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.

Monday, May 22, 2023

The SCCS publishes the 12th revision of its NoG

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The SCCS has just adopted (on 15 May 2023 by written procedure) the 12th revision of its Notes of Guidance (NoG) for the testing of cosmetic ingredien...

Monday, May 22, 2023

Skin microbiota: a key concept in cosmetics

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Better understand the bacterial ecosystem to offer more effective skin care products? This is the line of research and development in which many brand...

Monday, May 22, 2023

Nano-TiO2: a new alert from INRAE

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Previous work by INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement - French National Research Institute for ...

Monday, May 22, 2023

UK: no more animal testing for cosmetic ingredients

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This should put an end to the controversy that has been raging for some time in the UK on the very critical issue of cosmetic ingredients tested on an...

Monday, May 15, 2023

HC Blue 18: the SCCS' Scientific Advice

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Following the submission of new data by industry on the purity of the substance, the European Commission has requested a Scientific Opinion from the S...

Monday, May 15, 2023

Production for export of banned chemicals: European Commission consultation

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Ensuring that dangerous chemicals banned in Europe are not produced here for export is one of the EU’s aims in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainabili...

Monday, May 15, 2023

Givaudan Active Beauty creates the B-Biome Score

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At a time when the beauty industry is becoming increasingly sensitive to the notion of skin microbiota, Givaudan Active Beauty is launching the B-Biom...

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Methyl-n-Methylanthranilate, HAA299: UK aligns with Europe

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The United Kingdom has just notified the WTO of its proposed revision of the Cosmetics Regulation as it applies in the UK (England, Wales, Scotland). ...

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

CoRAP: no follow-up needed for Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone

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The conclusions of the evaluation of the UV filter Diethylhexyl Butamido Triazone, added in the CoRAP (Community rolling action plan) under the REACH ...

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Fullerenes: preliminary Opinion of the SCCS

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In the framework of the assessment of nanomaterials notified under Article 16 of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, the European Commission had manda...

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Phenylketones, Rose ketones and Biguanides: ECHA publishes its assessment of regulatory needs reports

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On 26 April 2023, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published three reports on the assessment of regulatory needs for groups of substances that may...

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Reminder: implementation of the new European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

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This 29 April 2023 marks the entry into force of the new European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients, as updated by Commission Implementing Decision (EU...