...