Ingredients:News

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).

IFRA 52: the end-of-consultation letter

On 31 August 2026, the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) issued its End-of-Consultation Letter on the 52nd Amendment to its Standards, the consultation period for which ended on 12 June.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

1st update of ED Lists for 2025

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Since 2020, the “Endocrine Disruptor Lists” website, drawn up and updated twice a year by five national authorities from European Union Member States,...

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Tea Tree oil : preliminary Opinion of the SCCS

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In view of its forthcoming CLH classification as a reprotoxic substance (and therefore CMR), the industry has submitted a dossier in defense of the sa...

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Prostaglandin analogues: preliminary Opinion of the SCCS

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In its assessment at the beginning of 2022, the SCCS was unable to reach a conclusion on the safety of prostaglandin analogues substances. Since the i...

Monday, June 2, 2025

Formaldehyde releasers, Homosalate, 4-MBC: 3 Opinions of the British SAG-CS

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On May 21, 2025, SAG-CS, the British Scientific Committee in charge of assessing the safety of cosmetic ingredients, published three Opinions, concern...

Monday, June 2, 2025

Proposal of CLH classification for Permethrin

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On 28 May 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that Ireland was proposing a change to the harmonised classification and labelling (CLH...

Monday, June 2, 2025

Consultation on CLH classification of Trifluoroacetic Acid

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On May 26, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) launched a consultation on the Germany proposal for harmonized classification and labeling (CLH)...

Monday, May 26, 2025

Notification of the 8th European "CMR" Regulation

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On 22 May 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation aimed at prohibiting the cosmetic use of substances classified as CMR by Delegated...

Monday, May 26, 2025

European Commission call for data on Phytonadione Epoxide

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On 19 May 2025, the European Commission launched a call for data on Phytonadione Epoxide (vitamin K oxide) used in cosmetics. The request was prompted...

Monday, May 19, 2025

Health Canada announces upcoming changes to the HotList

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Canada has just announced various changes it plans to make to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist. This is not yet a consultation, but information distrib...

Monday, May 19, 2025

Publication of the 7th European "CMR" Regulation

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The European Union has just published Regulation (EU) 2025/877, the 7th annual text aiming to ban or regulate substances recently classified as CMR. I...

Monday, May 19, 2025

Benzotriazole: new proposal for a CLH classification

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On May 14, 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that Germany had submitted a new proposal for harmonized classification and labeling (...

Monday, May 12, 2025

Great Britain notifies restrictions on the use of Benzophenone-3

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On 8 May 2025, Great Britain notified a draft text introducing restrictions on the use of Benzophenone-3 in cosmetic products. A 60-day consultation h...