Ingredients:News

REACH restriction on Octocrylene: ECHA SEAC final Opinion

At its meeting on September 15–16, 2026, ECHA’s SEAC (Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis) adopted its final opinion on the proposal to restrict octocrylene, submitted by France.

Measuring benzene in sunscreens: the Australian TGA shares its method

The TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration), which regulates cosmetic products in Australia, made available its analytical method for detecting and quantifying benzene residues in suncare products. Professionals are encouraged to use it as part of their routine quality control procedures.

Beauty goes green, but can you prove it? New rules on environmental claims take effect

The European Union initiated a set of legislative acts aimed at improving consumer protection and ensuring reliability sustainability-related declarations.

Rosin and its derivatives, propylparaben, and spearmint essential oil: ECHA’s RAC adopts its opinions

ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) has just published the minutes of the 78th meeting of its RAC (Risk Assessment Committee), which took place in early September 2026. Opinions on several cosmetic ingredients were adopted, resulting in four classifications as reprotoxic and one as an environmental endocrine disruptor.

Consultation in Australia on 4-MBC

On 11 September 2026, the TGA (Therapeutic Goods Administration), which regulates cosmetic products in Australia, launched a one-month consultation on the conditions of use for the UV filter 4-MBC (4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor).

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

SCCS: 3 requests for Opinion

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Methylisothiazolinone (following a submission by Cosmetics Europe for rinse-off products and leave-on hair products), Dichloromethane, and sunscreen M...

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

SCCS: 1 Opinion, 1 Addendum, 3 Revisions

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During its meeting on December 16, 2014, the SCCS has adopted its Opinion on Basic Blue 124, published an addendum to its conclusions on Ethyl lauroyl...

Monday, December 29, 2014

SCCS: request for Opinion (Hair dyes)

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This request is for the 2,5,6-Triamino-4-pyrimidinol sulfate, an hair colouring agent. It is submission III for this ingredient.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

When cosmetics leave traces

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Even when present in extremely low concentrations and when their presence is unavoidable, traces of impurities, contaminants, and prohibited substance...

Monday, December 8, 2014

Cereals in cosmetics: with or without gluten?

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Cereals are not only found in our plates. They are also incorporated into everyday cosmetics for the benefits they provide to the epidermis. There are...

Thursday, December 4, 2014

In short - A round table on essential oils in Brussels

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On 3 December, under the patronage of Eric Andrieu, Member of the European Parliament and Vice President of the Committee on Agriculture, a round tabl...

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Cosmetic ingredients: 2 EU notifications to WTO

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The European Commission just transmitted to the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade in WTO two draft regulations aimed to amend the Cosmetics Reg...

Monday, November 24, 2014

Endocrine disrupters: an inventory presented to Parliament

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Since 2009, France has been implementing an action plan to better understand endocrine disrupters and reduce the population's exposure to substances s...

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Brief - Endocrine disruptors: 5 substances assessed in 2015

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Within the framework of the National Strategy on Endocrine Disrupters, the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy has just asked Anse...

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

SCCS: Opinion on formaldehyde in nail hardeners

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The SCCS adopted by written procedure on 7 November 2014 its Opinion on the safety of the use of formaldehyde in nail hardeners. The text is open for ...

Thursday, November 6, 2014

In search of a 'natural’ preservative

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Some 464 posters were exposed on the fringes of the conference programme at the 28th IFSCC congress held from October 27-30, 2014 in Paris. All of the...

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Peanut dressed with ‘oil proteins’

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What is sillier than a peanut? And what is more harmless than the oil derived from it? Except… peanut proteins are highly allergenic, to the point tha...