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.

Saturday, June 1, 2024

New update of ED Lists

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Since 2020, the “Endocrine Disruptor Lists” website, developed and maintained by five national authorities in European Union Member States, has compil...

Monday, May 27, 2024

A study into the occupational exposure of hairdressers to resorcinol

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This will be the first epidemiological study conducted in France into the occupational exposure of hairdressers to resorcinol and the effects on the t...

Monday, May 27, 2024

Canada: the latest changes to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

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On 17 May 2024, Health Canada announced the latest update to the Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, which lists ingredients that are banned or restricted in...

Monday, May 27, 2024

SCCS' Scientific Advice on Titanium Dioxide : final version

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Following the EFSA (European Food Safety Agency) opinion concluding that titanium dioxide was not considered safe as a food additive, the European Com...

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Intention to classify Propylparaben as ED ENV 1

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On 15 May 2024, the ECHA (European Chemicals Agency) announced Belgium’s intention to propose the harmonised classification and labelling of Propylpar...

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

California and its Prop 65

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In the United States, California is undoubtedly the most active and most advanced State when it comes to protecting consumers from chemical substances...

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Ingredients: the regulatory differences between Europe and Great Britain

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Since the Brexit, cosmetic ingredient regulations on both sides of the Channel have been evolving in parallel… which has led to differences in require...

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Regulation 2024/1328: new restrictions for D4, D5 and D6

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Regulation 2024/1328 of 16 May 2024, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 17 May, amends Annex XVII of European REACH Regulation...

Monday, May 13, 2024

New proposal of CLH classification for Resorcinol

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On 8 May 2024, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it had received France’s proposal for harmonised classification and labelling of Re...

Monday, May 13, 2024

The fate of cosmetic ingredients in Great Britain

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Since the Brexit, Great Britain has regained control of the management of cosmetic ingredients. With its own CLP classifications, specific provisions ...

Monday, May 6, 2024

New US FDA consultation on increasing colourant certification fees

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reopened a 30-day consultation period on its proposed increase in certification fees for colorants for u...

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Provital and the Olympics of beauty

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As Paris prepares to host one of the biggest sporting events of 2024 in just a few weeks’ time, ingredient supplier Provital got caught up in Olympic ...