FREN

Forgot your password ?

New user? Create an account
DemoSubscribe
Your personalized regulatory consulting
Ingredients
All articles
News

Ingredients:News

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, July 10, 2017
MI: no more than 0.0015% in rinse-off products early 2018Subscribers only
Regulation 2017/1224 of 6 July 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 7 July, amends Annex V (preservatives) of Cosmetics Regula...
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Climbazole: a new request for Opinion to SCCSSubscribers only
The safety of the cosmetic ingredient Climbazole will be assessed again by the SCCS. The request from the European Commission, linked with new margin ...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
No, anti-inflammatory ingredients do not have any impact on the SPF!Subscribers only
At the Sun Protection Conference held in London on June 6-7, 2017, Dr Ludger Kolbe, of Beiersdorf, provided scientific studies to respond to a recurri...
Monday, July 3, 2017
A 'CMR' regulation to ban 3 preservatives by the end of 2017Subscribers only
The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at prohibiting or restricting the use in cosmetic products of all substances w...
Monday, June 26, 2017
TriclosanSubscribers only
Triclosan (2,4,4’-trichloro-2’-hydroxy-diphenylether) is an antibacterial preservative that is also used as a deodorant agent. Long criticised for its...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Nanomaterials: the catalogueSubscribers only
It is an understatement to say it had been long-awaited: the Commission was to publish it in January 2014. Tricky to set up, reported to late 2015, an...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Skin care trends and the ingredients within, by KlineSubscribers only
In his presentation during in-cosmetics Global, Nicolas Matic, Director of Kline’s market research, provided an overview of the global skin care ingre...
Monday, June 19, 2017
Preservatives: alternative substancesSubscribers only
It has been a few years since the use of preservatives in cosmetic product formulas has had a bad reputation. And rightly so: they are usually not har...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
ECHA proposes to classify TiO2 as Carcinogenic 2Subscribers only
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify Titan...
Monday, June 12, 2017
Butylphenyl methylpropional: 2nd request for Opinion to SCCSSubscribers only
At its plenary meeting on 6 June 2017, the SCCS approved a mandate from the European Commission. As announced in a previous Opinion of the experts com...
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
In-Cosmetics 2017: a catalogue of new actives (5/5)Subscribers only
The 2017 London edition of the in-cosmetics show was an opportunity for cosmetic ingredient suppliers to showcase their new actives launched over th...
Monday, May 22, 2017
When Symrise recreates the scent of the lily of the valley
Even today, neither steam distillation nor extraction with volatile solvents can correctly capture the essential oil of the lily of the valley. Many p...
Previous page
Next page