Ingredients:News

Silver: the European Commission notifies a change to the restrictions

On 30 July 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation, which is in fact a corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2026/78 (the 8th “CMR” Regulation), in order to bring the restrictions on silver into line with the latest Opinion of the SCCS. It is worth noting that its provisions apply from… 1 May 2026.

Cuminaldehyde, p-Cymene: Requests for Opinions to the SCCS

On 29 July 2026, the SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety) approved, by written procedure, two mandates from the European Commission to assess the safety of Cuminaldehyde, on the one hand, and p-Cymene, on the other. These two fragrance ingredients are threatened with CLH classification as substances toxic to reproduction and, consequently, with a possible ban as CMRs.

Reminder: entry into force of the latest version of the European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

It sets out the names that must be used in the list of ingredients, which must appear on the labelling of cosmetic products. The latest version of this Glossary, published in July 2025, comes into force on 30 July 2026.

Regulation 2022/1181: full implementation on 31 July 2026

It comes into force for products made available on the market this 31 July. Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amended the preamble to Annex V (authorised preservatives) of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 to define the new threshold for labelling the presence of formaldehyde releasers.

Labeling of allergens: are you ready?

This is the first step in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: from 31 July 2026, all cosmetic products newly placed on the market in the European Union must include, in the list of ingredients on the labelling, the allergens featured on the list, which contains more than 80 such substances.

Monday, February 13, 2023

RetiLife: the 100% natural-origin retinol by Givaudan

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Givaudan announces the introduction of RetiLife, a molecule for anti-ageing and a breakthrough evolution for the cosmetic industry. Indeed, this new a...

Monday, February 6, 2023

Aluminium: final Opinion of the SCCS

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in May 2021 to extend the safety assessment of aluminium compounds to other product...

Monday, February 6, 2023

α- and β-arbutin: Final Opinion of the SCCS

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Following the mandate given by the European Commission to the SCCS in June 2021 due to their potential to release Hydroquinone, a substance prohibited...

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

The French government consults on the first stage of its "PFAS" plan

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Launched on 17 January 2023, the “PFAS” action plan led by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition is entering its first stage with a consultatio...

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

CLH classification intentions for 2 "cosmetic" ingredients

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has just announced that it has received two proposals for harmonised classification and labelling (CLH) for subst...

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Reminder: new restrictions for Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene come into force

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This 28 January 2023 marked the entry into force of new restrictions under Regulation 2022/1176 for two UV filters, Benzophenone-3 and Octocrylene, wh...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Winners of the Formulation Award 2023

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Cosmetagora is the annual event that opens the ball of trade shows in the cosmetics industry. Dedicated to formulation, the event allows exhibitors to...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Algafiller, the new anti-ageing active ingredient from Agrimer

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Derived from a self-regenerating macro-algae sourced in Brittany, with a coenocytic structure made up of a single giant cell with a strong healing and...

Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Seppic honors water in its new formulas

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This year, the theme of the Cosmétagora 2023 Formulation Awards (held in Paris on January 10 and 11) was “The Wave”. For the occasion, ingredient supp...

Monday, January 23, 2023

A proposal to restrict PFASs sent to ECHA

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that it has received a restriction proposal for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from five natio...

Monday, January 23, 2023

What if essential oil mixtures were more protective than we thought?

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One would be tempted to think that the more of them there are in a mixture, the stronger the allergenic character of essential oils… During the Aromad...

Monday, January 23, 2023

France launches a "PFAS" action plan

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On 17 January 2023, the French Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion launched an action plan for 2023-2027, the stated aim of whi...